"In his glorious extended ramble through the minds of comedy greats, Sacks finds a number of common denominators, like depression, self-doubt, raging insecurity, a predilection toward obsessive-compulsive disorder, and a borderline pathological need to entertain."

from the AV Club’s review of a book I can’t wait to read, Mike Sacks’ And Here’s The Kicker: Conversations With 21 Top Humor Writers On Their Craft

That certainly doesn’t sound like any comedians I know of.

(via sharingtime)(via dalasverdugo)

another book for the queue.