My first thought, when I saw the author of this book was Brad Garrett, was that this book should be hilarious. Ha! That's about all I got out of the reading I did. I didn't finish the book, which is rare for me. Disappointing to say the least because I was a huge fan of his character on Everybody Loves Raymond. Maybe I was looking for the type of humor shown in some of his other screen work but this story had too much profanity and was dismal for me. I'm going to stick with watching his work on the big screen.

Anyone familiar with Brad Garrett would expect his memoir to be funny and raucous and profane. And it is. Warning to those with delicate sensibilities - if the title seems borderline offensive, this book is not for you. But if you like some funny, sometimes raw, tell-it-like-it-is stories about middle age (and beyond), you’ll probably enjoy this one. I laughed a lot - and he’s pretty good about not sugar-coating the not-so-great parts of his life - he doesn’t always come across as the world’s greatest guy. I did listen to a lot of this, and his narration definitely added to the experience - I’d recommend the audio version if you’re a listener.
My thanks to Netgalley and Gallery Books for providing a copy for an unbiased review.

At first, this was funny but I soon found his humor to be a bit offensive, mainly because he seems to be a bit of a misogynistic jerk (for the record, he does admit to being a "dick"). It may be that he exaggerates for comedic effect but at times he went a little too far. For example, here are his lines about the lack of airline "stewardesses": "Stewardesses have been corporately extinct and replaced by a lower, inexpensive, unattractive species known as the "flight attendant or "Sky Hag." ... They're usually postmenopausal heifers battling dementia who seem to juggle anger management and control issues brilliantly." [Quote is from published edition.]

Read it if you're a big fan and aren't bothered by over-the-top offensive humor, but if looking for enjoyable memoirs by comedians, readers would be better served by reading Tim Conway's WHAT'S SO FUNNY, Billy Crystal's STILL FOOLIN' 'EM, and/or Martin Short's I MUST SAY.

Thanks to the publisher for the advance digital reading copy.