He’s a comedian, so it’s not surprising that much of the book is funny, but he’s also honest and has moments of poignant self-reflection that just add to the depth and the quality of what you’re reading. Much of the memoir, due to his use of footnotes and parentheticals, feels like he’s just having a conversation with you, or telling you a story that happens to take you through his life. With his usual style of humor-deadpan, wry, and often self-deprecating-this memoir very much reads like a product of what he is: a clever man with a lot of stories, who’s used to doing stand-up. It’s lucky for us that he carried through with that plan, because he is a great writer (as one might expect, considering his career path) who went and wrote a great book. I believe that a large part of that is how much he obviously cares about this project-in the introduction, he tells us that he’s wanted to write a book for the majority of his life. In fact, I think that that’s a pretty common result-Tik Tok stars with music, actors with books, musicians with acting.
It’s not uncommon for celebrities to try to branch out into another creative field and have it not go so well. For the last six of those, he’s been a head writer and the host for the Weekend Update section, alongside comedian Michael Che. Jost, who many know from “Saturday Night Live,” has worked at “SNL” for 15 years.
On July 14, 2020, Colin Jost published his first book, “A Very Punchable Face.” I have read it, and I am a fan.
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