I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This: And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny - Softcover

"Some of Bob Newhart's most brilliant monologues and funniest stories appear in this book...A textbook for comedians."

"The same hilarious, conversational style that has made him one of my favorite comics...I loved it."

"Every comedian I know, including myself, whether they will admit it or not, secretly wishes they were as good as Bob Newhart."

"Newhart's signature comedic style--that of the understated straight man, the island of sanity in a world gone wacky-is particularly welcome at a moment when the sitcom is on life support...I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! is a charming recollection of his life story, but the book also reveals a quality that the comedy elite has long suspected: Newhart has an edge."

"It just so happens that George Robert Newhart (no, I didn't know his real first name is George) is the funniest person on the face of the planet, probably in fact the funniest person who ever lived...He has added to the pleasure he gives the rest of humanity by writing this exceedingly funny memoir, or autobiography, or whatever. It's an agreeably rambling, discursive book, as low-key as Newhart himself and as funny."

The legendary comedian shares a collection of anecdotes from throughout his life and entertainment career, as well as hilarious observations on life, television, golf, family holidays, drinking, his beginnings as an accountant, and other topics. Reprint.