If you loved The Aristocrats, have we got a book for you! However, for all you granola-eating, Birkenstock-wearing, tree-hugging, sensitive share-the-love wimps, keep moving if you value the purity of your mind.
On the other hand, if you love a delightfully down and dirty joke, if you enjoy shocking the socks off the weenies of the world, then Filthy, Funny, and Totally Offensive will guarantee to have the PC Police knocking down your door.
Enjoy hilarious vileness from some of the greatest comic minds in show biz:
Drew Carey, Jason Alexander, Richard Belzer, Joan Rivers, Drew Carey, Gilbert Gottfried, Chris Elliot, Curb Your Enthusiasm's Susie Essman and Jeff Garlin, Richard Pryor, Jr., Larry Amoros, Ice T, Pat Cooper, Adam Ferrara, Eddie Brill, Tony "Paulie Walnuts" Sirico, Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore, and Vince "Johny Sack" Curatola of The Sopranos, Jackie Mason, Lisa Lampanelli, Greg Giraldo, Colin Quinn, Artie Lange, Jackie "the Jokeman" Martling, Goumba Johnny, Jeffrey Ross, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (a.k.a. Robert Smigel).
And a lot of other sick bastards.
A nationally known comedy writer and an authority on roast humor, Jeffrey L. Gurian has written material for many of the great performers at the fabled Friars Roasts. He also wrote and directed the "Men Who" series of short films for the Toyota Comedy Festival, has written for MTV and USA Network, and was one of the writers of Sony's first interactive film. In addition, Jeffrey is the East Coast producer of National Lampoon Radio Networks. This is his first book. He cannot promise it will be his last.
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Biography
Jeffrey Gurian is a comedy writer/comedian/author/red carpet host/interviewer who has written 4 books, ... so far. "Filthy, Funny, and Totally Offensive" was based on his writings for the famed Friars Roasts. "Make 'Em Laugh" in 2012 had interviews from Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Ray Romano, Lisa Lampanelli, Jim Gaffigan, and about 40 other big comedy stars. In 2016 two books, "Laughing Legends", intro by Chris Rock, on the history of the comedy club "The Comic Strip", and "Man Robs Bank With His Chin - And Other Unusual Stories Missed By Mainstream Media", intro by Scott Dikkers creator of The Onion. comedymatterstv.com
He's known for being the first "Too Much Tuna" guy on Comedy Central's Kroll Show and appeared in other sketches with Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen, and Katy Perry. He's performed in all the major clubs in NYC and LA, and is a regular on Sirius XM's Bennington Show. He made his national TV stand-up debut on AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live with Jon Lovitz, and has written comedy material for stars like Rodney Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, Richard Belzer, Gilbert Gottfried, and Andrew "Dice" Clay.
He writes a weekly column in the top comedy website The Interrobang and his Comedy Matters You Tube channel with stars like Jimmy Fallon, Chelsea Handler, Amy Schumer, D.L. Hughley and tons more, has well over 1.3 million hits youtube.com/guriannewsnetwork
Tripp Whetsell is the author of
Father Still Knows Best: The Witand Wisdom of America's Favorite TV Dads, and a New York-basedentertainment journalist who was formerly comedy critic for the
New YorkPost. Tripp has also covered comedy for the New York
Daily Newsand
The Hollywood Reporter, and is a frequent contributor to
The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Book Review, The Boston Globe,Time Out New York, and other publications. He has also been featured in
Inside TV, the New York
Daily News, The Houston Chronicle, and
The Sacramento Bee.
