A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir

A Very Readable Book, though it's less standard memoir than it is a slew of jokes about the milestones in the authors' life (mostly as it pertains to comedy). From the outset, the jokes come on strong, and most of the time they deliver. I chuckled, if not laughed out loud, throughout. You would think a pretty white guy in the entertainment industry who's from Staten Island, went to Harvard, and is married to Scarlett Johansson would be a cocky asshole. But he's just the right amount of self-deprecating, self-aware, and seems like an okay guy (and a funny writer, which one hopes is prerequisite for being the Head Writer at SNL for so many years).

I do wish he went beyond the surface level, but I get that this is not that kind of book. The chapter about his mother felt like a departure, even though it was interesting to read. The chapter on commuting in New York City, which I read on the subway, is probably my favorite. Too accurate. I didn't like the inclusion of footnotes, because I kept missing the asterisk and having to backtrack to then read a joke that wasn't that great. But that's a minor complaint.

Anyways, if you like LOLs, and especially if you like sketch comedy, I recommend this one. Not a life-changing read by any means, but definitely a fun, quick one.