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Fired!: Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, and Dismissed

Fired!: Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, and Dismissed


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If you've ever been fired, you're in good company. That's what actress and writer Annabelle Gurwitch discovered when she was fired by her idol Woody Allen ("You look retarded"). She confided her tale of woe to her friend Felicity Huffman, who made Annabelle laugh with her own stories. Annabelle realized that there was a world of people out there waiting to laugh at the experience that virtually everyone shares, and she began to collect stories of being fired from friends and colleagues. Soon she was contributing regular "Fired!" segments to "Day to Day" on NPR and gathering friends to appear with her in sold-out performances of "Fired!" in Los Angeles and New York. "Fired!," her documentary film inspired by these stories, comes out in 2006. This book is a collection of hilarious but true tales from people who've all gotten the ax, the boot, or been canned at some point in their lives. In "That's a Fact," Andy Borowitz tells the story of being fired as a writer for the television sitcom "The Facts of Life" after being informed that he just didn't "get" Tootie. "Take that hanger off your head, you idiot!" were the last words Jeff Garlin heard before being fired from Spec's Music store after only one day on the job, just one of the many firings he recounts in "That Garlin Boy." In "Jimmy the Idiot," Dana Gould sums up his firing from the cast of the sitcom "Working" that led him to become a producer of "The Simpsons": "In the second episode, I was a math genius, in the third -- a motocross racer, and in the fourth episode I was replaced by a chimp, but nobody noticed." In "Poor Judgment," Illeana Douglas tells about being fired after a few hours of working as a coat check girl: "How isit possible to be fired from hanging coats? I have arms. I know what coats are. I don't come home and throw my coat on the floor. I hang it in a closet. I have experience." How did Bob Saget find out he was being phased out of his job on "The Morning Program"? "One day I showed up and my hosting chair was gone!" With an all-star cast from Tim Allen to Morgan Spurlock, from Anne Meara to David Cross, and contributions from people from all over the country, this book proves it's not the bounce that counts, it's the bounce back.

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"A comedic twist -- to all those who have been advised by a boss that their services are no longer required."-- "The Aspen Times" "A frank and funny look at job loss and downsizing."-- "The Associated Press" "Droll humor with a dash of celebrity; the cream of that crop is gathered in this star-studded collection of misery."-- "Publishers Weekly" "People need to hear these stories. It's the best kind of comedy -- rooted in empathy and with a serious point."-- "Cox News Service" "She has turned her misfortune into an entertainment most of us can identify with."-- "Hollywood Reporter" "Annabelle Gurwitch's new book will make you think twice about getting fired. Seriously . . . Gurwitch created "Fired!," a hilarious and often inspiring collection of stories . . . the punch line is that failure never stopped anyone from having success. And if that makes you feel warm and gooey inside, then so be it."-- "Zink" magazine "Been canned lately? Take solace from others who've been there in "Fired!""-- "New York Post" -- #1 on the Hot list "Huffman and various other well known names -- including Andy Borowitz, Larry David and Patricia Heaton -- share stories of their humiliation in this comic compendium."-- "Daily News" (New York) "Sometimes the best revenge is losing well."-- "New York Times" "Trump may have popularized the phrase "You're fired," but he certainly hasn't made it any easier to hear. [Gurwitch] is making the saying a little more tolerable with her new book, "Fired!""-- "Jane" magazine "Even the Losers Get Lucky Sometimes..."[Fired]" shows that sometimes the best revenge is losing well."-- "New York Times" "It's the best kind of comedy -- rooted in empathy and with a serious point. People love to hear these stories. People need to hear these stories."-- Patrick Beach, Cox News Service


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780743289856
  • Publisher: Touchstone Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Touchstone Books
  • Height: 220 mm
  • No of Pages: 238
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Weight: 349 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0743289854
  • Publisher Date: 28 Feb 2006
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, and Dismissed
  • Width: 147 mm


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