Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined

by Drew Carey

Paper Book, 2000

Status

Available

Call number

792.7028092

Publication

Hachette Books (2000), 240 pages

Description

We all know Drew Carey from his award-winning stand-up career, and his hit television show, but do we really Drew Carey, the person? In his first book, the bawdy and irreverent DIRTY JOKES AND BEER, find out about all the many sides to this misunderstood Hollywood star: The Health Conscious Drew: They say that exercise and proper diet are the keys to a longer, healthier life. Oh well...Watch for my next book, "How I Died While Jogging." Drew the Lover: I read the Forum letters in Penthouse thinking that I could learn from them. I remember thinking sometimes when I was having sex, "Lets see now. How did 'Surprised in Cincinnati' do it?"...If a Playboy Playmate said in her questionnaire that she liked a guy in tight pants, I would go out and buy some tight pants. If she said she liked well-endowed men with big muscles and hairy chests, I would cry. And Drew's formula that took him from a lonely teenager to a successful mega- star...avoid cheap cologne and cheesy bikini underwear. Don't expect sex on the first date, and never pay more than twenty dollars for a lap dance. All this, plus a section that Drew calls "...kind of Drew Carey in the Fourth Dimension [but] still close enough to the real Drew to scare me." This audiobook contains adult language.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member wpschlitz
A great book. Behind the scenes stories of the Drew Carey show, personal anecdotes, and lots of plain old jokes. Read and reread many times. Good short essays. Great for the back of the john.
Fans of Drew will not be disappointed.
LibraryThing member booksandwine
I definately laughed out loud several times while reading this book. However, the last 1/3 was pretty terrible. His anecdotes were hilarious, but the end was comprised of "humorous stories" as in fiction and it was just hard to stomache.
LibraryThing member VirtualWord
I enjoyed this book. I felt it presented a side of Drew Carey that wasn't normally accessible to the public. It's interesting to see how some of his life experiences shaped who he was. I even liked his original short prose in the second half of the book. Overall it was a decent reading experience
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and I still like Drew...quirky and unusual as he is.
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LibraryThing member ChrisWeir
All in all a good book. Drew notes in his opening to the book that he has broken it down into three parts; dirty jokes; the Drew Carey Show and then his own short fiction. The short original fiction by Drew and the dirty jokes sections were my favorite parts. I have only caught parts of reruns of
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the show so didn't know much about it. The dirty jokes section are just that him being as crass as he wants to be and using the F word repeatedly. But that being said the title alone should prepare the reader for things of that nature. His short fiction near the end of the book plays out more like the first third where Drew gets to talk like a normal person. He explains in his opener that he didn't want to talk about the show and it becomes apparent when you actually read that section of the book. The section in regards to the Drew Carey show is alright if, but again I never watched the show.
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LibraryThing member pussreboots
There are three distinct parts to this book: Dirty Jokes, Beer, and Stories of the Unrefined.

Dirty Jokes is his section for ranting about stuff. Each chapter starts with a dirty joke (except for the 101 Big Dick Jokes which is just a list of big dick jokes) and the follows with something close to
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his typical stand up routine. This is Drew as stand up comedian section. It's the most crass of all the book and in some regards the funniest. The 101 Big Dick jokes are all fairly tame and can be broke into types of dick jokes: dick as celebrity, dick as 'eighth wonder of the world' and dick as conjoined twin.

Beer is Drew's more serious autobiography with information on how his sitcom ran (interesting details), his run ins with the tabloids (funny), his childhood and some thoughts on how he ended up the person he is. Having friends who've been through similar childhoods, his recollections seem very plausible and I'm sorry he went through what he did. I'm glad he's come out of it a stronger person.

Stories of the Unrefined was my least favorite section. The stories werer just too dull after his chattier sections. When writing fiction he tries too hard to sound refined. He should just relax and let the story flow in his natural voice.
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LibraryThing member featherbear
More dirty jokes would be helpful. Not interesting enough to finish, but someday may resurrect from the storaqe unit.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1997

Physical description

240 p.; 5.19 inches

ISBN

0786885599 / 9780786885596
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