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Biography & Autobiography. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. HTML: As seen in Netflix's "Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story", this groundbreaking memoir is a raw look inside the troubled life and mind of an American comic genius. By turns poignant and hilarious, Hammond takes readers from the set of Saturday Night Live, where he was the show's longest-tenured cast member, to the drug-ridden streets of Harlem and into the twisting corridors of his own unflaggingly humorous consciousness. Mingling behind-the-scenes stories from television's best-loved comedy series with a dark look inside a world-class funnyman, God If You're Not Up There, I'm F*cked is a book sure to resonate with anyone who shares a talent for performance, a love of comedy, or a desire to know how an artist can climb from the deepest despair to the very top of his profession..… (more)
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I enjoyed the very casual storytelling style that made it feel less like a dry autobiography and more like a one man show with the actor on stage bearing his heart to you. As someone that grew up in a loving household, it's hard for me to even begin to fathom how horrible it would be to grow up with a mother that despises you and a father that never steps in to stop the abuse.
I would recommend this read to any SNL fan that wants more than just behind the scenes tidbits.
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This one has been sitting in my Goodreads recommendations since I joined the site, I think because Wired and The Chris Farley Show were both on my Read list, so if you're interested in memoirs of well-known figures from film and television, especially those under the "SNL curse" (again; Hartman, Belushi, Farley), add this one to your list. It's enlightening.