From the veteran comedian and actor from The Wrestler and Louie comes a hilarious book of travel essays from his time on tour through secondary markets in the US; Canada; and Israel.Hello. Itrsquo;s Todd Barry. Yes; the massively famous comedian. I have billions of fans all over the world; so I do my fair share of touring. While I love doing shows in the big cities (New York; Philadelphia); I also enjoy a good secondary market (Ithaca; Bethlehem). Performing in these smaller places can be great because not all entertainers stop there on tour; they donrsquo;t expect to see you. Theyrsquo;re appreciative. They say things like ldquo;Thank you for coming to Hattiesburgrdquo; as much as they say ldquo;Nice show.rdquo; And almost every town has their version of a hipster coffee shop; so I can get in my comfort zone. My original plan was to book one secondary market show in all fifty states; in about a year; but that idea was funnier than anything in my act. So; instead of all fifty states in a year; my agent booked multiple shows in a lot of states; plus Israel and Canada. Thank You For Coming to Hattiesburg is part tour diary; part travel guide; and part memoir (Yes; memoir. Just like the thing presidents and former child stars get to write). Follow me on my journey of small clubs; and the occasional big amphitheater. Watch me make a promoter clean the dressing room toilet in Connecticut; see me stare at beached turtles in Maui; and see how I react when Lars from Metallica shows up to see me at a rec center in Northern California. Irsquo;d love to tell you more; but I need to go book a flight to Evansville; Indiana.
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