Discover illustrated profiles of the weird, outrageous (and true!) tales from American history that don't appear in school textbooks.
DAVE ANTHONY is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and
podcaster.Beside co-hosting The Dollop, he's been seen as a
stand up on Jimmy KimmelLive, The Late Late Show, and on Comedy
Central. He is a writer/actor on Maronon IFC. In 2015, he was named
Comedian to Watch by L.A. Weekly.
GARETH REYNOLDS is a writer/comedian who has written for shows on
Comedy Central,Fox, TBS, and MTV. He has executive produced shows
like MTV's Failosophy andthe Travel Channel's Mancations.
"The United States of Absurdity, a new book from the hosts
of the American history podcast The Dollop, couldn't have
picked a better time to arrive. Think of it as A People's
History of the United States for the slightly lazy."
--NPR.org
"If my history teachers in high school had been half as smart
and one-tenth as entertaining as Dave and Gareth, I could probably
tell you who fought in the Spanish-American War today."
--Josh Olson, Oscar-nominated screenwriter for A History of
Violence "This book, just like The Dollop, will teach you
things you'll wish you had learned in history class. I dare you not
to be equal parts fascinated, horrified, and in stitches."
--Al Madrigal, actor and comedian, The Daily Show
"Dave and Gareth have created an amazing record of historical
eccentricities which, while hysterically informative, has thus far
only been available for your ears. This book will take The
Dollop into the uncharted territory of your eyes. And
hopefully, if my many requests are heeded--there will be a scented
version."
--Chris Hardwick, @midnight and Talking Dead "The
United States of Absurdity is so funny that it makes me want to
kidnap Dave and Gareth, keep them in a basement, and then live out
their identities as my own...which would still not be the weirdest
story in this book."
--Wil Anderson, stand-up comedian, television host, writer, and
podcaster "Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds could make
anything funny. This book is proof. Good thing they decided
to use their powers for good to educate the masses with the lessons
we can learn from history. Even the parts of history that make us
vomit in our mouths a little."
--Ronny Chieng, stand-up comedian and correspondent on The
Daily Show with Trevor Noah
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