Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations
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From the comedian, actor, and former host of The Late Late Show comes an irreverent, lyrical memoir in essays featuring his signature wit.
Craig Ferguson has defied the odds his entire life. He has failed when he should have succeeded and succeeded when he should have failed. The fact that he is neither dead nor in a locked facility (at the time of printing) is something of a miracle in itself. In Craig’s candid and revealing memoir, listeners will get a look into the mind and recollections of the unique and twisted Scottish American who became a national hero for pioneering the world’s first TV robot skeleton sidekick and reviving two dudes in a horse suit dancing as a form of entertainment.
In Riding the Elephant, there are some stories that are too graphic for television, too politically incorrect for social media, or too meditative for a stand-up comedy performance. Craig discusses his deep love for his native Scotland, examines his profound psychic change brought on by fatherhood, and looks at aging and mortality with a perspective that he was incapable of as a younger man. Each story is strung together in a colorful tapestry that ultimately reveals a complicated man who has learned to process—and even enjoy—the unusual trajectory of his life.
Katie Falkenberg/Los Angeles Times/Contour by Getty Images
Craig Ferguson has defied the odds his entire life. He has failed when he should have succeeded and succeeded when he should have failed. The fact that he is neither dead nor in a locked facility (at the time of printing) is something of a miracle in itself. In Craig’s candid and revealing memoir, listeners will get a look into the mind and recollections of the unique and twisted Scottish American who became a national hero for pioneering the world’s first TV robot skeleton sidekick and reviving two dudes in a horse suit dancing as a form of entertainment.
In Riding the Elephant, there are some stories that are too graphic for television, too politically incorrect for social media, or too meditative for a stand-up comedy performance. Craig discusses his deep love for his native Scotland, examines his profound psychic change brought on by fatherhood, and looks at aging and mortality with a perspective that he was incapable of as a younger man. Each story is strung together in a colorful tapestry that ultimately reveals a complicated man who has learned to process—and even enjoy—the unusual trajectory of his life.
Katie Falkenberg/Los Angeles Times/Contour by Getty Images
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Unabridged
Street Date:
05/07/2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781984841971
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Craig Ferguson. (2019). Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations. Unabridged Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Craig Ferguson. 2019. Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Craig Ferguson, Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations. Books on Tape, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Craig Ferguson. Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2019.
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