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Grown-A$$ Man [Paperback]

Cedric the Entertainer (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)


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October 1, 2002
“Cedric [the Entertainer’s] punch line prose recalls Richard Pryor’s autobiography when he traces his middle-class beginnings. . . . The comedian’s you-are-there narration never misses a chance to crack a smile.”
King


Here’s the red-hot comic in all his hilarity, talking about everything from old music vs. new (“I like big, curl-ain’t-quite-right Luther. His curl never really curled all the way over. Always concerned me.”) to the pain of political correctness (“You can’t even smoke cigarettes on Earth now. You got to leave Earth to do it.”) to the differences between black people and white folks. He talks about the influences that shaped him while growing up in small town Missouri, a town “so small anyone could whip your butt, not just your mama.” In Grown-A$$ Man, you’ll see the many faces of Cedric, all outrageously funny and delivered with his trademark warmth and wit.

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From Publishers Weekly

In a riff that mirrors the tone and content of his celebrated stand-up routines, Cedric the Entertainer now offers Grown A$$ Man. Jocular and friendly, yet socially and politically observant, these 23 essays cover the usual comic ground (credit cards, dating, working out) with a distinctively African-American spin. Never recoiling from explicating the foibles of the African-American community ("You know how black folks like to show off. When we get a little money, we like to make sure everyone knows we hit it. It's part of being ghetto fabulous"), Cedric finds his broader appeal in his cross between being a hip "playa" and his mixture of good sense and ethics. (Ballantine, $22 253p ISBN 0-345-44778-6)

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Booklist

If profusion denotes quality, this must be the golden age of stand-up comics' books, what with recent tomes by Bill Cosby, Dennis Miller, Mike Nelson, and now Cedric the Entertainer, one of the Original Kings of Comedy for both tour and movie, a cable-TV regular since the early '90s. Think Chris Rock by way of Sinbad via George Wallace--the black comic, not the dead white pol. We're talking big-ass folksy humor with that always-entertaining (?) urban-contemporary edge. C's routines translate to the page much better than Cosby's and Miller's, and still, stand-up works better heard and seen than paged and read. That said, if riffs like "Malcolm X Games" (sports in which more than just the majority of players are black), "White-friendly Blacks" (Oprah si, Farrakhan no; Bill Cosby si, Bill Clinton no--Bill Clinton!?!), and "Getting Some" (whaddaya mean, "some what"?) sound promising, chow down. Excellent episodic reading; once circulation slides, it could be deployed near staff restrooms. Mike Tribby
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books (October 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345461479
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345461476
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,778,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Hilarious!!, April 7, 2002
This review is from: Grown-A$$ Man (Hardcover)
I purchased Ced's book a few days ago and COULD NOT put it down. Each chapter was hilarious and in keeping with Ced's style of entertaining his audience. I recommend it to anyone wanting to kick back and enjoy a good laugh. It's a quick read and well worth the price. Go Ced!!!!!!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A laugh out loud book!, July 1, 2002
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Diane Perkins (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Grown-A$$ Man (Hardcover)
This is a great book for grown folks who still allow themselves to be treated like a child. Oh what a liberating feeling to finally realize you're a grown a-- person (be it woman or man). You will laugh out loud. Another laugh out loud book is In-Law Drama where the main character finally realizes she's a grown a-- woman.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Comic Gem, November 25, 2002
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Chris Kendrick (Missoula, Montana) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Grown-A$$ Man (Hardcover)
This book is laugh out loud funny!I really like Cedric's stand-up. I find it hilarious! This book has some of his stand up but it is mainly about his life. He tells his life story in a very funny way. To understand what he is talking about you would have to see his stand-up (I would recommend the Original King of Comedy). The way he talks can be confusing a times. Anyways, I would recommend this to any Cedric fans or anyone who wants a good laugh.
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