Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg : One Comedian's Tour of Not-Quite-The-Biggest Cities in the World

Join veteran comic Todd Barry on the road in this "charming, sardonic debut" (Publishers Weekly) on his tour through the heart of America, as well as stops in Canada and Israel, told in his signature wry, deadpan voice. As he says, "There's something about performing in a city where people don't expect to see you. They're appreciative. They say things like Thank you for coming to Hattiesburg' as much as they say 'good show.'" Part tour diary, part travel guide, and part memoir, Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg shows the reader what it's really like to be a comic, from the daily mundanities of changing hotel rooms and dealing with promoters to the fun nights-hanging out with fellow comics-and that one time Lars from Metallica came to his show. One night, Todd might be opening for Louis CK at Madison Square Garden. Another, he might be headlining a show at a tiny venue in Little Rock, Arkansas. Welcome to the life of a comic. Book jacket.