{"product_id":"talking-to-canadians-a-memoir-9780385696258","title":"Talking to Canadians: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eINSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCanada's beloved comic genius tells his own story for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What is Rick Mercer going to do now? That was the question on everyone's lips when the beloved comedian retired his hugely successful TV show after 15 seasons--and at the peak of its popularity. The answer came not long after, when he roared back in a new role as stand-up-comedian, playing to sold-out houses wherever he appeared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And then Covid-19 struck. And his legions of fans began asking again: What is Rick Mercer going to do now? Well, for one thing, he's been writing a comic masterpiece. For the first time, this most private of public figures has turned the spotlight on himself, in a memoir that's as revealing as it is hilarious. In riveting anecdotal style, Rick charts his rise from highly unpromising schoolboy (in his reports \"the word 'disappointment' appeared a fair bit\") to the heights of TV fame. Along the way came an amazing break when, not long out of his teens, his one-man show Show Me the Button, I'll Push It. Or, Charles Lynch Must Die, became an overnight sensation--thanks in part to a bizarre ambush by its target, Charles Lynch himself. That's one story you won't soon forget, and this book is full of them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There's a tale of how little Rick helped himself to a tree from the neighbours' garden that's set to become a new Christmas classic. There's Rick the aspiring actor, braving \"the scariest thing I have ever done in my life\" by performing with the Newfoundland Shakespeare Company; unforgettable scenes with politicians of every variety, from Jean Chretien to George W. Bush to Stockwell Day; and a wealth of behind-the-scenes revelations about the origins and making of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Made in Canada, and Talking to Americans. All leading of course to the greenlighting of that mega-hit, Rick Mercer Report . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's a life so packed with incident (did we mention Bosnia and Kabul?) and laughter we can only hope that a future answer to \"What is Rick Mercer going to do now?\" is: \"Write volume two.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16149166\"\u003eRick Mercer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.56w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385696258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385696256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO005000\"\u003eEntertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HUM\"\u003eHumor\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HUM020000\"\u003eTopic | Celebrity \u0026amp; Popular Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRICK MERCER co-created and performed on CBC's \u003ci\u003eThis Hour Has 22 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e, created and starred in \u003ci\u003eMade in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e, and created and starred in \u003ci\u003eTalking to Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, the most-watched comedy special in Canadian television history. He went on to host the hugely successful \u003ci\u003eRick Mercer Report\u003c\/i\u003e for 15 seasons. Rick was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2014 for his work with charitable causes and \"his ability to inspire and challenge Canadians through humour.\" In 2019, he received a Governor General's Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award. His 2021 memoir, \u003ci\u003eTalking to Canadians\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. He is from Middle Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anchor Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45795412508847,"sku":"9780385696258","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_5eed622a-bd17-4ec8-8583-b6d4c796bf74.jpg?v=1755602878","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/talking-to-canadians-a-memoir-9780385696258","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}