I'd Like to Play Alone, Please
Essays
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- USD 11.99
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- USD 11.99
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A #2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a massively successful stand-up comedian and co-host of chart-topping podcasts “2 Bears 1 Cave” and “Your Mom’s House,” hilarious real-life stories of parenting, celebrity encounters, youthful mistakes, misanthropy, and so much more.
Tom Segura is known for his twisted takes and irreverent comedic voice. But after a few years of crazy tours and churning out podcasts weekly, all while parenting two young children, he desperately needs a second to himself. It’s not that he hates his friends and family — he’s not a monster — he’s just beat, which is why his son’s (ruthless) first full sentence, “I’d like to play alone, please,” has since become his mantra.
In this collection of stories, Tom combines his signature curmudgeonly humor with a revealing look at some of the ridiculous situations that shaped him and the ludicrous characters who always seem to seek him out. The stories feature hilarious anecdotes about Tom's time on the road, including some surreal encounters with celebrities at airports; his unfiltered South American family; the trials and tribulations of parenting young children with bizarrely morbid interests; and, perhaps most memorably, experiences with his dad who, like any good Baby Boomer father, loves to talk about his bowel movements and share graphic Vietnam stories at inappropriate moments. All of this is enough to make anyone want some peace and quiet.
I’D LIKE TO PLAY ALONE, PLEASE will have readers laughing out loud and nodding in agreement with Segura's message: in a world where everyone is increasingly insane, sometimes you just need to be alone.
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"Inside every smart-ass is the person they're publicly scared to be," muses comedian Segura in this irreverent collection of personal stories, his debut. Though he's performed on stage with big names like Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, and Dave Chappelle, Segura reveals to readers that behind the jokes, he's a bit of a "softie" who still gets starstruck from time to time—as when, on a flight to L.A., he blurted out "you're the greatest" to tennis star Serena Williams (before remembering a bit he'd done about her "sitting on my face" in a Netflix special). He also cherishes his solitude: the book's title, inspired by the same request from his toddler, Segura admits is "a credo I deeply believe in." As he pokes fun at himself with hilarious anecdotes such as responding to social media trolls as his fake assistant, Segura delivers plenty of twisted "just-kidding" jokes to make sure the readers are paying attention, including one about spending a spring in Paris with the late infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. While his brand of profane humor certainly isn't for everyone (following the Epstein gag, he archly posits that maybe the Taliban aren't "so bad," but instead "guys you want to have a beer with"), Segura's candor is undeniably entertaining. Fans will find this a riot.
