I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This

<p><strong>The first book ever from an icon of American comedy--a hilarious combination of stories from his career and observations about life</strong></p><p>That stammer. Those basset-hound eyes. That bone-dry wit. There has never been another comedian like Bob Newhart. His comedy albums movies and two hit television series have made him a national treasure and placed him firmly in the pantheon of comedy legends. Who else has a drinking game named after him And now at last Newhart puts his brilliant and hysterical world view on paper.</p><p>Never a punch-line comic always more of a storyteller he tells anecdotes from throughout his life and career including his beginnings as an accountant and the groundbreaking success of his comedy albums and <em>The Bob Newhart Show</em> and <em>Newhart</em> which gave him fifteen years on primetime television. And he also gives his wry comedic twist to a multitude of topics including golf drinking and family holidays.</p><p>Today Newhart appears on <em>Desperate Housewives</em> in hit movies such as <em>Elf</em> and in theaters around the country. Reruns of his shows air constantly on Nick at Nite--have recently been released with great success for the first time ever on DVD. With this book Bob Newhart gives his millions of fans a first ever opportunity to sample his unique brand of humor--including excerpts from some of his classic routines--on the printed page.</p>