The Comedy Writer

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The Comedy Writer
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Author Peter Farrelly
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date
May 1, 1998
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN 0-385-49052-6

The Comedy Writer is a 1998 novel by American filmmaker Peter Farrelly. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

The story revolves around Henry Halloran, a young man who quits his sales job in New England and moves to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming a comedic screenwriter. Henry's pursuit is an arduous one, involving many humiliating rejections, low-paying waitstaff jobs to pay the bills, and a grating, unwanted female roommate.

Critical reception

Publishers Weekly , "Farrelly's taste for slapstick and scatological humor will either delight or offend, according to the reader's taste." [1]

Kirkus Reviews , "A winner, nicely skewering some of the weirder elements of life in lotusland, though not as black-witted and biting as some other recent Hollywood fiction." [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Comedy Writer by Peter Farrelly". Publishers Weekly . April 20, 1998. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "The Comedy Writer". Kirkus Reviews . April 1, 1998. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
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