Joyful Recollections of Trauma

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From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming to terms with childhood trauma and finding the joy in embracing your authentic self.

Paul Scheer has entertained countless fans and podcast listeners with stories about the odd, wild, and absurd details of his life. Yet these tales have pointed to deeper, difficult truths that the actor and comedian has kept to himself. Now, Paul is finally ready to share those truths for the first time.

Blending the confident, affable humor that has won him a dedicated following with a refreshing level of candor, Joyful Recollections of Trauma chronicles Pauls often shocking, admittedly messed-up childhood, and how the experiences of his youth have reverberated throughout his life. In his comedy, Paul has always been unafraid to go there, to play nave, cringeworthy characters, imbuing them with disarming charm and humanity. That daring openness is on display in the pages of this memoir. Nothing is off limits: from reckoning with his stepfathers alcoholism to finding self-acceptance to becoming a good father himself.

Joining bestselling celebrity authors Casey Jost, Seth Rogan, Molly Shannon, and Bob Odenkirk, Paul Scheer demonstrates once again that the truth is often strangerand funnierthan fiction. Joyful Recollections of Trauma offers a unique perspective on universal themes: growing up, working through a challenging childhood, staying true to oneself, and finding success, fulfillment, and happiness in often strange and difficult circumstances. Paul shares both hard-fought lessons and laughter that can be found in the darkest parts of life, and reminds us that what matters is not what youve been through but who you are becoming.

Joyful Recollections of Trauma includes a 16-page color photo insert.

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"Paul Scheer delivers a deeply funny, personal and moving account of how joy and pain are the perfect ingredients for a happy and funny life." Amy Poehler "I loved this deeply vulnerable book with its original style, revealing stories, and profound lessons. It made me cry with compassion but I also cried from laughter, becausetrue to its titlethis is also a laugh-out-loud read. Dont miss it." Jane Fonda "Pauls book is full of heart, humor and heartache. So proud to call him a friend and fellow author." Phoebe Robinson "This book is a SCHEER delight!! (Note: Patton Oswalt was committed to a low-security mental help facility after writing this blurb.) Patton Oswalt "At once wildly entertaining and achingly poignant. Paul Scheer takes you on a courageous dive through the darker waters of his past, and his irrepressible spirit shines through and beckons us to join him in the light." Casey Wilson "Read Paul Scheers Joyful Recollections of Trauma for an unexpected journey where humor and heartache collide. Scheer masterfully navigates the tightrope of life's absurdities, delivering a poignant, yet uproariously funny, exploration of personal tales that resonate deeply and delight endlessly." Jessi Klein "Paul Scheer is good at everything. A writer, performer, and director whos entertained millions onscreen and in podcasts over the years, its almost unfair hes also a fucking amazing memoirist, too. The stories in this book are funny and dark at the same time. Honest and true. The kind of writing that sticks with you." Ed Brubaker

Author Bio

Paul Scheeris a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning comedian, actor, filmmaker, and podcaster known for his roles inThe League,Black Monday, Fresh off the Boat, 30 Rock, and Veep.He also co-created and starred inHuman GiantandNTSF:SD:SUV.He writes comics for Marvel and DC and can be heard on Big City Greens & Star Trek: Lower Decks. He cohosts the popular podcastsHow Did This Get Made andUnspooled. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.