Description |
xiii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Introduction by Adam Gopnik -- Be careful what you wish for -- Underground artists -- Chronicles of wasted time -- Canada trash & tragic -- An upgrade called America -- Scared by success -- A thousand moods, all of them somber -- America discovers satire -- Saturday night dead! -- Appalachia north -- Under the covers. |
Summary |
"The definitive memoir of the celebrated New Yorker cartoonist and former Saturday Night Live writer, tracing his journey from rural Ontario to New York City success. From snowbound, post-World War II Ontario winters to Mad Men-era New York City to the hallowed halls of Saturday Night Live and The New Yorker, Bruce McCall has seen it all. With wit, candor, and cover illustrations showcasing Bruce's storied career, this lifetime and career memoir will charm his many fans and anyone who knows and loves the places and eras he describes so well"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
McCall, Bruce.
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Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography.
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Illustrators -- United States -- Biography.
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Television writers -- United States -- Biography.
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McCall, Bruce. (OCoLC)fst00051470
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Cartoonists. (OCoLC)fst00848081
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Illustrators. (OCoLC)fst00967426
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Television writers. (OCoLC)fst01147146
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Autobiographies.
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Other Form: |
Online version: McCall, Bruce, How did I get here? New York : Blue Rider Press, 2020. 9780698178991 (DLC) 2020011843 |
ISBN |
9780399172281 (hardcover) |
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0399172289 (hardcover) |
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9780698178991 (ebook) |
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