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Tony Hendra

Tony Hendra

Tony Hendra was recently described by The Independent of London as “one of the most brilliant comic talents of the post-war period” He began his comedic career with Graham Chapman of Monty Python, appeared six times on the Ed Sullivan Show, was one of the original editors of National Lampoon, edited the classic parody Not The New York Times, starred in This Is Spinal Tap, and co-created and co-produced the long-running British satirical series Spitting Image for which he was nominated for a British Academy Award. He has written or edited dozens of books, most of them satirical, with the exception of two New York Times bestsellers: Brotherhood (2001) and Father Joe... Read full bio

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LEO Weekly, March 3, 2010
...By George Carlin, Tony Hendra. Free Press; 294 pgs., $26.99. With George Carlin comes certain expectations. We loved his comedy because it contained sociological and linguistic intelligence; it used humor as a vehicle...
Huffington Post, February 3, 2010
...Just shy of three months ago (November 10th) George Carlin's "sortabiography" Last Words was published. That same week the ever-loyal I-Man (who can still kick a book's butt up the best seller list) did a nice spot with George's bro Patrick, USA Today...
New York Times, January 29, 2010
...Tom Smothers, left, and Dick Smothers on 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy House,' circa 1967-69. By George Carlin with Tony Hendra Illustrated. 297 pp. Free Press. $26.99 The Uncensored Story of “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” Illustrated. 382 pp....
Lawrence Journal-World, December 20, 2009
...his book would be at least a thousand pages long. So he turned for help to his friend Tony Hendra, the former National Lampoon editor and author of the best-selling memoir “Father Joe.” The pair recorded more than 50 hours of conversations over the...
Huffington Post, December 15, 2009
...every page, you'll find a pithy, pointed barb worthy of the late great George Carlin." - Tony Hendra (George Carlin's "Last Words") Follow Jeff Kreisler on Twitter: www.twitter.com/jeffkreisler...
Charlotte Observer, November 30, 2009
...journals, helped produce this masterful biography of the 'Chekhov of the suburbs.' Last Words By George Carlin with Tony Hendra (Free Press, 320 pages, $26.99) The autobiography of the man behind some of America's best contemporary comedy. Pam Kelley...
San Francisco Chronicle, November 27, 2009
...San Francisco author, recently won the nonfiction National Book Award. Last Words: A Memoir, by George Carlin with Tony Hendra (Free Press; 294 pages; $26.99). A posthumous memoir by the fearless comic. Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of...
NPR, November 23, 2009
...with lzheimer's. Before his death in 2008, Carlin spent 10 years writing a memoir with his friend Tony Hendra. PI Performing rts Browse rtists -Z Of Opera a-z nalysis bout NPR Copyright NPR Our partner in public broadcasting catch (e...
Metronews, November 23, 2009
...Last Words Author: George Carlin with Tony Hendra Publisher: Free Press Price: $32.00 (Hardcover) The 2008 death of American comedian George Carlin marked the passing of one of the country’s preeminent comic forces. In Last...
Amherst Daily News, November 10, 2009
...his book would be at least a thousand pages long. So he turned for help to his friend Tony Hendra, the former National Lampoon editor and author of the best-selling memoir "Father Joe." The pair recorded more than 50 hours of conversations over the next...
MSN Entertainment, November 10, 2009
..."Last Words" (Free Press, 297 pages, $26.99), by George Carlin, with Tony Hendra: In 1987, when he was 50 years old, George Carlin decided the time had come for an autobiography from the groundbreaking comedian who had famously said "The Seven Words...
Huffington Post, October 26, 2009
...every page, you'll find a pithy, pointed barb worthy of the late great George Carlin." - Tony Hendra (National Lampoon, Father Joe) Follow Jeff Kreisler on Twitter: www.twitter.com/jeffkreisler...
Huffington Post, October 1, 2009
...every page, you'll find a pithy, pointed barb worthy of the late great George Carlin." - Tony Hendra (National Lampoon, Father Joe) This Blogger's Books from Get Rich Cheating: The Crooked Path to Easy Street by Jeff Kreisler Follow Jeff Kreisler on...
Post Chronicle, July 18, 2009
...for the last decade of his life, reports the AP. He collaborated on it with author and humorist Tony Hendra, who is best known for the memoir 'Father Joe.' George Carlin's other tome's included 'Brain Droppings' and 'Napalm and Silly Putty...
Knox News Sentinel, July 17, 2009
...on the book for the last decade of his life. He collaborated on it with author and humorist Tony Hendra. Hendra is best known for the memoir 'Father Joe.' Carlin's other books included 'Brain Droppings' and 'Napalm and Silly Putty.' Share this post: Digg...
Post Chronicle, July 16, 2009
...for the last decade of his life, reports the AP. He collaborated on it with author and humorist Tony Hendra, who is best known for the memoir 'Father Joe.' George Carlin's other tome's included 'Brain Droppings' and 'Napalm and Silly Putty...
Moose Jaw Times-Herald, July 14, 2009
...on the book for the last decade of his life. He collaborated on it with author and humorist Tony Hendra. Hendra is best known for the memoir 'Father Joe.' Carlin's other books included 'Brain Droppings' and 'Napalm and Silly Putty...
News 1130, July 14, 2009
...on the book for the last decade of his life. He collaborated on it with author and humorist Tony Hendra. Hendra is best known for the memoir 'Father Joe.' Carlin's other books included 'Brain Droppings' and 'Napalm and Silly Putty...
USA Today, July 14, 2009
...on the book for the last decade of his life. He collaborated on it with author and humorist Tony Hendra. Hendra is best known for the memoir Father Joe. Carlin's other books included Brain Droppings and Napalm and Silly Putty...
MSNBC, July 14, 2009
...on the book for the last decade of his life. He collaborated on it with author and humorist Tony Hendra. Hendra is best known for the memoir 'Father Joe.' Carlin's other books included 'Brain Droppings' and 'Napalm and Silly Putty...
Crains NY Business, May 20, 2009
...Carlin died of heart failure last June. The book was written and assembled from interviews that the writer Tony Hendra conducted with the comic over a period of five years starting in the early 1990s...
Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures, December 16, 2009
...A Memoir is the autobiography of George Carlin. Apparently he collaborated over quite a few years with writer Tony Hendra to write this book; after Carlin's death, Hendra apparently put his notes together and produced this book. I would have liked to...
bookbroads, December 15, 2009
...variety of subjects covered in new books, some biographies and some memoirs: George Carlin (he was working with Tony Hendra on his memoir for several years before he died), Ted Kennedy, Abigal Adams, Louisa May Alcott, Donald Barthelme (this book won the...
Books Of Knowledge, December 14, 2009
...humor with never-before-told stories from his own life.In 1993 George Carlin asked his friend and bestselling author Tony Hendra to help him write his autobiography. For almost fifteen years,… More Last Words: A Memoir Posted in Biographies and...
Vision? Nary!, November 18, 2009
...A product of 15 years of collaboration between Carlin and Tony Hendra. [ VN store ] VN Store | Donate...
GeekLikeMe.net, August 3, 2009
...on the book for the last decade of his life. He collaborated on it with author and humorist Tony Hendra. Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 6:41 AM  |  Tags (5)  |  book  |  funny  |  georgecarlin  |  november  |  published  |   | ...
GeekLikeMe.net, July 31, 2009
...on the book for the last decade of his life. He collaborated on it with author and humorist Tony Hendra. Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 6:41 AM  |  Tags (5)  |  book  |  funny  |  georgecarlin  |  november  |  published  |   | ...