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Description

1. 248 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

1. "An intimate and light-hearted memoir by viral sensation and three-time Emmy-nominated musical comedian Randy Rainbow that takes readers through his life-the highs, the lows, the lipstick, the pink glasses, and the show tunes. Randy Rainbow, the man who conquered the Internet with a stylish pair of pink glasses, an inexhaustible knowledge of Broadway musicals, and the most gimlet-eyed view of American politics this side of Mark Twain finally tells all in Playing with Myself, a memoir sure to cause more than a few readers to begin singing one of his greatest hits like "A Spoonful of Clorox" or "Cover Your Freakin' Face." As Randy has said, "There's so much fake news out there about me. I can't wait to set the record straight and finally give people a peek behind the green screen." And set the record straight he does. Playing with Myself is a first-hand account of the journey that led Randy Rainbow from his childhood as the over-imaginative, often misunderstood little boy who carried a purse in the second grade to his first job on Broadway as the host at Hooters and on to the creation of his trademark comedy character. In chapters titled "Pajama Bottoms" (a look back at the days when he wore pajama bottoms on his head to pretend he was Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz), "Yes, It's My Real Name, Shut Up!" (no explanation necessary...) and "Pink Glasses" (a rose-colored homage to his favorite accessory), Playing with Myself is a memoir that answers the question "Can an introverted musical theatre nerd with a MacBook and a dream save the world, one show tune at a time?""--

Subject

1. Rainbow, Randy, 1981-
2. Gay men > United States > Biography
3. Comedians > United States > Biography
4. Gay comedians > United States > Biography
5. Jewish comedians > United States > Biography
6. Singers > United States > Biography
7. Gay singers > United States > Biography
8. Jewish singers > United States > Biography
9. Comedians
10. Gay comedians
11. Gay men
12. Gay singers
13. Jewish comedians
14. Jewish singers
15. Singers
16. United States

Genre/Form

1. Autobiographies.
2. Biographies.

Contents

1. Yes, it's my real name, shut up -- Pajama bottoms -- Playing with myself -- Lip-syncing for my life -- You're a gay man, Charlie Brown -- Donald Trump is my father -- I'm a pretty gurl, Momma -- Chicken -- The prick in the balloon -- L'chaim, Mel Gibson! -- Goodnight, Irene -- WTF rhymes with orange? -- Beyond parody -- It's not easy being green screen -- Not now, Jimmy Kimmel! -- Viral -- Seems we just get started and before you know it... -- ...Comes the time we have to say so long -- Pink glasses -- Cleanup on aisle '10 -- Patti fucking LuPone -- Ladies and gentlemen, my mother... -- What are you gonna do? -- Me, my selfie & iPhone.

Call number

1. JME 22-250

Author

1. Rainbow, Randy, 1981- author.

Title

1. Playing with myself / Randy Rainbow.

Publisher

1. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2022.

Copyright date

1. ©2022

Edition

1. First edition.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Creator/contributor characteristics

1. Americans New Yorkers (New York City) Gay men Men Jews

LCCN

1. 2021057158

Other standard identifier

1. 40031213013

ISBN

1. 9781250276254 hardcover
2. 125027625X hardcover
3. 9781250284129 signed edition
4. 1250284120 signed edition

Research call number

1. JME 22-250