Rick Reynolds's one-man show, Only the Truth Is Funny, drew rave reviews from the critics, and played to sellout crowds in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco, eventually showing to over 100,000 people. Now, he has written a wonderful and moving book that will engage and intrigue those who have seen his act, as well as fans who have caught him on Letterman, the Tonight show, and Arsenio, and on his Showtime Special.Rick Reynolds's personal credo is to live each moment of life to its fullest, whether eating each cookie as if it's the last one in the box, marveling over the pure animal joy of sex, or rejoicing in the grasp of a newborn child's tiny hand. He arrived at this truth only after enduring a childhood fraught with family tragedy: his father drowned when Rick was an infant, and his mother became involved with a series of abusive men, whose violent tendencies often extended to the kids. When she finally did meet up with what seemed like the perfect man - a person whom Rick and his siblings adored - he turned out to be a compulsive gambler and bank robber, and wound up doing time.Yet Reynolds always finds the humor in the pain, relating his bittersweet family saga with surprising wit, and drawing lessons from the familiar minutiae of everyday life. Pondering such questions as why his wife loves gardening ("Great tomatoes, hon; you just saved us a quarter!"), to what would happen if couples had to go through a divorce ceremony if they wanted to split up; from whether or not God exists, to how the Pope could really amaze his admirers; from whether giving birth is worth the pain, to whether there's any fudge left in the fridge - Rick Reynolds takes each of these moments, great and small, and imbues them with new meaning. Only the Truth Is Funny is the perfect book for readers in search of new wisdoms for the nineties, couched in witty observances that hold the familiar ring of truth. Read Less