Standup Guys is a comedian's memoir about his rising star friends including Larry David, Richard Lewis, Richard Belzer, Bill Maher, Gilbert Gottfried, Rita Rudner, Joe Piscopo, Paul Reiser, and Jerry Seinfeld. Follow these neurotic and lovable young comedians during the '80s & early '90s as they win over audiences with their talent, passion, and camaraderie.
"I really liked it. The writing was sharp, which leads me to believe you must have had outside help. Please pass on my congratulations to the author and tell him, her or perhaps your Dad before he passed. It's a wonderful book." -Larry David
"This amazing read reminds me of how it might have been for artists hanging out in cafes in the early 20th Century. DeBellis reveals dead-on, an existence where getting laughs practically, if not completely validated our reason to exist." -Richard Lewis
"I don't think any of us would have become the comedians that we became without passing through that crucible. I wouldn't trade anything for the fun we had. God we had fun. I miss seeing everybody all the time. Standup Guys authentically mirrors that time period." -Bill Maher
"The 70s and 80s arguably produced the funniest generation of comics. I was transported back to the bar at Catch A Rising Star, sitting on a stool with my notebooks and playing "Is this funny?" -Rita Rudner
"Standup Guys was so real that I expected to get heckled by the book. The writing is witty and smart and captures what it was like to be a comic during that magical time., -Richard Belzer
"I can honestly say the paper this book is printed on is of pretty high quality and the cover is relatively durable." -Gilbert Gottfried
"We lived like court jesters that had taken over the kingdom. If you want to know what it was like being a standup back in the 70's and early 80's this is the ultimate read." -Robert Wuhl
"As a stand-up, I was able to identify with John's vivid description of the comedy world in the 70's and 80's. I'm proud to be part of this club of comics and grateful that I'm not as neurotic and dysfunctional as some of them in this book." -Kevin Nealon
"John's book relives all those great, early, explosive years of New York comedy: the brotherhood, the backstage fun, the beer, and even the broken bones. It was a blast." -Joe Piscopo
"I really liked it. The writing was sharp, which leads me to believe you must have had outside help. Please pass on my congratulations to the author and tell him, her or perhaps your Dad before he passed. It's a wonderful book." -Larry David
"This amazing read reminds me of how it might have been for artists hanging out in cafes in the early 20th Century. DeBellis reveals dead-on, an existence where getting laughs practically, if not completely validated our reason to exist." -Richard Lewis
"I don't think any of us would have become the comedians that we became without passing through that crucible. I wouldn't trade anything for the fun we had. God we had fun. I miss seeing everybody all the time. Standup Guys authentically mirrors that time period." -Bill Maher
"The 70s and 80s arguably produced the funniest generation of comics. I was transported back to the bar at Catch A Rising Star, sitting on a stool with my notebooks and playing "Is this funny?" -Rita Rudner
"Standup Guys was so real that I expected to get heckled by the book. The writing is witty and smart and captures what it was like to be a comic during that magical time., -Richard Belzer
"I can honestly say the paper this book is printed on is of pretty high quality and the cover is relatively durable." -Gilbert Gottfried
"We lived like court jesters that had taken over the kingdom. If you want to know what it was like being a standup back in the 70's and early 80's this is the ultimate read." -Robert Wuhl
"As a stand-up, I was able to identify with John's vivid description of the comedy world in the 70's and 80's. I'm proud to be part of this club of comics and grateful that I'm not as neurotic and dysfunctional as some of them in this book." -Kevin Nealon
"John's book relives all those great, early, explosive years of New York comedy: the brotherhood, the backstage fun, the beer, and even the broken bones. It was a blast." -Joe Piscopo
