Still Foolin' 'Em

Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys

By: Billy Crystal

Narrated by: Billy Crystal

Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

Nominated for a 2014 Grammy in the Spoken Word category!

Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians, now that he's 65, and a look back at a remarkable career.

Billy Crystal is 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old, from insomnia to memory loss to leaving dinners with half your meal on your shirt. In humorous chapters like "Buying the Plot" and "Nodding Off," Crystal not only catalogues his physical gripes, but offers a road map to his 77 million fellow baby boomers who are arriving at this milestone age with him. He also looks back at the most powerful and memorable moments of his long and storied life, from entertaining his relatives as a kid in Long Beach, Long Island, and his years doing stand-up in the Village, up through his legendary stint at Saturday Night Live, When Harry Met Sally, and his long run as host of the Academy Awards. Listeners get a front-row seat to his one-day career with the New York Yankees (he was the first player to ever "test positive for Maalox"), his love affair with Sophia Loren, and his enduring friendships with several of his idols, including Mickey Mantle and Muhammad Ali. He lends a light touch to more serious topics like religion ("the aging friends I know have turned to the Holy Trinity: Advil, bourbon, and Prozac"); grandparenting; and, of course, dentistry. As wise and poignant as they are funny, Crystal's reflections are an unforgettable look at an extraordinary life well lived.

Still Foolin' 'Em includes a portion recorded in front of a live studio audience.

©2013 Jennilind LLC (P)2013 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“At 65, Billy Crystal is a master of comic timing, as he demonstrates during his narration of Still Foolin' ‘Em. A fine actor and nine-time Oscar host, Crystal knows exactly how to deliver his artful blend of touching memoir and rueful riffs on the indignities of aging. Several chapters were recorded before a live audience, giving him the opportunity to exchange banter and charm a crowd – as he no doubt will many listeners…In both modes, however, he proves himself accomplished, nuanced, and – best of all – very funny.” —AudioFile Magazine

"Filled with hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging, Still Foolin' 'Em, the Grammy-nominated memoir by one of America's favorite comedians, outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing older. This 2014 Audie Audiobook of the Year is read by Billy Crystal himself, with his trademark wit and heart." - PopSugar.com

“Billy Crystal's new memoir is everything you'd expect from this acclaimed actor, writer, producer, film director and world-class comedian. Though the book is a great read, this audio version, performed by Crystal himself, is even better. His timing is perfect, he laughs, ad-libs a little and even chokes up as he talks about how much his wife of 43 years means to him…But be careful! Listening while driving, treading on a treadmill or stirring up a stir-fry could be hazardous to life and limb – this is unredacted, laugh-out-loud humor, Billy Crystal at his bravura best.” —BookPage

He makes me laugh out loud

The perfect lift me up on a gloomy day!!! And he is the narrator!!! Perfect!

love Billy Crystal!

I never wanted it to end...! So many parallels to my life and I'm not even Jewish.

Billy is the BEST!

How lovely to spend eight hours with such a wonderful man...his comedic abilities are extraordinary but he is an even better person and his devotion to his wife and daughters and extended family is so heartwarming that it is making me smile as I write this review...an absolutely wonderful listen

Still Funny After All These Years

Billy Crystal looks at life, love, family, tradition, and show business in a revealing look at his Baby Boomer life. His story is familiar, in that his milestones in life are similar to those of us of this generation. His underlying belief of how the world works is a mid-20th Century view, now held cynically at the beginning of the 21st Century. His honesty as he shares his deepest feelings are poignant and thought provoking and the deep subjects are lightened by his unique spin on the absurdity of our western judeo-christian ways of coping with the realities of the biology of aging.

Billy Crystal is marvelous!

I’ve been a Billy Crystal fan since the beginning and he doesn’t fool me! He’s the real deal. Loved the front row seat.

I listened, I laughed, I cried, and I enjoyed every moment!

I listened, I laughed, I cried, and I enjoyed every moment.
I’d recommend this book to all who enjoy personal life stories. I’d recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good laugh and who does not mind shedding an occasional tear.

Excellent

Husband and I read it in one day. Excellent road trip material. He’s an American classic! Laughed and cried.

A treasure of a man!

Loved the book from start to finish. How can you go wrong listening to the writings of Billy Crystal read by the man himself! Getting ready to listen again, in case i missed something.

who is better than Billy?

I'm 32 years old but I feel like I always relate to his humor. A great book. He made me laugh and made me think about life in ways I hadn't in a while. Never disappointing.

Great listen

I laughed, I cried, I probably looked ridiculous. it was a great listen. Would recommend