Humblebrag

The Art of False Modesty

De: Harris Wittels

Narrado por: Harris Wittels

From comedian and writer (Parks and Recreation, Eastbound & Down) Harris Wittels comes a hysterical breakdown of boasts, brags, and self-adulation disguised as humble comments and complaints-based on his popular @humblebrag Twitter feed.


Something immediately annoyed Harris Wittels about Twitter. All of a sudden it was acceptable to brag, so long as those brags were ever-so-thinly disguised as transparent humility, such as:


"Just filed my taxes. Biggie was right, mo money mo problems."


"I hate when I go into a store to get something to eat and the male staff are too busy hitting on me to get my order right :( so annoying!"


Taking action by naming this phenomenon and creating the Twitter account called Humblebrag-dedicated solely to retweeting the humblebrags of others-Wittels's new word took the Internet by storm. Harris also shows readers what humblebrags might look like from some of history's most notable names, as well as devoting an entire chapter to a man who just might be the greatest humblebraggart of them all...

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Harris Wittels is a hilarious performer and writer and with this book he has coined a new term for that thing that drives us crazy. But honestly, I don't know how I feel about this whole thing. It makes me nervous." -Amy Poehler

"Great, Harris. This is a really good use of your time." -Mindy Kaling, comedian and NYT bestselling author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

"HUMBLEBRAG: The Art of False Modesty is an amazing assembly of hilariousness and an anthology of heartbreaking insecurity. Enjoy it-but don't forget how sad it is." -Sarah Silverman, comedian and New York Times bestselling author of The Bedwetter

"I haven't read this, and never intend to, but Harris is my friend, so I feel obligated to give him a 'blurb' for his book. He's a funny writer...I'm sure it's not that bad." -Aziz Ansari, comedian, NBC's Parks and Recreation

"I can't believe they asked me of all people to blurb a bestselling book! Weird." -Bill Simmons, ESPN columnist and New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Basketball

"So weird to be asked to write a blurb for this amazing book when they passed over Alec Baldwin, Bono and The Pope. Like I'm ANYWHERE near as important as those guys. I mean, I DO have more Twitter followers than Baldwin. Oh well." -Patton Oswalt, comedian and New York Times bestselling author of Zombie Spaceship Wasteland

"Since the dawn of man, bragging has been evolving, growing more elusive and resilient. Thank you, Harris Wittels, for identifying the new strain, the "humblebrag." Humanity is forever in your debt. -Ezra Koenig, lead singer of Vampire Weekend

Humble laugh

Very cool and funny short book! Will be quoting it in the future for sure.

Harris's Foam corner

Was looking for a break between all my very dense intellectual reading. This really hit the spot. I would like to get a beer with Harris. #HumbleBrag #RestInPeace

Witty, Ignorant and just damned HILARIOUS!!!

This book is funny is awesomely funny and very relatable. I never thought a book of twitter judgements could be amazing, but Harris's ability to call you out while making fun at your expense is impressive. He was tremendous talent and will be missed.

Not my cup of tea.

Interesting concept and insight into Twitter posts. I enjoyed it at first, but author comes off like a complete jerk after a while. Four hours of the same thing... over and over... and over.

Cathartic to hear your sassy voice. We miss you.

What made the experience of listening to Humblebrag the most enjoyable?

Hearing Harris' voice again. It's hard to accept he's gone, it was too sudden and without goodbyes. But hearing him talk, sass, and joke for 4 hours is so incredibly cathartic.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Humblebrag?

Harris' sass and humor immortalized in 4 hours worth of shit talking twitter users for their shameless tweets.

What about Harris Wittels’s performance did you like?

His dry delivery of insults is sassy-humor perfection.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Thank you for these 4 hours of memories and emotions, Harris. It's both cathartic and hilarious. You'd appreciate how crazy you make me look when listening in public, Harris. People see me going from full-tilt laughter from the tweet-insults to quivering-lipped and quietly crying when realizing your gone, and your genius and your friendship is gone forever. :(

We love and miss you, Harris.