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

Laughed out loud

Amazing book. I am a hoof care Practitioner so I trim horses feet for a living, This is very hard work and I use a lot of muscle. I always listen to books when I work but listening to this book was hard because I laughed so much my muscles just went limp and I could not hold the hooves up. The fact that Billy Crystal was reading it only made it better. I wish it was longer. I did not want it to end. I love that his marriage has lasted so long. Wish I had not read it yet so I had something to look forward to. This is a great warm and funny book,

Awesome!! What a great listening experience!

Would you consider the audio edition of Still Foolin' 'Em to be better than the print version?

Absolutely a must in Audio vs. print. You lose so much without Billy Crystal's voice leading you through the book.

What about Billy Crystal’s performance did you like?

Classic Billy Crystal comedy - it was awesome.

One of the Best

Would you listen to Still Foolin' 'Em again? Why?

I never was a big Billy Crystal fan before I listened to this bio. Funny. Entertaining. And what a charming reader. I've listened to it several times already while taking my daily walk.

The life story from the man you love to hate!

Kidding, who doesn't love Billy Crystal? I'm only 31, and I think my parents would connect to the book a little bit better, especially the stories on aging, but it's still really fun!

The live performance chapters really stand out, and I wish the entire book was done that way. There is more energy and he's a great storyteller. This isn't a deep introspective look back on his life, it's just a fun story from a great comedian.

SPOILER: If you don't decide to get this by far the weirdest fact in the book, Billy was high school friends with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Yeah, crazy, right?

Required listening/reading!

Learning about Billy Crystals life while walking my dog. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Listened to several chapters more than once.

Laugh out loud read

What made the experience of listening to Still Foolin' 'Em the most enjoyable?

Having it read by the author who I find so funny was a pleasure to listen to.

What did you like best about this story?

I now feel like I know more about who Billy Crystal is.

What about Billy Crystal’s performance did you like?

Fantastic.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Learning about Billy's very personal connections with so many people.

I laughed, I cried, what a great book.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Such a great book, Billy is such a talented artist and it is great to hear his personal story, his true love with his first and only wife. The sorry of losing his father and what it means in life to just get older. Thanks for sharing Billy!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Billy's love of his family is a key theme in the book, and how family helped make him the great comedian, artist and storyteller. It is great to hear of a major artist who didn't cheat on his wife, fall down to drugs and alcohol, become bitter and rejected. Just a loving story of a man who loves his wife, family and of course the Yankee's.

Great for Billy Crystal OR Yankee fans

The first 5 min turned me off, I thought it would be directed towards old men. But this turned out to be an AMAZING book. Billy Crystal is amazing and will make you feel like you are listening to an old friend. I loved the nastoligic baseball stories just as much as I enjoyed the ones of parenting. I bought hard copies of this for all the Yankee fans in my family. But GO SOX!

Thoroughly enjoyed

Billy Crystal simply tells good stories. This book entertained me from page one until the end. Highly recommend it, especially if you are a fan of his humor.

Great

Where does Still Foolin' 'Em rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Billy Crystal does a great job here. Touching, funny, sweet.

Which scene was your favorite?

The live chapters where he reads in front of the audience