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I Am America (And So Can You!)

By: Stephen Colbert
Narrated by: Stephen Colbert
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What The Daily Show is to evening news, The Colbert Report is to personality-driven pundit shows. Stephen Colbert brings his sarcastic charm to a half-hour report, tackling the important issues of the day and telling his guests why their opinions are just plain wrong. Stephen stands for "truthiness" and his American right to copyright that word and claim ownership of it.

The author describes his audiobook as a simple audiobook from a simple mind: Stephen Colbert's. In plain conversational language, not to mention the occasional grunt and/or whistle, Stephen explains his take on the most pressing concerns of our culture: faith, family...hygiene.

Why now? Stephen fears America has lost its balls and he hopes to re-ballify us...even the ladies. Ladies can have balls: lady-balls too. Stephen likes to call those "Thatchers". Stephen will show how he got his mammoth swinging sack with tales of courage and vital documents from his own life, including the Mother's Day card he made at age six, disputed credit-card bills, and putt-putt score cards - all the major milestones.

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He really is America

This book follows the same entertaining stylings as the Colbert Report, with infallible confidence in the absurdities of conservatism.

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It’s Stephen!

What can I say, f’ing hilarious! Not a disappointment. Worth the buy and the listen!

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I am America and So Can You!

If you are a Stephen Colbert fan you will LOVE this audio but I also recommend buying the hard copy of the book as it has a LOT of extra materials, graphics, stickers and humor. It is fun to hear the chapters in his voice and great to have the extra material the book offers. This is great stuff!!!!!

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Hysterical!

This is one of the funniest audiobooks I have ever listened to. Stephen Colbert is hilarious and his deadpan Neo-Con delivery will have me laughing at Republicans for years to come.

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the humor in tragedies

I loved the content of this book. Steven Colbert cleverly reflected our national problems with his over-the-top, sarcastic humor. It was very enjoyable, despite the short length of the audio book.

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Disappointing

What did you like best about I Am America (And So Can You!)? What did you like least?

There were moments where Stephen actually had life to the reading but unfortunately for a large majority of the book the reading was just flat. This was very similar to Jon Stewart's 1st audio book as well. I don't know why these guys who are so good on TV are reading their books so dryly.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The characters were interesting.

Would you be willing to try another one of Stephen Colbert’s performances?

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Was I Am America (And So Can You!) worth the listening time?

Yes, but don't expect same quality as the show.

Any additional comments?

Hoping the newest book will be better....

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Sorry Stevo, ya should have kept it to 30 minutes!

I was laughing my a** off the second i started to listen to the book, but after an hour I just had too much. I love Colbert's style, but i guess i can only take it in smaller doses.

I would probably suggest getting this because it is very funny, but the ranting, though i realize it is on purpose, gets a little old.....

Sorry Stevo, I'll keep watchin the show though!

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A smile for every mile

I'm biased. I've been a fan of Steven Colbert for a couple of year's now. He is frank, funny and sometimes controversial, but only to those who "don't get it", as Colbert would say. This audiobook is no different. He continues to tell it like (he thinks) it is. I especially enjoyed the chapters on family.

If you like The Colbert Report, then this book will not disappoint.

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Absoultely Hilarious!!

The book was great, but to hear it spoken by Colbert was Hilarious! This is a must listen.

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The Great American Book

As soon as I saw this title for sale I bought it immediately and listened to it straight until the end. I was not disappointed by this book. It is one of the funniest books out there. If you enjoyed "America (The Book)" you will love this. It is brilliantly read by Stephen Colbert along with many guest voices such as Jon Stewart and Amy Sedaris. My only problem was that it wasn't long enough. I am definitely going to buy the book when it comes out as well. Stephen is an American hero!

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