Hey Mom

By: Louie Anderson

Narrated by: Louie Anderson

With wry wit and touching humor, Louie Anderson, New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award–winning comedian currently starring in Zach Galifianakis’s Baskets, shares his journey of turning life’s challenges into joy, as well as plenty of wisdom he’s still discovering from his late mother.

“I started out writing these letters to my mom, but a few friends said I should write a book. I said ‘okay’ because next to ‘we’ll see,’ ‘okay’ is as non-committal as you can get. But somehow, I stuck with it. I hope you like it. I hope that after you read it, you’ll write or call your own mom—and dad, sister, brother, cousin, nephew. Or have lunch with them. Or breakfast. It doesn’t have to be lunch. But do it now. Don’t wait like I did.” —Louie

Louie Anderson has channeled his beloved mom, Ora Zella Anderson, in his stand-up routine for decades, but she died before seeing him reach his greatest heights, culminating in his breakout TV role as Christine Baskets, the mesmerizing character she inspired. Hey Mom is Louie’s way of catching her up on the triumphs, disappointments, and continuing challenges in life. Full of heartache, but also great hope, and of course—given Louie’s inimitable comedic voice—laugh-out-loud stories and his trademark observations on life’s many absurdities, Hey Mom shows a poignant side of Louie you may not know, and proves that he is one of the most nuanced and wide-ranging comics working today.

Julia's Child loved this book!

Thank you, Louie. You will never know how much I loved this book. Bless you.

feel good

after losing a parent this story really helped with feeling and expressing my emotions thank you so so much Louie and thank you Ora Zella for your wonderful boy

More powerful life lessons than expected

I chose this book to listen to after hearing Louie Anderson had died. In addition to his humor, he shares a lot of his life and advice build on lessons he. Learned through living including mistakes. Valuable listen!

Hey Mom

Loved this book made me laugh and cry , thank you Louie, PS mom I miss you so much say hi to dad .

I've always been a fan.

Louie has always brought on laughter and with this book tears. Tears of happy and sad times. His strength and struggles are important for all of us. His loss is will be felt by me forever. Thanks for sharing Louie, your fan, Cathy