Thanks for the Money

How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be

By: Joel McHale

Narrated by: Joel McHale

Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

From actor and comedian Joel McHale comes the most important celebrity-penned book of this - or any - generation: Thanks for the Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be.

Part shocking tell-all memoir, part aspirational how-to guide, and mostly all book, this one-of-a-kind tome is required listening for anyone who enjoys Hollywood gossip and get-rich-gradually tips.

Joel McHale pulls back the curtain on his personal journey to stardom! Here, for the first time, Joel reveals all that has molded him into the acclaimed comic actor he is today: a love of performance, a series of boyhood head injuries, and, most importantly, a passion for financial compensation and free shoes.

It's all here: Joel's career trials and tribulations, his criminal trials and tribulations, and an honest, unflinching list of all the people he's been paid money to make out with on camera.

But the book does not stop there! Because if you want wealth, fame, and cost-free footwear, Joel will share every vital tip he has learned: an insanely low-carb diet plan, how to escape from a certain pseudoreligious celebrity cult, and more!

How can you unlock the power of the Joel McHale who lurks inside? What happened when Joel fought his Community costar Chevy Chase? And hey, while we're at it, what's up with Joel's hair - really? All will be revealed within the minutes of Thanks for the Money.

Buy now, and receive - as a special bonus - an email receipt that details your purchase!

Bonus PDF includes charts, images, games, and more!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2016 Joel McHale (P)2016 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“A fitfully amusing memoir...funny self-help, designed to show readers how to attain, sustain, and survive the author’s level of celebrity...Engaging because it doesn’t take itself too seriously.” (Kirkus Reviews)

"The book is smart, honest and clever." (Associated Press)

"...Thanks for the Money is a clever, much-needed antidote to the age of celebrity book deals. If the tide can't be stopped, at least it can be mocked." (EW.com)

Hilarious!

Actually really funny! Laughed out loud more then once. I'm a mail carrier, so it provided a few hours of entertainment.
It would be great if Joel did a podcast!

Such a fantastic book

I didn't expect to love this book so much but I did. It was heartwarming, honest, witty, and hilarious. But most importantly it had some really honest parts that brought the book to life. And the fact that he voiced it himself made it even better. Listen to it!!

No Real Focus.

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Yes, I would have it be more about his life and not so all over the place.

Has Thanks for the Money turned you off from other books in this genre?

Maybe.

Which scene was your favorite?

When his brother fell out of the bed.

Could you see Thanks for the Money being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No!

Any additional comments?

The book does not know what it wants to be. A joke book, a biography or a "How To" spoof. It's needs to pick one and stick with it. I like Joel and think he will go down as one of the funniest guys around, but this book is just to out there and hard to pay attention to because he has no real flow.

I found myself drifting in and out of thought and not really hearing the book, It just does not grab you like a book should and keep you interested. You will find you have drifted off into making a shopping list or what needs to be done in the garage this weekend. Not good!

Hilarious

This book had me laughing out loud. It was a great easy listen, perfect for road trips or boring commutes! As a fan of joel mchale before this book, I am even more so now.

Great for a Joel McHale fan

If you aren't already a fan of Joel McHale I don't know much much enjoyment you'll get from this but if you watched all 6 seasons of Community you'll probably enjoy it.

Anyway...

This is Joel being Joel! If you miss The Soup/The Joel McHale Show/Community you will enjoy this! Completely hilarious and easy listening with narration by Joel. McHale also gives the inside scoop on some of the great (and not so great) people he's worked with.

Joel McHale Knocks It Out of the Park!

Thanks for the Money is a fun and highly entertaining book to listen to. Joel reads his words with depth, confidence, and bitting sarcasm. Five and half hours of memoir and jokes, it provided exactly the type of unexpected comedy I had expected. For those expecting a serious memoir that starts at childhood and ends with success, please know that this book is focused on making fun of that format. Only bummer is on Audible and not Joel McHale- Audible customer's are not provided with the PDF that is mentioned throughout the book. I also wonder if this is a joke on the listener and that there was never a PDF to begin with- It'd make sense when half of what is said in this book is often a punchline. I recommend this to any fan of Community, The Soup, or Joel McHale's awesome sense of humor.

If you like Joel McHale...

If you enjoyed the kinds of jokes made on the Soup about celebrities being vain and Joel McHale being a smug alcoholic, you will enjoy this. Listening to him read the book enhanced the experience.

Joel is awesome

This is a book "written" by a guy who by no means takes being a celebrity too seriously and I am thankful for it. This was a great book and I only hope his Avenger style promise of Joel McHale will return comes true, hopefully with more Chevy Chase stories.

I wouldn't purchase the hard copy.

His humor is not for everyone for sure, but I'm easily amused. I was completely entertained, but the story sucks. it was worth it as an audiobook because his performance is great.