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As this book's title suggests, Norm Macdonald tells the story of his life - more or less - from his origins on a farm in the-back-of-beyond Canada and an epically disastrous appearance on Star Search to his account of auditioning for Lorne Michaels and his memorable run as the anchor of Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live - until he was fired because a corporate executive didn't think he was funny. But Based on a True Story is much more than a memoir; it's the hilarious, inspired epic of Norm's life.

Dom talks to James, a new doorman. Then, Norm MacDonald says lying just doesn't pay and explains why he's come to prefer war stories to celebrity gossip. Dave Attell says Steve Irwin was the Anna Nicole Smith of crocodile hunting and explains why he's against celebrity adoptions. Ian Edwards says mixed race girls are the best, no matter what, and explains why certain friends should never meet. Then, Dom talks to the waitress Jessica about why she was fired.