Idiot: Life Stories from the Creator of Help Helen Smash

by Laura Clery

Overview

From YouTube star and Facebook Video sensation Laura Clery comes a collection of comedic essays in the vein of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby and You’ll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein.

Laura Clery makes a living by sharing inappropriate comedy sketches with millions of strangers on the Internet. She writes songs about her anatomy, talks trash about her one-eyed rescue pug, and sexually harasses her husband, Stephen. And it pays the bills!

Now, in her first-ever book, Laura recounts how she went from being a dangerously impulsive, broke, unemployable, suicidal, cocaine-addicted narcissist, crippled by fear and hopping from one toxic romance to the next…to a more-happy-than-not, somewhat rational, meditating, vegan yogi with good credit, a great marriage, a fantastic career, and four unfortunate-looking rescue animals. Still, above all, Laura remains an amazingly talented, adorable, and vulnerable, self-described…Idiot.

With her signature brand of offbeat, no-holds-barred humor, Idiot introduces you to a wildly original—and undeniably relatable—new voice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781508283362
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Audio
Publication date:	09/24/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 5.60(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Laura Clery is an actress and comedian best known for posting daily comedy sketches to Facebook and YouTube, where she has a combined 3.5 million followers and almost one billion views. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and motley crew of rescue animals.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Oh, the Places I've Peed 1

Chapter 2 High School Hammer Time 17

Chapter 3 My Summer of (possibly too much) Freedom 45

Chapter 4 How to Ignore a Hundred Red Flags 59

Chapter 5 The Damon Inside 83

Chapter 6 A Spoonful of Sugar 109

Chapter 7 Look, Mom! I'm on TV! 135

Chapter 8 New Beginnings (But, like, for real) 161

Chapter 9 Two Apartments and a Home 193

Chapter 10 Maggie: Cat 213

Chapter 11 Walking Through Fear 223

Acknowledgments 247

Editorial Reviews

"Clery’s comedy succeeds due to the exact unflinching approach to vulnerable moments that she showcases in this essay collection, and she paints an honest, complicated portrait of how your life can change." —SheKnows

From the Publisher

Laura Clery uses the spunk and irreverence that made her a YouTube sensation while narrating her audiobook. She is peppy in all the right parts, especially during reminiscences about her nerdy teenage years. Clery balances this with a more poised persona as she reflects on other mile markers, such as a classmate's suicide in middle school. For fans of her online work, this is a way to learn more about the personal background behind a public persona. Clery delivers her reflections on life, love, and loss with an infectious energy. Her ruminations will inspire listeners to see the humorous side of their own lives. Full of self-deprecation, this is a fun listening experience. M.R. 2020 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

JANUARY 2020 - AudioFile

Laura Clery uses the spunk and irreverence that made her a YouTube sensation while narrating her audiobook. She is peppy in all the right parts, especially during reminiscences about her nerdy teenage years. Clery balances this with a more poised persona as she reflects on other mile markers, such as a classmate's suicide in middle school. For fans of her online work, this is a way to learn more about the personal background behind a public persona. Clery delivers her reflections on life, love, and loss with an infectious energy. Her ruminations will inspire listeners to see the humorous side of their own lives. Full of self-deprecation, this is a fun listening experience. M.R. 2020 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

JANUARY 2020 - AudioFile