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	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
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Memoirs

THE FILTHY TRUTH

Andrew Dice Clay David Ritz

The FILTHY TRUTH is an outrageously, raw, painfully funny memoir from a comedy legend whose rise to fame was as fast as his fall from grace, and whose triumphant return is still making headlines.

In this unapologetic and uncensored autobiography, Andrew Dice Clay, is ready to set the record straight. He was the eighties' answer to Lenny Bruce, with material that stretched the boundaries of decency and good taste to their breaking point and in turn became the most vilified stand-up of all time. From humble beginnings at small-time gigs in Brooklyn, Andrew Dice Clay roared to fame, becoming the only comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden two nights in a row, but his edgy material quickly caught up to him. His billboards were defaced; the premiere of his film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane was cancelled; the cast members of Saturday Night Live threatened to walk off when he guest-hosted the program; and he was famously banned for life from MTV. For almost twenty years he stayed out of the spotlight, but Dice would not stay down. Spurred by a role written for him by the creator of Entourage and one of his biggest fans, Dice is back in the spotlight and selling out theatres as well as starring in Woody Allen's new film Blue Jasmine. The Filthy Truth is filled with Dice's no-holds-barred humour and blistering commentary as well as plenty of revealing stories, from his early days when the mob wanted to run his career to his friendships with Rodney Dangerfield, Mickey Rourke, and Sylvester Stallone.

Andrew Dice Clay has been making waves in the stand-up comedy world since 1978. He has starred in numerous feature films, appeared in several HBO specials, and released bestselling DVDs and a string of multi-gold and platinum-selling CDs. He did his first stand-up special in seventeen years—“Indestructible”—and it was the highest rated Showtime comedy special ever. A Brooklyn native, he is currently performing at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Last Vegas. Visit him at AndrewDiceClayOfficial.com

David Ritz is the only four-time winner of the Gleason Music Book Award. He has collaborated with Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Smokey Robinson, and Don Rickles. He also cowrote, with Gaye, the song “Sexual Healing.”

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Book Published 2014-11-11 by Touchstone
Book Published 2014-11-11 by Touchstone

Comments

In the midst of reading this book I remembered what I really, really liked about Andrew Dice Clay--he said what you thought and would never say out loud; very honest and bitingly funny. The only thing I truly didn't know was what a fine actor he is (but that's not in the book, I'm just commenting). I loved the book because it's him. It's SO him.

In this breezy autobiography, the comedian discusses his childhood, career milestones, and what it’s like to ditch Michael Madsen for a night of sex with an obese stranger. Whether recounting his sold-out gig at Madison Square Garden or his lifetime ban from MTV, Dice turns every story into an entertainingly self-serving rant.

My friend Andrew Silverstein is a great comic who invented a character, 'Andrew Dice Clay' who intends to offend, expose, and mock the common arrogance and stupidity of the ultra-macho male dinosaur, allowing us to laugh the whole archetype to scorn.

No one did it bigger, louder or ruder. And definitely no one did it funnier than Andrew Dice Clay.

I've known Dice since he was Andrew Silverstein and his nursery rhymes were actual nursery rhymes. I've always thought his life would be a page turner. I wasn't wrong. Anybody who is a fan of comedy owes it to themselves to know Dice's whole story. The Filthy Truth is he's a really great guy and a hell of a storyteller.