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No Cure for Cancer

A Monologue

No Cure for Cancer( )
Author: Leary, Denis
ISBN:978-0-385-42581-0
Publication Date:Oct 1992
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint:Anchor
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $15.00
Book Description:

An uproarious and lacerating meditation on life--and death--by celebrated comedian and actor Denis Leary.   Based on the writer-performer's hit Off-Broadway show, this rapid-fire monologue sends up society and its ills--disease, drugs, crime, junk culture, the recovery movement, pious political correctness, urban life, and above all, our fear of mortality--with wicked satire and insight.   "High-octane comedy . . . terribly, angrily funny."--The New...
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Book Details
Pages:160
Detailed Subjects: Drama / American / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.18 x 7.97 x 0.38 Inches
Book Weight:0.399 Pounds
Author Biography
Leary, Denis (Author)
Comedian and actor Denis Colin Leary was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on August 18, 1957 and holds dual citizenship in the U. S. and Ireland. He graduated from Emerson College in Boston in 1979 and taught comedy writing classes there.

Leary has appeared in over 40 movies and been nominated for several Emmy and Golden Globe awards. He is the star and co-creator of the television show Rescue Me. Leary has also produced many movies, television shows, and specials, and he guest-starred on an episode of The Simpsons. Leary wrote the bestselling book Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid in 2008.

He created the Leary Firefighters Foundation in 2000, which contributes funds to Massachusetts and New York City fire departments. He has also raised money for the families of the firemen killed on September 11, 2001, as well as donated boats to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.

Leary married Ann Lembeck in 1989 and has two children.

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