16 must-read nonfiction books like Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld

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Is This Anything?

By: Jerry Seinfeld

3.72

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The first book in twenty-five years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

By: Steve Martin

3.88

Format: 207 pages, Hardcover

In the midseventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concer… read more

Similar categories in Steve Martin's Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"I did stand-up comedy for eighteen years."

-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

"...teaching is, after all, a form of show business."

-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

"How many people have never raised their hand before?"

-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

"Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent."

-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

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2. I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend

By: Martin Short

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this engaging memoir, written with heart, wisdom, and a huge helping of hilarity, Martin Short s… read more

Similar categories in Martin Short's I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"To my beloved friends, there’s simply no life without you guys. Thanks for the advice and the love and the billion dinners and laughs. Without you all . . . I’d look for new friends and get them."

-Martin Short, I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend

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3. Pure Drivel

By: Steve Martin

3.56

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

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  • humor
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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4. Almost Interesting

By: David Spade

4.03

Format: 96 pages, ebook

A hilarious and biting memoir from the actor, comedian and Saturday Night Livealumni David Spade. D… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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5. Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything

By: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

4.29

Format: None pages,

The hilarious behind-the-scenes story of two guys who went out for coffee and dreamed up Seinfeld--… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Keishin Armstrong's Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • pop culture
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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6. Dad Is Fat

By: Jim Gaffigan

3.50

Format: 218 pages, ebook

In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who's best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pock… read more

Similar categories in Jim Gaffigan's Dad Is Fat book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook

7. My Seinfeld Year

By: Fred Stoller

3.50

Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition

You'd know Fred Stoller if you saw him. He has appeared on practically every great sitcom you've ev… read more

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8. Food: A Love Story

By: Jim Gaffigan

3.71

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

“What are my qualifications to write this book? None really. So why should you read it? Here’s why:… read more

Similar categories in Jim Gaffigan's Food: A Love Story book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"I'm a fan of relaxing, and when i get tired of relaxing I like to do nothing."

-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story

"There are people who eat only organic food, and then there are people who don’t have tons of money to waste."

-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story

"In America we have gone way beyond sustenance. Eating is an activity. 'Why don’t we get lunch, and then we’ll grab some pizza."

-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story

"I love the phrase "I have a sweet tooth." I always want to say, "You're ordering it for your tooth? That's interesting, because it's going straight to your butt. I think your butt owed your tooth an …"

-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story

9. The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy

By: Rainn Wilson

5.00

Format: 29 pages, Hardcover

Rainn Wilson's memoir about growing up geeky and finally finding his place in comedy, faith, and li… read more

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10. Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

By: Bob Odenkirk

3.60

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

In this hilarious, heartfelt memoir, the star of Mr. Show, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and Nob… read more

Similar categories in Bob Odenkirk's Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"The 'better angels of our nature' may be the ones we want leading us forward, but the worser angels are the ones that we seem to want to watch onscreen."

-Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

"I figured I'd work in forestry, since I like the outdoors. In fact, in high school I filled out some kind of career-planning assessment and it said just that: 'Go into the forest and don't come back."

-Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

"Cads kill me. Men who go through life making wisecracks, being overtly rude, taking advantage, being self-obsessed disasters. They're just funny to me. Because of this hobbyhorse, one of my favorite …"

-Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

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11. The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There

By: Jenna Fischer

4.23

Format: 321 pages, ebook

An intimate, behind-the-scenes, richly illustrated celebration of beloved The Office co-stars Jenna… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Fischer's The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"Invest in the people in your lives. Find that friend who makes you feel ten feet tall and bulletproof. Build them up and encourage them. Show up for each other no matter how big or small the occasion…"

-Jenna Fischer, The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There

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12. Saint Richard Parker

By: Merlin Franco

4.34

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

His search for love and enlightenment across India, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia...… read more

Similar categories in Merlin Franco's Saint Richard Parker book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • humor
  • comedy
"See you later, tailgater."

-Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker

"Dark is beautiful, brother."

-Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker

"Tell me, son, what do you seek?"

-Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker

"A saint has control over his anger and itches."

-Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker

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13. The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

By: Nancy Omeara

4.33

Format: 79 pages, Kindle Edition

Tired of the "them or us" politics that the Democrats and Republicans are pushing down our throats?… read more

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  • humor
"It became increasingly common to resolve international tensions by legal means. The chant “Criminal Trials, Not Missiles"

-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

"Written twenty years after she held office, this abridged biography is being released now, prior to taking place. Maybe we can learn from history before it happens."

-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

"I wheeled and dealed with leaders from all over the world on behalf of the American people. In fact, my favorite headline from Washington Speaks magazine was “She Walks, She Talks, She Negotiates"

-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

"Educate not Legislate Refusing to pass unnecessary laws requires a converse – encouraging education and understanding. We started by slashing the salaries of legislators (Dubbed “Bloodbath on the Bel…"

-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

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14. Is This Anything?

By: Jerry Seinfeld

3.72

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The first book in twenty-five years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades … read more

Similar categories in Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything? book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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15. A Very Punchable Face

By: Colin Jost

4.21

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

If there’s one trait that makes someone well suited to comedy, it’s being able to take a punch—meta… read more

Similar categories in Colin Jost's A Very Punchable Face book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"As Lorne says, 'Careers are made by choices."

-Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

"Every public golf course on Staten Island has a secret alter ego."

-Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

"When you go to auditions and you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.' -Paula Abdul"

-Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

"I now hate the phrase ‘That will work.’ It’s such a mediocre goal to set for yourself."

-Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

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16. Yearbook

By: Seth Rogen

4.17

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Hi! I’m Seth! I was asked to describe my book, Yearbook, for the inside flap (which is a gross phra… read more

Similar categories in Seth Rogen's Yearbook book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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17. I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

By: Tom Segura

4.01

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

A #2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From a massively successful stand-up comedian and co-host of chart-… read more

Similar categories in Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"I'm also, depending on who you ask, VERY funny or not at all"

-Tom Segura, I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

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18. Kayfabe: Stories You're Not Supposed to Hear From a Pro Wrestling Production Company Owner

By: Sean Oliver

3.68

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

"Sean's story, beginning as a renegade, outlaw company and evolving to redefining the shoot video g… read more

Similar categories in Sean Oliver's Kayfabe: Stories You're Not Supposed to Hear From a Pro Wrestling Production Company Owner book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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19. So Many Steves: Afternoons with Steve Martin

By: Steve Martin

3.83

Format: 3 pages, Audiobook

Steve Martin is more candid than he’s ever been about his creative life in this engrossing audio-bi… read more

Similar categories in Steve Martin's So Many Steves: Afternoons with Steve Martin book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
Cover of When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown by Kenan Thompson

20. When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown

By: Kenan Thompson

3.83

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

When I Was Your Age  is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older a… read more

Similar categories in Kenan Thompson's When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown book and Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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21. Entrances and Exits

By: Michael Richards

4.12

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook

7 Top adult books like Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld

Transform Your Habits

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Steve Martin

3.88

Transform Your Habits

I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend

Martin Short

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Food: A Love Story

Jim Gaffigan

3.71

Transform Your Habits

The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There

Jenna Fischer

4.23

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9 best-selling fiction books like Saint Richard Parker by Merlin Franco

Transform Your Habits

Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

Sara Pascoe

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All

Jonas Jonasson , Rachel Willson-Broyles

2.00

Transform Your Habits

Saint Richard Parker

Merlin Franco

4.34

Transform Your Habits

The Prophet and the Idiot

Jonas Jonasson

3.65

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