Daddy's Boy: A Son's Shocking Account of Life with a Famous Father

Brilliant piece of humor from Chris Elliott and his legendary father, Bob. Penned back when the original "Late Night with David Letterman" was in its heyday on NBC and the younger Elliott was regularly causing mayhem there, father and son alternate chapters. Chris' tale is a Hellish child of a celebrity existence beneath the uncaring shadow of his showbiz father, who is portrayed as an upper-crust megalomaniacal tyrant that would make the Joan Crawford of "Mommie Deartest" look like a sweetheart. Bob's rebuttal chapters barely mention Chris and are the kinds of wonderful deadpan non-sequiters that made Bob & Ray famous. David Letterman wrote the forward, and the book is full of non-stop bellylaughs, with bizarre and hysterical references to things like Bella Abzug floppy hats and of course Gold Toe socks! For fans of Chris' later books, the cult sitcom "Get a Life", "Late Night" of the 1980s or Bob & Ray, this book is a must-read.

I read this book ages ago and enjoyed it completely. Chris Elliott is one of the most underrated comics around and this book is proof. Virtually nobody has read it, but everyone who has loves it.

I laughed my ass off, non-stop, from cover to cover. Any questions?

Chris Elliott had, prior to writing Daddy's Boy, proven himself to be THE interpreter of tortured genius Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Reading this tour-de-force gives us an insight into how one so seemingly insouciant as Mr. Elliott could render such pain so forcibly yet tenderly as he did in his one man show where he played the presidential paraplegic and tempest-tossed castaway. For we see that his own life has been a nightmare picaresque, a bob-and-weave in the eternal boxing match with the father. Daddy's Boy is a roller coaster ride through the bowels of hell from start to finish. If you liked Richard III, The Epic of Gilgamesh, and A Night Without Armor, you will run naked through your mother's boudoir due to the thrill you'll receive from Daddy's Boy.

Did you ever wonder why, because of his basketball skills, Shaq thinks he can rap or act? Or why football players point to the sky after scoring a touchdown (like God has nothing better to do then "bless them with their skils"...although it would explain all the starving children in the world) Or why even after all of the drugs and prostitutes, Charlie Sheen STILL ended up with a honey like Denise Richards? Well Chris does not address any of these issues directly in his book, but he does give us a glimpse of how nearly unreal things like this can happen, by inviting us in the "back door" of the Elliott household to witness the ugly, unvarnished side of celebrity. Living in the shadow of greatness has made it very difficult for many of todays outstanding stars (such as Melissa Rivers and Frank Sinatra Jr.) and Chris is no exception. While not on the same artistic level as say "Little Women", if you enjoyed "Cabin Boy" or "Get a Life", or you are just a wandering wordsmith hungry for a ?feast of words?, you will love this book! (BTW, the book is obviously hooey, and just another helping of Chris Elliott humour).