The Road Years
A Memoir, Continued...
$49.83
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
5 December 2023
Summary
THE INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER
Rick Mercer is back–again!–with the eagerly awaited sequel to his bestselling memoir.
At the end of his memoir Talking to Canadians, Rick Mercer was poised to make the biggest leap yet in his extraordinary career. Having overcome a serious lack of promise as a schoolboy and risen through the showbiz ranks–as an aspiring actor, star of a surprisingly successful one-man show about the Meech Lake Accord, co-founder of This Hour Has 22 Minu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385688901 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0385688903 |
| Author: | Rick Mercer |
| Publisher: | Random House Canada |
| Imprint: | Doubleday Canada |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 5 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 237mm x 160mm |
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Critics Review
Longlisted for the 2024 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
”[The Road Years] tells the story of the success of The Rick Mercer Report and all the great encounters and other adventures that making the show allowed Rick Mercer to experience. It’s a celebration of happy moments told in Mercer’s trademark positivism and humour” —CBC Books
“A rollicking read… . Hilarious, honest and tender.” —Literary Review of Canada
About The Author
Rick Mercer
Rick Mercer co-created and performed on CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes, created and starred in Made in Canada, and created and starred in Talking to Americans, the most-watched comedy special in Canadian television history. He went on to host the hugely successful Rick Mercer Report for 15 seasons. Rick was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2014 for his work with charitable causes and “his ability to inspire and challenge Canadians through humour.” In 2019, he received a Governor General’s Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award. His 2021 memoir, Talking to Canadians, won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. He is from Middle Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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