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“I knew Jon Kinnally could make me laugh from years of working with him on Will & Grace, but I didn’t know he could make me cry too. Dammit, Jon! What a beautiful, open hearted, hilarious book. If I were the kind of person who read a book a second time I would consider doing it with this one.” – Gary Janetti, New York Times bestselling author of Do You Mind If I Cancel?
“I laughed my ass off, and cried my heart out. Can this please be required reading for homophobes? It’s a grand salute to the artistry and whimsical talent of the gay world. Without them, we would be so boring. Thank you, Jon, and all the others, including my brother and sister.” – Penelope Spheeris, director of The Decline of Western Civilization and Wayne’s World
“These stories are rich, and the one-liners are unforgettable!” – Gabrielle Hamilton, New York Times bestselling author of Blood, Bones, & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
“Like the greatest storytellers, Kinnally was able to make me laugh out loud on one page before ripping my heart out on the next. Hilarious, true, poignant, necessary! There isn’t a person on earth (and maybe three or four other inhabited planets) that shouldn’t read this book ASAP!” – Blair Fell, author of the award-winning The Sign For Home and Disco Witches of Fire Island
“Jon’s gut-funny and heart-felt account of pushing himself to be straight in adolescence then finding his gay soulmate in New York City’s vibrant, ‘80s art scene amidst the looming AIDS crisis is both poignant and triumphant. You’d have to be a myopic, fully clenched, elder Republic**t to deny yourself this read.” – Laura Kightlinger, Stand-up comedian, writer
“I’ve been friends with Jon forever so I can say this: Reading his book is like talking to that weird aunt you get stuck with at a family reunion only to discover she’s the most interesting person there. Both hilarious and heartfelt—I loved it. Highly recommended!” – Miss Coco

Jon Kinnally was born in Syracuse, New York, and went to college at Oswego State, before moving to a then-affordable Manhattan, where he pursued acting and performed with his writing partner, Tracy Poust, in their comedy group Loud Blouse.

After relocating to Los Angeles, they got a job on a new show called Will & Grace and stayed with it for it’s entire eight seasons, eventually running it and returning for the reboot. Over the years, there were many Emmy nominations as well as a Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Writing in Episodic Comedy in 2018.

He has also worked on several other shows with Tracy, including Ugly Betty—Emmy and NAACP award nominations—and The Crazy Ones which they ran, and had the privilege to write for the great Robin Williams.

He currently lives in Spain with his husband, Chris, and their cats, Howard Bannister and Elliott.

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