The release date for the English version of 'A Very Punchable Face' by
Colin Jost is Jul 2020. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Being able to take a punch—both symbolically and, on occasion, literally—is one quality that makes someone a good fit for comedy.
Jost describes how he has traversed the world like a slightly smarter version of Forrest Gump, from growing up in a family of firefighters on Staten Island to commuting three hours a day to high school and "seeing the sights" (like witnessing a Russian woman throw a stroller off the back of a ferry) to attending Harvard while Facebook was being developed.
Along with these unexpected and perplexing facts, you will learn how Jimmy Buffett saved Jost's life, how he was assaulted with potato salad by Czech teens, how a bug put eggs within Jost's legs, and how he almost prevailed in a 25-man battle at WrestleMania. You'll get an inside look at Saturday Night Live and Weekend Update, where he has penned some of the most iconic jokes and sketches in the last fifteen years. You will also get a taste of what it's like to be a travelling stand-up comic, from opening for Dave Chappelle at Radio City Music Hall to doing lunchtime shows in small-town college cafeterias.
Every success (hosting the Emmys) is accompanied by a failure (hosting the Emmys). There are also sincere, touching moments (like recalling his mother's experience at the site of the Twin Towers' fall on 9/11) for every ridiculous one (like seeing paramedics do CPR on a raccoon). A Very Punchable Face, a story told with a generous dose of self-deprecation, exposes the heart and humour of a hardworking man—with a face you can't help but want to punch—and shows the creative mind behind some of the worst skits on television.