I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend

Short's delightful memoir%E2%80%94packed with hilarious stories from his classic work on Second City Television in the 1970s through his inimitable and clueless interviewer Jiminy Glick in the 1990s%E2%80%94more than proves that he is a very funny comedian. The ready is left with the impression of just how nice a guy he is%E2%80%94 as he was grounded in his upbringing in a Canadian family who completely supported his seemingly natural-born need to perform. Short is never less than complementary to the host of superstars who became his friends, from Gilda Radner and Bill Murray in Canada's version of Chicago's legendary improvisational group Second City to Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Tom Hanks and other friends and colleagues he gained after he moved to Hollywood. Through it all, he pays a sweet tribute to his wife Nancy, who died of cancer after thirty years of marriage and a "dynamic" with Short that kept him grounded%E2%80%94and continuing to be funny%E2%80%94over a long career that is yet to be finished. (Nov.)