I Know I Am, But What Are You? - 9781439142738

"I have known Sam for eight years, and this is the first favor she has ever asked of me. I said no. P.S. The book is hilarious."---Jon Stewart

"An extraordinary memoir, and an important work. Writing with equal parts tenderness and humor, Samantha is one of the finest essayists to come out of the Canadian-speaking world in the last decade. Also, I`m in it."---Ronald Bee, Farher

"[Almost] Better than [actual] cats!"---Debra Bee, Mother

"I`m assuming this is going to be self-published...?"---Debra Bee (cont`d), in a tone

"First, let me say that I am in no way being coerced to write this blurb about Samantha, my extraordinarily sensuous and beautiful wife. She happens to be an insanely gifted, vivacious, and big-brained woman who wrote a funny book. And I am in no way obliged to tell you that if you do not read this momentous work of literature, you are doing a disservice not only to yourself but also to your country."---Jason Jones, Daily Show correspondent and father of Samantha`s children

"Smutty."---Nelson Mandela

Candid, outspoken, laugh-out-loud funny essays from the much-loved Samantha Bee, the Most Senior Correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Critics have called her "sweet, adorable, and vicious." But there is so much more to be said about Samantha Bee. For one, she`s Canadian. Whatever that means. And now, she opens up for the very first time about her checkered Canadian past. With charming candor, she admits to her Lennie from Of Mice and Men---style love of baby animals, her teenage crime spree as one half of a car-thieving couple (Bonnie and Clyde in Bermuda shorts and braces), and the fact that strangers seem compelled to show her their genitals. She also details her intriguing career history, which includes stints working in a frame store, at a penis clinic, and as a Japanese anime character in a touring children`s show.

Samantha delves into all these topics and many more in this thoroughly hilarious, unabashedly frank collection of personal essays. Whether detailing the creepiness that ensues when strangers assume that your mom is your lesbian lover, or recalling her girlhood crush on Jesus (who looked like Kris Kristofferson and sang like Kenny Loggins), Samantha turns the spotlight on her own imperfect yet highly entertaining life as relentlessly as she skewers hapless interview subjects on The Daily Show. She shares her unique point of view on a variety of subjects as wide-ranging as her deep affinity for old people and her hatred of hot ham. It`s all here, in irresistible prose that will leave you in stitches and eager for more.