REVIEW: Funny Guy by Emma Barry

Dear Emma Barry,

I loved Chick Magnet, released earlier this year and was excited to read Funny Guy, although I knew from your social media posts that it is a very different book. Different is fine – but unfortunately Funny Guy didn’t work quite as well for me as I’d hoped.

Sam Leyland is a stand-up comedian who works on a New York-based live TV show ‘Comedy Hour’. He’s funny but gets into trouble a lot and self-identifies as an asshole. It’s obvious that Comedy Hour is based, at least loosely, ...