In \"Plrknib\" Alex Bernstein takes the I\'m with the Band vibe from \"Almost Famous\" and successfully flips it into I\'m with the Comics. The author of \"Miserable Holiday Stories\" brings you back to 1980 to tell a coming-of-age story set in the breakneck world of stand-up comedy. At 16, Bernstein became the youngest regular at Cincinnati’s premiere comedy club, d.w. eye. But as the pressure to keep up with the older comics grew, he looked for something – some edge – to help him compete. And then he found one: \"Plrknib\" – the perfect joke. But using the joke came with a terrible, terrible price. Set against the bohemian, downtown comedy boom of the early \'80s, \"Plrknib\" is a breezy, bittersweet and utterly compelling memoir about love, friendship, and finding your own punchlines.

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