How did Smith do that? I didn't think it was possible to be a bigger fan of Bob Smith's than I already was, but I am."-David Rakoff, author ofFraud, "It is abundantly clear that Smith mixed the funny with the sad in Remembrances of Things I Forgot, and he has literally turned that 'genre of life' into a tangible reflection of the time it takes for humans to forget their life experiences, big and small, sweet and sorrowful and in the end how remembrance of all things could actually change the world."-Tony Hobday, QSaltLake, "A beautifully written and well-paced comic sci-fi extravaganza, a true page turner yet pregnant with deep social and human insight.
"I'm afraid I'll die before they are old enough to know - or even remember - me, and I'm immodest enough to think that people who don't know me are missing out on something terrific."Wildly comic political satire mixes with cutting comedy, social commentary, and a touch of sf in this seriously entertaining summer read."- Booklist, "Wildly comic political satire mixes with cutting comedy, social commentary, and a touch of sf in this seriously entertaining summer read."- Booklist, "His characters are brilliantly drawn, the dialogue is Preston Sturges deft, the political satire is damning without being shrill, and you will absolutely cry when you read the last line. In his last published works, Treehab, Smith wrote, " I definitely want to teach Maddie and Xander that being angry about other people's selfishness and lack of compassion is actually a virtue."
The comedian wrote for several TV shows including The MTV Video Movie Awards, Roseanne and MADtv as well as performed stand-up for years, joining with fellow gay comedians Danny McWilliams and Jaffe Cohen to create the Funny Gay Males. He also wrote several novels, Selfish & Perverse (2007) and Remembrance of Things I Forgot (2011).
Smith was also a celebrated writer, with three collections of autobiographical essays, Openly Bob (1997), Way to Go, Smith (1999) and Treehab: Tales from my Natural Wild Life (2016) where he wrote about his battle with ALS. It’s time to learn your drag ~herstory~ with these 10 essential dragumentaries.
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