Road - Years The- A Memoir, Continued...By Rick Mercer, 1 Each
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Canadian Rick Mercer overcame a serious lack of promise as a schoolboy but rose through the showbiz ranksas an aspiring actor, star of a surprisingly successful one-man show about the Meech Lake Accord, co-founder of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, creator and star of the dark-comedy sitcom Made in Canadahe was about to tackle his biggest opportunity yet. The Road Years picks up the story at that exciting point, with what would become The Rick Mercer Report. Plans for the show included political satire and Ricks familiar rants. But Rick and his partner, Gerald Lunz, were also determined to do something that comedy tends to avoid: they would emphasize the positive. Rick would travel from coast to coast to coast in search of everything thats best about Canada, particularly the people. The Road Years tells the inside story of his major success. A time when Rick was heading to another town, or military base, sports centre, national parkto try chainsaw carving, and bear tagging; hang from a harness; ride the Train of Death; plus countless other joyous and/or reckless assignments. Added to the mix were encounters with the countrys famous. Living prime ministers, Rock and roll royalty, Olympians and Paralympians. A skinny-dipping Bob Rae. And Jann Arden, of course, who gets a chapter to herself. Along the way he found the time to visit several countries in Africa and co-found and champion the charity Spread the Net, which has gone on to protect the lives of millions. Join the celebration, and revive a wealth of happy memories, with what is Rick Mercers funniest, most fascinating book yet.Product Number: 09780385688925
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Canadian Rick Mercer overcame a serious lack of promise as a schoolboy but rose through the showbiz ranksas an aspiring actor, star of a surprisingly successful one-man show about the Meech Lake Accord, co-founder of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, creator and star of the dark-comedy sitcom Made in Canadahe was about to tackle his biggest opportunity yet. The Road Years picks up the story at that exciting point, with what would become The Rick Mercer Report. Plans for the show included political satire and Ricks familiar rants. But Rick and his partner, Gerald Lunz, were also determined to do something that comedy tends to avoid: they would emphasize the positive. Rick would travel from coast to coast to coast in search of everything thats best about Canada, particularly the people. The Road Years tells the inside story of his major success. A time when Rick was heading to another town, or military base, sports centre, national parkto try chainsaw carving, and bear tagging; hang from a harness; ride the Train of Death; plus countless other joyous and/or reckless assignments. Added to the mix were encounters with the countrys famous. Living prime ministers, Rock and roll royalty, Olympians and Paralympians. A skinny-dipping Bob Rae. And Jann Arden, of course, who gets a chapter to herself. Along the way he found the time to visit several countries in Africa and co-found and champion the charity Spread the Net, which has gone on to protect the lives of millions. Join the celebration, and revive a wealth of happy memories, with what is Rick Mercers funniest, most fascinating book yet.Product Number: 09780385688925
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