A Very Punchable Face (Jost) - Discussion Questions

Discussion Questions
We'll add publisher questions if and when they're available; in the meantime, use our LitLovers talking points to help start a discussion for A VERY PUNCHABLE FACE … then take off on your own:

1. Which of Colin Jost's essays in his memoir …

1. Most powerfully affected you (perhaps the story about his mother) …
2. Made you laugh the hardest …
3. Most revealed the most about who Colin Jost really is …
4. Did you find…well, peurile, or childish …
5. Made you wonder how Jost ever survived  …
6. Answered the question about whether Jost's success is due to talent, hardwork, or luck …
7. Dished out the most interesting stuff on colleagues and what it is like working on SNL.

2. It's not uncommon for readers to pick up books by favorite comedians, only to find themselves let down by the lack of humor, lack of heft, or lack of good writing … or by the fact that it simply wasn't interesting. If A Very Punchable Face left you disappointed … how so? If, on the other hand, Colin Jost's memoir lived up to your hopes, even exceeded them … in what way did it do so?

(Questions by LitLovers. Please feel free to use them, online and off, with attribution. Thanks.)

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