Playing with Myself, Randy Rainbow
Playing with Myself, Randy Rainbow
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Playing with Myself

Bestseller

Author: Randy Rainbow

Narrator: Randy Rainbow

Unabridged: 7 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/19/2022


Synopsis

This program is read by the author with a special appearance from his mom.

An intimate and light-hearted memoir by viral sensation and three-time Emmy-nominated musical comedian Randy Rainbow that takes readers through his life—the highs, the lows, the lipstick, the pink glasses, and the show tunes.

Randy Rainbow, the man who conquered the Internet with a stylish pair of pink glasses, an inexhaustible knowledge of Broadway musicals, and the most gimlet-eyed view of American politics this side of Mark Twain finally tells all in Playing with Myself, a memoir sure to cause more than a few readers to begin singing one of his greatest hits like “A Spoonful of Clorox” or “Cover Your Freakin’ Face.”

As Randy has said, “There’s so much fake news out there about me. I can’t wait to set the record straight and finally give people a peek behind the green screen.” And set the record straight he does. Playing with Myself is a first-hand account of the journey that led Randy Rainbow from his childhood as the over-imaginative, often misunderstood little boy who carried a purse in the second grade to his first job on Broadway as the host at Hooters and on to the creation of his trademark comedy character. In chapters titled “Pajama Bottoms” (a look back at the days when he wore pajama bottoms on his head to pretend he was Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz), “Yes, It’s My Real Name, Shut Up!” (no explanation necessary...) and “Pink Glasses” (a rose-colored homage to his favorite accessory), Playing with Myself is a memoir that answers the question “Can an introverted musical theatre nerd with a MacBook and a dream save the world, one show tune at a time?”

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.

About Randy Rainbow

RANDY RAINBOW is a four-time Emmy– and Grammy–nominated American comedian, producer, actor, singer, writer, satirist, host, and New York Times bestselling author, best known for his popular web series The Randy Rainbow Show. His musical parodies and political spoofs have garnered him worldwide acclaim and four consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Short-Form Variety Series. His debut solo album, A Little Brains, A Little Talent, earned him a 2022 Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. He resides in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Doug on March 21, 2022

4.5, rounded up. Ok, I was predisposed to like this, having been an RR fan even before he broke out in 2016 with his anti-45 song parodies. But I was pleasantly surprised (and suitably enthralled) by his telling of his own story - which, sure, follows a lot of the well-worn tropes of celebrity tell-......more

Goodreads review by Della B on April 25, 2022

I have long been a fan of Randy Rainbow and was excited to read his autobiography. His humour did not translate well to pure written word unfortunately. Not that his book should be all laughs but the only time I had a true sense of the man behind the façade was when he described his last days with h......more

Goodreads review by Trish on October 08, 2024

Introverts for the win! Yes, Randy is an introvert. Yes, that is his actual name. Yes, he is awesome! How could he have not turned out that way with that mother and granny?! I'm not a fan of biographies but after binging almost all the videos on Randy's YouTube channel during the pandemic (I became ki......more

Goodreads review by June on February 18, 2022

Which one of these is Randy Rainbow? The overweight, introverted child wearing a cartoon t-shirt? The boy being bullied in the school yard? The child hiding in his room to avoid his father's anger? The star of many a school musical? The boy who spent most date nights with his grandmother? The boy wh......more

Goodreads review by "Avonna on July 15, 2022

Check out all my reviews at: [URL not allowed] PLAYING WITH MYSELF by Randy Rainbow is an entertaining and heartfelt audiobook memoir with the author himself narrating, because who else could do it justice? If you want to laugh and deal with the occasional tissue worthy tears, then th......more