Description
Frank Smiley was a comedy-obsessed kid with questionable impulse control who somehow grew up to become one of Conan O’Brien’s longest-serving producers, spending more than four decades in late-night TV wrangling celebrities, pitching absurd ideas, and walking the line between comedic glory and career extinction.
In Confessions of a Late Night Madman, Frank recounts navigating the singular brilliance of Norm Macdonald, dealing with a guest so desperate to flee 30 Rock it starts to resemble a hostage situation, signing Conan up to drink whiskey and shoot guns with Hunter S. Thompson, surviving the high-wire chaos of producing remotes with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, and so much more. The result is a ringside seat to a professional life built on adrenaline, improvisation, and the stubborn belief that the bit is worth it.
More than just a parade of backstage disasters, bruised egos, and triumphs snatched from the edge of catastrophe, Frank offers a tender look at the madness behind the curtain—supportive coworkers, friendship, loyalty, and the rewards of building a life inside a world that is as dysfunctional as it is exhilarating.
Outrageous and moving in equal measure, Confessions of a Late Night Madman is a love letter to comedy and comedians—a profane, self-lacerating, deeply affectionate look at the people, pressure, and beautiful dysfunction of late-night television, none of which has cost Frank his job. Yet.
Product Details
Writer: Smiley, Frank
Release Date: 2027-04-13
FOC Date: 2027-03-09
Page Count: 256
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SKU: 9798902680741
Barcode: 9798902680741
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