The Last Black Unicorn

The Last Black Unicorn

by Tiffany Haddish
The Last Black Unicorn

The Last Black Unicorn

by Tiffany Haddish

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Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“An inspiring story that manages to be painful, honest, shocking, bawdy and hilarious.” —The New York Times Book Review

From stand-up comedian, actress, and breakout star of Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish, comes The Last Black Unicorn, a sidesplitting, hysterical, edgy, and unflinching collection of (extremely) personal essays, as fearless as the author herself.

Growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles, Tiffany learned to survive by making people laugh. If she could do that, then her classmates would let her copy their homework, the other foster kids she lived with wouldn’t beat her up, and she might even get a boyfriend. Or at least she could make enough money—as the paid school mascot and in-demand Bar Mitzvah hype woman—to get her hair and nails done, so then she might get a boyfriend.

None of that worked (and she’s still single), but it allowed Tiffany to imagine a place for herself where she could do something she loved for a living: comedy.

Tiffany can’t avoid being funny—it’s just who she is, whether she’s plotting shocking, jaw-dropping revenge on an ex-boyfriend or learning how to handle her newfound fame despite still having a broke person’s mind-set. Finally poised to become a household name, she recounts with heart and humor how she came from nothing and nowhere to achieve her dreams by owning, sharing, and using her pain to heal others.

By turns hilarious, filthy, and brutally honest, The Last Black Unicorn shows the world who Tiffany Haddish really is—humble, grateful, down-to-earth, and funny as hell. And now, she’s ready to inspire others through the power of laughter.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781501181832
Publisher: Gallery Books
Publication date: 01/29/2019
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 288
Sales rank: 138,314
Product dimensions: 5.31(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

About The Author
Tiffany Haddish is a comedian, actress, and producer who was the breakout star of the smash comedy Girls Trip, where she appeared as the scene-stealing “Dina” alongside Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, and Regina Hall. Her additional film and television work includes The Last O.G., Night School, The Carmichael Show, Keanu, and a turn as host of the 2018 MTV Movie and TV Awards. Her debut stand-up special, Tiffany Haddish: She Ready! From the Hood to Hollywood, debuted on Showtime in August 2017. In November 2017, she made history by becoming the first black female stand-up comedian to host Saturday Night Live. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Invitation vii

Mascots and Bar Mitzvahs: High School Years 1

Laugh Factory Comedy Camp 25

Family and Foster Care 37

Titus the Boyfriend 71

The Pimp Gets Pimped 99

Roscoe the Handicapped Angel 109

How I Got (Restarted) in Comedy 133

Dating 145

The Ex-Husband 161

The Long Road to Comedy Success 201

Tiffany's True Hollywood Stories 223

She Ready 253

Acknowledgments 277

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