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  • Maybe We'll Have You Back

  • The Life of a Perennial TV Guest Star
  • By: Fred Stoller
  • Narrated by: Ray Chase
  • Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (14 ratings)

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Maybe We'll Have You Back

By: Fred Stoller
Narrated by: Ray Chase
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Editorial reviews

Fred Stoller is best known for being "that guy" in classic sitcoms like Murphy Brown, Seinfeld, and Everybody Loves Raymond, and he recalls his life of almost-fame in this humorous and revealing memoir. Ray Chase gives an uncanny performance that uses a languid and slightly adenoidal voice to mimic Stoller's droopy, sad sack persona. It isn't all an act, however, as Stoller examines the downsides of his success with a bracing forthrightness to go along with the juicy tales of the celebrities he's worked with, making Maybe We'll Have You Back a candid look at TV's perennial guest star.

Publisher's Summary

Fred Stoller has played the annoying schnook in just about every sitcom you’ve seen on TV - Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Scrubs, Hannah Montana, My Name Is Earl - and was even a staff writer for Seinfeld, but he’s never found a solid gig. When it comes to Hollywood, it’s a case of always the bridesmaid and never the bride, except in his case he’s always the snarky waiter, the mopey cousin, or Man Number Two.

This hilarious and bittersweet rags-to-rags story of the hardest-working guy in showbiz follows Fred, who started his career as a stand-up comic, from set to set as he tries to find a permanent home for his oddball character. With candor, Fred shares stories of his great adventures pounding the Hollywood pavement, including a humiliating encounter with Billy Crystal, a disastrous one-night stand with Kathy Griffin, and plenty of awkward run-ins at craft service tables. And he always shares his ups and downs with his skeptical yet loving mother waiting by the phone in Brooklyn.

Everyone can relate to searching for a dream job or their next big break, and will root for Fred as he weaves his way through the cutthroat world of Tinseltown.

©2013 Fred Stoller (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Critic Reviews

"I don’t know why Fred was never a regular on a show. Maybe because he’s annoying...just kidding!" (Ray Romano)

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Sad but Real

A really great insight into how REAL Hollywood works, especially in light of the recent SAG strikes.

Just wish it was read by stroller himself… once again, he can’t even land the job of HIMSELF

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Great. Kind of sad

Really enjoyable account which should be required reading for anyone thinking about trying their hand at acting or writing. The author seemed like such an unlikely person to put himself out there in the world of show business and I felt myself tensing up as each rejection came, worried at how he would cope. But he is made of tough stuff and his humour has obviously taken him a long way.

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