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Running the Light

By: Sam Tallent, Kyle Kinane - foreword
Narrated by: Greg Chaille, Tracy Chaille, Trae Crowder, Tim Dillon, David Gborie, Chris Gethard, Adam Cayton Holland, Jackie Kashian, Rick Kerns, Kyle Kinane, Bert Kreischer, Kristine Levine, Nathan Lund, Nora Lynch, full cast
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Debauched, divorced, and courting death, Billy Ray Schafer is a comedian who has forgotten how to laugh. Over the course of seven spun-out days across the American Southwest, he travels from from hell gig to hell gig in search of a reason to keep living in this bleak and violent glimpse into the psyche of a thoroughly ruined man. Ex-inmate, ex-husband, ex-father - comedian is the only title Schafer has left. Trapped in the wreckage of his wasted career, Billy Ray knows the answer to the question: What happens when the opportunity doesn't come - or worse - it comes and goes?

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incredible book from an amazing comedian and now writer. Having comics read the book is a cool idea but some readers didn't seem suited to the task. Sam should have just read it himself.

A Hunter S. Thompson style slice of Americana

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interesting insight into the life of a touring comedian, well written. good work by the voice actors, even if they are amateurs lol

really enjoyed it

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An absolute pleasure to listen to, Sam Tallent isn’t just an amazing comedian for spoken performances but an absolute word smith when it comes to written material too highly recommended

More than one Tallent

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Well written, the comics didn’t do the words justice. It was like the main character Billy Ray, he was a mess. Sam should either narrate himself or get Soder to do it. Some of the narrators were dreadful to listen to.

Great book

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Gripping and eloquently written. I loved everything, the characters, the plot, and especially the imagery. I was Billy Ray. The narrators were also brilliant, despite the shitty audio at times. Thank you all for creating such a masterpiece. Sam, you are a genius!

Fucking unreal

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