Tanner Colby

I am the author of BELUSHI: A BIOGRAPHY and the New York Times and LA Times bestseller THE CHRIS FARLEY SHOW: A BIOGRAPHY IN THREE ACTS. I am currently working on my third book, a history of racial integration in America entitled SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE BLACK. I have a blog on the subject called Our National Conversation About Race. You can see it at my website, above.

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Here is what some very nice people have said about me:

THE NEW YORK TIMES
“...is Chris Farley worth taking seriously? The Chris Farley Show offers a persuasive argument…. The Chris Farley we meet here is both funnier and more loveable than the typical celebrity drug casualty, which makes The Chris Farley Show both sadder and more frustrating than the typical just-say-no cautionary tale.”

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY - B+
“As with any good oral history, The Chris Farley Show moves briskly and the reporting is deep…. In fact, this unflinching, well-written book outshines any Farley highlight reel.”

KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)
“Essential for Farley and SNL fans, and a sterling example of oral biography—well-structured, consistently engaging and simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking.”

PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY
“[a] rip-roaring memory mosaic...this is a boisterous book the comedian’s fans will want to buy, borrow or steal.” (read less)

I am the author of BELUSHI: A BIOGRAPHY and the New York Times and LA Times bestseller THE CHRIS FARLEY SHOW: A BIOGRAPHY IN THREE ACTS. I am currently working on my third book, a history of racial integration in America entitled SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE BLACK. I have a blog on the subject called Our National Conversation About Race. You can see it at my website, above.

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Here is what some very nice people have said about me:

THE NEW YORK TIMES
“...is Chris Farley worth taking... (read more)