When Norm Macdonald was asked to write a celebrity memoir, he said no. Then he disappeared to a farm in northern Canada for two years and came back with this book.
Based on a True Story is part memoir, part tall tale, and entirely Norm—sharp, absurd, and unexpectedly moving. In these pages, the legendary Saturday Night Live comedian spins stories about fame, gambling, love, loss, and redemption, blending fact and fiction into something uniquely his own.
Norm never plays by the rules, and his “memoir” is no exception. This is not a straightforward account of his life, but a brilliantly unpredictable ride through the mind of one of comedy’s most original voices.
Funny, strange, and oddly profound, it is pure Norm from start to finish.
