My worst moment: Sebastian Maniscalco on doing stand-up comedy in a boxing ring
by Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune
Mar 14, 2018
4 minutes
According to Forbes magazine, Sebastian Maniscalco was the 10th highest paid comedian last year at $15 million - and he's done it all without a TV series to boost his profile.
He has a new book out, "Stay Hungry, "which is a collection of essays about his life and career, including a little bit about his pre-stand-up life in Chicago. "I talk about my upbringing and I talk about some of the jobs I had. Coming from the family I came from, you kind of were required to pull your own weight around the house."
Most of the book centers on his move to LA in 1998 and his life thereafter. He didn't know anyone when he first
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