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Craig Ferguson On Recovery, Philosophy And A Lifetime Of 'Riding The Elephant'

The comedian and former talk show host's new book is a collection of essays about what he's learned over decades of being a bouncer, a drummer, a TV personality — and a recovering alcoholic.
Source: Beth Novey

Craig Ferguson is in his upper 50s, and it's a small — maybe not so small — kind of a miracle that between drinking, drugs, and hard general hard living, he's around, and a quarter-century sober, to write this book.

is a series of reflections on what he's learned along the road of being a comic and a drummer in, meeting Princess Diana, and all 12 steps of recovery.

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