Killing the Guys Who Killed the Guy Who Killed Lincoln: A Nutty Story About Edwin Booth and Boston Corbett

Written by Jesse Joyce

Narrated by Jesse Joyce

"Jesse Joyce is, by every definition of the word, a curious man. His love of history and gift for comedy adds up to a book that is a lot of fun to read and educational too.  Relive the murder of America’s most-beloved President and laugh!"  - Jimmy Kimmel

“Jesse Joyce is a fabulously gifted comedian who wrote jokes for me at the 2013 Academy Awards. But don’t hold that against him — this book is fantastic.” - Seth MacFarlane

"Jesse Joyce is an excellent stand up comedian and comedy writer. But it’s my contention that his borderline obsession with researching weird and wonderful events from history has robbed America of a great serial killer." - Jimmy Carr

There is no question that you’ve heard of the fiendish American scoundrel John Wilkes Booth, famously known as the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 15, 1865. But chances are that you know considerably less about the bizarre story of Edwin Booth and Boston Corbett, the men who killed the man who killed Lincoln. If you aren’t familiar with Booth’s and Corbett’s roles in the course that led to Lincoln’s unfortunate demise and the violent reckoning thereafter, then you’re about to get a doozy of a history lesson.

In Killing the Guys Who Killed the Guy Who Killed Lincoln: A Nutty Story about Edwin Booth and Boston Corbett, Emmy-nominated writer and comedian Jesse Joyce, whose historical and political quips can be heard on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as well as global television events like The Academy Awards, breaks down an astonishing moment in America’s past with this riotous and (mostly) historically accurate telling of two parallel lives leading up to the death of a notorious nineteenth-century villain. Featuring trademark humor and irreverence, Joyce relays the life and times of the “other” Booth, Edwin — a renowned actor, forced to grapple with the repercussions of his brother John Wilkes’s seditious actions, as he makes amends with the Union whilst only being interested in saving his own skin — and Corbett, from his journey as a mercury-poisoned mad hatter who castrated himself to his turbulent and action-packed adventures in the Union army to the fateful moment he shot Lincoln’s assassin dead and his wild escape from incarceration.

Amusing, richly detailed, and compulsively readable, Killing the Guys Who Killed the Guy Who Killed Lincoln is more than just a subplot to the Lincoln assassination that follows two nutty guys. Rather, it’s the story of how that subplot permanently altered the trajectory of the American saga and how history is sometimes made by the unlikeliest of individuals. It’s also an unbelievable story about jealousy, regrettable genital mishaps, a real human skull turned family heirloom, and a dad with a propensity for public nudity (we’re looking at you, Junius Brutus Booth). Jesse Joyce’s interpretation on the ballad of Booth and Corbett is U.S. history as it’s never been heard before.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Everand Originals
• Release date: Aug 22, 2023
• ISBN: 9781094465807

Jesse Joyce

Jesse Joyce is an Emmy-nominated and Writers Guild Award-winning comedy writer/comedian. He’s a long-time writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! and other TV shows: Comedy Central Roast, The Academy Awards, The Emmy Awards, The Tony Awards, and the ridiculous Guys Choice awards (essentially, the comedy writer’s EGOT). He’s performed on Kimmel, Comedy Central, History Channel, and many others. Jesse lives in LA with a wife, a dog, and two kids, not in that order.

Reviews for Killing the Guys Who Killed the Guy Who Killed Lincoln

[jaydubb94531 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is hilarious I was laughing all the way through it. The author is ruthless and roasts everyone with no regard whatsoever for who they were.

[PhoebeTerry · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A short but highly entertaining audiobook, read by the author. I'm looking forward to more books by him!

[Michelle Svay · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a must listen. Author makes history fun and full of laughs. Love his narration.

[Mark Steelman · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I found this book very entertaining. Some very interesting historical facts that I did not know as well as a zany way until the story.

[Lars-Erik Utberg · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Compelling story, funny jokes. Paints a vivid picture of the time.

[Marilyn Johnston · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

History came alive in a hilarious way! I wanted more!

[Gilda Galiano-Vinocur · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Hilarious and extremely well written. I wish the author would read at a slightly slower pace but I can listen to it again

[DAvid · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Filled with profanities but very educational and funny and engaging.

[Timothy Yohanna · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The comic nature of it, so interested wish everyone can listen and read the book

[Dwayne Heeter · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Obscure history lesson. Entertainingly witty and hilarious! Very enjoyable! Thank you Sir!

[Quinn Lathrop · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fuckin hilarious! Listened to it start to finish and laughed out loud more times than I could count.

[Kylee · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Hilarious hilarious hilarious. This book is an absolute must listen. Trust me.

[DiannaJohnson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Hysterical! Looking forward to more of Jesse Joyce's books and performances.

[Rachael Poppins Stodard · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Did y'all know that just about everyone related to the guy who murdered Lincoln or was involved in that whole tale was absolutely, batshit crazy?
This was only a 2.5 hour audiobook, and I really think it's worth a listen.
John Wilkes Booth? Crazy. John's brother? Certifiable. John's brother's wife? Cuckoo. His DAD?! TOTALLY EGFING BONKERS. The guy who killed Booth? Nuts, nuts, nuts.
I can't believe how insane this book has been. You should give it a shot.

[Polly Remedios · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

a decent and entertaining way to absorb 2 hours, rich with comical , [quote] "History" [unquote]

[Jesse Kubanet · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Unfortunately for Jesse’s other obligations and hobbies, he has to drop all of those and write more of these. Give me a Lee Harvey Oswald next. I love books about Lincoln and therefore, Booth, and this story is fantastic. It’s got everything I like in a book about history and great jokes. The last line is awesome. Was the whole book the longest setup to a punchline of all time? Great work.

[Frankie Braker · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

HILARIOUS book!! Full of super interesting history as well as some incredibly sick burns of your favorite historical villains. I finished it in one day and will be making my family listen too :))

[Juanne Michaud · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Funny and most informative! An easy, lighthearted listen. Highly recommended.

[typesmyth · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved it! It was like hearing a stand up comedian telling you a story from history.

[tom d · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This an ADULTs only book more along the lines of editorial then history. The number of expletives used by the author must be an effort to achieve an invitation to open mic night in a small town comedy club by night and discount tobacco shop by day.

[Bob · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Just too much swearing for my taste. It sounds like it'd be good, but I dropped after about the fifth f-bomb just in the introduction.

[michelle · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Funny AF and interesting! A different take on History! I wish all History was told in this manner!

[Susan Emery · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Would love to see a one man show for this

[sharri miller · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was hilarious and very well informative. This would be a great add to any high school AP American history course!

[Gloria · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

funny, succinct, informative. all history lessons should take a leaf from this book

[Amy Fortin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Hilarious, informative, wild! Well done, wish I could given this in book form to my history buff son!

[John Hudak · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Funny as hell!!! Totally made my day. I recommend this if you need a good laugh….Dave Barry would be proud.

[Lynn Hilleary · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great job of explaining the whole Lincoln assassination.
Funny guy - except talking about John S Mosby, CSA. My Great-Great Grandfather scouted w/ Mosby for JEB Stuart, then rode w/ Mosby when he began The Rangers.
GGGrandpa pounded their horses down Main Street in Salem VA (now Marshall) w/ Hunky Crazy Lewis Powell shooting over their heads at a group of Yankee pickets chasing them as the 2 had intentionally stirred them up.
Racists? Yes.
But interesting!

[Ben Adolph · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Hilarious and currently pertinent. Read like a mix of history and comedy, made me more interested in the period

[Robert Prowse · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I wish there was an extra star so I could rate it six stars. Made me laugh out loud.