No Wonder My Parents Drank: Tales from a Stand-Up Dad

Written by Jay Mohr

Narrated by Jay Mohr

YOU’LL NEVER SLEEP IN THIS TOWN AGAIN

From Saturday Night Live to stand-up, from a blockbuster film career to the star of CBS’s hit television show Gary Unmarried, Jay Mohr is one of the funniest people in comedy today. Now, in this down and dirty tale of modern fatherhood, Mohr shares his stories as a first-time parent.

No Wonder My Parents Drank reveals the details behind Mohr’s humiliating test-tube conception attempts and then recounts the trauma of not only having to keep this child alive, but having to spend time alone with him! He waxes poetic about dirty diapers; spins theories on spanking; and mulls over the more hidden advantages of parenthood, like carpool lane access, carte blanche to use the ladies restroom, and an alibi for missing family dinners. Mohr describes, in painfully funny detail, the bizarre situations that all parents inevitably face but can never prepare for (such as when his kid discovered his dog’s rear end) as well as moments of pure joy like taking his son to his first baseball game.

Mohr reports on the hilarious wisdom that his son, Jackson, has taught him—like why it’s fun to play "Kissy Boy" with the other boys at recess, how important sunscreen is for avoiding a "sunborn," and how awesome it is to get a "rainbow belt" in karate.

Riotously acerbic and refreshingly honest, No Wonder My Parents Drank casts the very funny Jay Mohr with an even funnier mini-me sidekick as a supporting character in a little comedic love story that every person who either is a parent or has a parent will find delightful.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: May 11, 2010
• ISBN: 9781442304130

Jay Mohr

The multi-talented Jay Mohr's career has spanned over a decade. He first received audience notice with his dead-on impressions of Christopher Walken, Dick Vitale and Sean Penn on "Saturday Night Live." Soon after that, he landed his breakthrough film role as a rival sports agent in the blockbuster hit "Jerry Maguire," and followed that up in a touching good-guy turn in "Picture Perfect." Other film credits include "Playing By Heart," "Suicide Kings," "Seeing Other People," "Even Money," "The Groomsmen," "Pay it Forward," "Street Kings" and "Go," as well as comedic leads in "King's Ransom" and "Are We There Yet?"  On television, Mohr created, executive produced and hosted "Last Comic Standing," now in its sixth season. Other credits include "Action" and his most recent role as Professor Rick Payne on the CBS series "Ghost Whisperer." CBS’s brand new blockbuster “Gary Unmarried” stars Jay Mohr and has been honored with the "Favorite New TV Comedy" award at the 35th People's Choice Awards.             Mohr is also well known for his sports work as host of FOX Sports Net's "NFL This Morning" and narrator of the award-winning "Beyond the Glory." Additionally, Mohr executive produced and hosted the ESPN series "Mohr Sports" an original weekly comedy/music/sports talk hour and he continues to sell out venues across the country with his stand-up routine. 

Reviews for No Wonder My Parents Drank

[horomnizon · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Not quite as funny as I expected, but touching and still a good read. I'm not a parent, but really enjoyed Jay's musings on being a dad and observations on his childhood versus that of his son and other kids today. I will be passing this on to friends who recently became parents.

[irunsjh · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I like this book. I am not normally a fan of non-fiction books, but this one had me laughing every once and a while. Overall not a bad book.

[chuewyc_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Personally it was nice to see Jay so in love with his son but i felt that it dragged quite a bit

[jillstone · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I've never been a big fan of Jay Mohr until I read this book it is so very funny! His adoration for his son just shines through while the humor never lets up. I was reading parts out loud to my family when I could stop laughing.