Synopses & Reviews
What do Tori Spelling, the Church of Scientology, and Donald Rumsfeld all have in common?: They -- and many others -- have answered letters from "Little Billy", a grown man with a cache of stamps and far too much time on his hands. Funny, touching, and delightfully quirky, Billy's letters cover a broad range of subject matter:
- Operation Drop-Out: Considering dropping out of elementary school, Billy writes to serial killers and celebrities seeking their wise counsel.
- Billy's Law: Which Supreme Court Justice prefers the Big Mac to the Whopper? Who is Janet Reno's favorite crime fighter? What does Robert Shapiro say is the best defense for being framed for murder? Billy finds out.
- The Making of the Class President: Billy runs for class president and collects "endorsements" from Nancy Reagan, Dick Cheney, George HW Bush, Gerald Ford, Bob Dole, Ken Starr, and Colin Powell.
- Choosing My Religion: Billy asks representatives from the Catholic, Presbyterian, Mormon, Raelian, Satanic, Scientologist, Hare Krishna and Unification Church (Moonies) what is "cool" or "easy" about their religion.
Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, Celebrities, Heads of Corporations, Serial Killers, Robot Makers, and the NesQuick Bunny have all replied to "Little Billy's" scrawled questions.
Review
“I generally resent humorous authors more clever than I am, but “Little Billys Letters” take the cake and he generously shares them. A masterpiece of mischief!” Alan Abel, elder statesman of hoaxers and the man Esquire magazine called & #8216;the Best Prankster of All Time & #8221;
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“Truly funny, fascinating book. Little Billys Letters is a delightful, literary Ali G. I couldnt put it down. Seriously, theres something with the glue in the binding. Other than that, I loved it!” Josh Weinstein, Former Showrunner, & #8220;The Simpsons & #8221;
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“Little Billys Letters by Bill Geerhart is, in a word, amazing.” Larry Gelbart, legendary comedy writer
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“Little Billys Letters brought sublime smiles and some howls. Bill Geerharts book reminds me of Don Novellos Lazlo Toth pranks (Novello is the comic genius who created SNLs Father Guido Sarducci) and Jeffrey Vallances 1981 prank book on exchanging neck ties with world leaders to promote peace. David Cay Johnston, New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist
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“Im mildly insulted that Little Billy didnt write to me, but otherwise I love this clever book and so will you.” Clifford Irving, author of The Hoax
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“This book will both amuse and disturb you. Oh, wait, and also amurb you as well. It demonstrates an obsessive dedication to the prank art form that moves me to tears!!” David Cross, Comedian and author of I Drink for a Reason
Synopsis
Truly funny .Little Billy s Letters is a delightful literary Ali G .I loved it
Josh Weinstein, former showrunner, The Simpsons
Demonstrates an obsessive dedication to the prank art form that moves me to tears
David Cross, comedian and author of I Drink for a Reason
A masterpiece of mischief
Alan Abel, named Best Prankster of All Time by Esquire magazine
Little Billy s Letters is a zany collection of correspondence and memorabilia from the famous and infamous, responses to the cheeky and hilarious queries of a curious little boy named Billy (in reality, a fully grown Bill Geerhart). Fans of the bestselling Letters from a Nut and The Lazlo Letters, as well as Ali G and Borat aficionados, will howl at Little Billy s wickedly, insanely hysterical childish scrawls and less-than-innocent questions to world leaders, Supreme Court justices, celebrities, CEOs, and serial killers and the truly astonishing answers they elicited
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Synopsis
“Truly funny….
Little Billys Letters is a delightful literary Ali G….I loved it!”
—Josh Weinstein, former showrunner, “The Simpsons”
“Demonstrates an obsessive dedication to the prank art form that moves me to tears!”
—David Cross, comedian and author of I Drink for a Reason
“A masterpiece of mischief!”
—Alan Abel, named “Best Prankster of All Time” by Esquire magazine
Little Billys Letters is a zany collection of correspondence and memorabilia from the famous and infamous, responses to the cheeky and hilarious queries of a curious “little boy” named Billy (in reality, a fully grown Bill Geerhart). Fans of the bestselling Letters from a Nut and The Lazlo Letters, as well as Ali G and Borat aficionados, will howl at “Little Billys” wickedly, insanely hysterical childish scrawls and less-than-innocent questions to world leaders, Supreme Court justices, celebrities, CEOs, and serial killers…and the truly astonishing answers they elicited!