Comedian Mike Polk Jr. has received more than 50 million views on YouTube alone for his witty Internet videos (Hastily Made Tourism Video, Cleveland Browns: Factory of Sadness, and others). Now he delivers the same wicked sense of humor in a book.
This hilarious rustbelt satire lampoons Cleveland's quirks, including our boundless obsession with crappy sports teams, the nonstop quest to reinvent our civic image, and a grab-bag collection of odd local celebrities.
Polk tackles such timely topics as: Great Places to Take a Dump Downtown ... Riding the RTA: A Fascinating Cultural Experience ... A Cleveland Enemies Hall of Fame ... A Comparison of Three Area Gentlemen's Clubs ... A Fabulous Remake of Cleveland's Own Flag ... and much more.
Full color photos throughout.
Publisher: Gray & Company Publishers
Published: 10/31/2012
Pages: 108
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 8.40w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781938441073
About the Author
Polk, Mike: - Mike Polk Jr. is a Cleveland-based writer and comedian whose self-produced videos have more than 50 million combined views on You Tube alone. He is responsible for such viral hits as The Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video (which appeared in the Michael Moore documentary Capitalism: A Love Story), The Honest R&B Song, The One Semester of Spanish Love Song, and the award-winning internet series Man In The Box. Polk has been performing sketch comedy with the group Last Call for over nine years, young throughout North America. The troupe won Best of the Festival in Toronto in 2011 and Seattle in 2010 and regularly perform at Cleveland's Playhouse Square Theaters. Polk has been named Cleveland's best comedian by Scene Magazine and Cleveland Magazine on several occasions. His work has also appeared on TNT's Inside the NBA, and on FunnyorDie.com. For all of his bluster, Polk is a huge advocate of the Northeast Ohio area and is happy to call Cleveland his home.