This Might Get a Little Heavy

The stand-up comic’s hilariously heartfelt memoir of his journey out of the impoverished deep South and into the pantheon of American stand-up. A major headliner for over twenty-five years, Ralphie May was one of the biggest standup comedians in the country, both by ticket sales and by tonnage. While some things changed—Ralphie lost half his body weight—others did not: he will be remembered as one of the most successful comics of his time. Completed just months before his untimely passing, This