In his new memoir "Plrknib" (www.amazon.com/Plrknib/dp/B01N3RD9E2) Alex Bernstein takes the I'm with the Band notion from "Almost Famous" and flips it into I'm with the Comics. At 16, Bernstein was the youngest regular at Cincinnati's legendary comedy club, d.w. eye, desperately trying to balance high school with writing and performing at night. As the pressure to keep up with the older comics grew, he looked for something - some edge - to help him compete. And then he found one: Plrknib - the perfect joke. But using the joke came with a terrible, terrible price. Set against the bohemian, downtown comedy boom of the early '80s, "Plrknib" is a breezy, bittersweet, and compelling story about love, friendship, and finding your own punchlines.
Early reviews say: "Hysterical, edge-of-your-seat drama." "The Power of Jokes permeates this book...in a way rarely seen in fiction." "I felt as though I was on stage with him 30 years ago." About the Book:Videos