Colin Quinn Makes Book Deal With Grand Central Publishing For ‘Yesterday’s News’

COMMENTS (16)

• love me Colin – bring back tough crowd for petes sake

  Comment by cherokee — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 8:30am PDT  Reply to this post

• Mid six figures maybe with unearned bonuses. Agent hype there for sure. And typical I might add I would guess 150k

  Comment by Litguy — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 8:34am PDT  Reply to this post

  • You are correct. Nobody cares about a Colin Quinn book let along Colin. Yes, he’s an insider comedy guy but nothing more. Good call, Litguy.

    Comment by Anonymous — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 10:07am PDT  Reply to this post

    • Colin is a genius. His standup is superb. This man is a wonderful entertainer. And this is a great idea for a book. If it’s as entertaining as his Play — it will be quite successful. I’m glad for Colin Quinn. He deserves his success.

      Barry Marder

      Comment by T — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 10:53am PDT  Reply to this post

      • Well T or Barry or whoever you are, couldn’t agree less. This guy is a terd. Not a tard. A terd. He comes from the group of losers called Janie Garefalo. They think they’re cool but come on sister, they are not. Seems like a puffatos piece to me. I believe Litguy is right, too.

        Comment by DJ Nus — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 11:41am PDT  Reply to this post

    • I care. I love these Dane Cook-types who like to throw stones…

      Don’t forget you have someone holding on line four buddy…

      Comment by Da Da Da Danza — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 11:24am PDT  Reply to this post

• What a great HBO special

  Comment by the inforcer — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 8:39am PDT  Reply to this post

• Was forced to see his broadway show…funny and super smart…good for him

  Comment by alex — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 9:04am PDT  Reply to this post

• Ben Greenberg is a rock star.

  Comment by Henry Sturges — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 9:18am PDT  Reply to this post

• THE LEGEND IS BACK WHERE HE BELONGS, ON TOP!

  Comment by Wade — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 9:31am PDT  Reply to this post

• Colin is great. I loved Tough Crowd! Colin, Jim Norton, Patrice O’neal, Nick Dipaolo and Greg Giraldo (rip) are all great comics that don’t get enough props, imo. Oh yeah, and that former crackhead-toothy-mfer, Rich Vos, has his moments too.

  Comment by SAGgy One — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 10:21am PDT  Reply to this post

• Seinfeld was the greatest sitcom ever made. I miss Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer. A true classic.

  Comment by Rock Steady — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 10:30am PDT  Reply to this post

• I love Colin Quinn and am happy for his deal. However, this is a perfect illustration of how the publishing industry is doomed. They’re throwing money at a comic few people outside of hard-core comedy enthusiasts know of, for an idea that sounds mediocre at best. What reader is going to pony up the cash for this book when it comes out in hardback? Or when the publisher stupidly tries to charge $12.99 for the e-book version? This industry is done…and I say “good riddance.”

  Comment by Literary Realist — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 10:47am PDT  Reply to this post

  • Had no idea Colin Quinn getting a book deal signified the end of the business as we know it? You know how to call em’.

    Let’s be honest– the last nonfiction book you bought was about Sarah Palin and the last piece of fiction was by Clive Cussler.

    Comment by illiterate realist — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 11:27am PDT  Reply to this post

• How many ideas can Colin Quinn steal from others before he’s stopped? First he does a show called “Long Story Short”, and now book with fake headlines from different historical periods?! I think we all liked this this the 1st time we saw it — when it was called THE ONION.
  At least Colin actually learned to speak coherently since his days doing Weekend Update, when nobody could tell what the hell he was saying.

  Comment by Mgraham — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 11:56am PDT  Reply to this post

  • You forgot to make fun of his short legs, stupid.

    Comment by Mike — Saturday December 1, 2012 @ 8:04pm PST  Reply to this post