{"product_id":"9781770562059","title":"Sitcom","description":"\u003cp\u003eImplicating extremes from Coriolanus to Karen Carpenter, David McGimpsey’s \u003cem\u003eSitcom\u003c\/em\u003e is both serious poetry and a work of comedy. Mischievous, generous and side-splittingly funny, this collection of wry soliloquies and sonnets begins with a milestone birthday and finds itself in demi-mondes as varied as the offices of university regents and the basic plot arc of \u003cem\u003eHawaii Five-O\u003c\/em\u003e – offering, along the way, a sincere contemplation of mortality and the fashion sense of Mary Tyler Moore. Unembarrassed by its literary allusions or its hi-lo hybridity, \u003cem\u003eSitcom\u003c\/em\u003e’s strategic and encompassing voice is prepared for each comedic disaster and is, somehow, always ready for next week’s episode.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘McGimpsey displays erudition, clever insights and a knack for the wickedly funny wisecrack.’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e– The Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘[McGimpsey] finds the humanity hiding in the hilarity. This guy is as funny as David Sedaris, and more inventive.’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e– \u003cem\u003eThe Ottawa Citizen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174777667824,"sku":"9781770562059","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770562059_p0.jpg?v=1763706587","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770562059","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}