: Published in 2016, the book is less a factual record of Macdonald's life and more a metafictional sendup of literary and comedic tropes.
: Norm Macdonald’s Based on a True Story uses absurdist fiction and unreliable narration to provide a more "honest" portrait of a comedian’s psyche than a standard autobiography could ever achieve. II. The Subversion of Genre Based on a True Story: A Memoir
: Restate how the book’s absurdity is its greatest strength, offering "stark honesty" through humor. : Published in 2016, the book is less