Fun, funny, interesting autobiography. Touches on everything he has done in his career, and s0me of his personal life. I thought of him as the Full House dad, then saw him in The Aristrocrats and realized there was a whole 'nother side to him. ( )

Dirty Daddy: The Chronicles of a Family Man Turned Filthy Comedian

I Picked Up This Book Because: Why not hear about the person behind the infamous Danny Tanner. Also I’m really attracted to the title.

The Story:

It took some time to get used to Bob’s style of writing/thinking as he drifts when telling stories. As a result my mind did it’s on bit of drifting so I can’t say I was always paying strict attention. Bob suffered a lot of heartache at a young age. Lots of loss in his family. You will not be surprised that humor is the way he got through that loss. We learn about the terrifying birth of his daughter, his many wonderful friendships and his perspective now that he is an older man. I connected a lot more with the later part of the book and his old man ramblings.

In the end I feel like Bob values friends, values family, and feels like he has had some incredible experiences in life that he knows not everyone gets to have.

The Random Thoughts:

3.5 Stars ( )

Dirty Daddy: The Chronicles of a Family Man Turned Filthy Comedian by Bob Saget
330 pages

★★ ½

I will admit, I’m a Full House fan – I grew up on the show, have the whole series on DVD, and watch it regularly. But be aware, Bob Saget is not the super wholesome, sweet man like his character, Danny Tanner, in the show but I was luckily quite aware of that. If you only know Saget for his roles on Full House and America’s Funniest Videos and are expecting those characters? Stop now and turn around.

I think this book had a lot of potential. Bob Saget has some interesting moments in his life – so of them sad, some of them funny. The problem is how he seems to deal with these stories. Whether it is a coping mechanism or his way of trying to be funnier than necessary, all of his great stories were constantly interrupted by his making rude and crude jokes that just didn’t belong. I get it Bob Saget, you aren’t those characters you once played (PS. He has whole chapters dedicated to those shows that made his famous) but not every other paragraph has to be interjected with a fart or penis joke. Unfortunately, his random jokes thrown throughout really detracted from what could have been a pretty good memoir. Thumbs up for the stories he did share, I doubt all of them were easy to write and he is very honest throughout. However, major points removed for the jokes – there’s ways to make a memoir funny without such methods, trust me, I’ve read them.
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Whether you're a fan of Bob Saget as Danny Tanner in "Full House" or of his adult comedy, you'll enjoy this one. I enjoyed his stream of consciousness style and insights into his childhood. He displays his parental sensibilities, despite his irreverent sometimes controversial humor. Also having a silly, sarcastic, immature, somewhat perverse sense of humor, I can relate to him. I only wish he'd included more specifics, defining his humor. ( )

Whether you're a fan of Bob Saget as Danny Tanner in "Full House" or of his adult comedy, you'll enjoy this one. I enjoyed his stream of consciousness style and insights into his childhood. He displays his parental sensibilities, despite his irreverent sometimes controversial humor. Also having a silly, sarcastic, immature, somewhat perverse sense of humor, I can relate to him. I only wish he'd included more specifics, defining his humor. ( )

the audio book was great. a little slow in a few parts but very entertaining ( )

The Good: You get a very good look at the life and history of Bob Saget in Dirty Daddy. You get to know who he is, far beyond the persona he portrays.

The Bad: I went into this book thinking Bob Saget was the man. That this was going to be a hilarious and scandalous read. I was rather disappointed. Dirty Daddy wasn't even a little funny. Saget is extremely obsessed with farts and other little boy humor. His version of "dirty" wasn't remotely close to my own. There was no scandal here either. Saget is protective of his friends, and while that's a good thing, that makes for no fun private stories shared. ( )

Bob Saget is best known for his work in “Full House” and America’s Funniest Home Movies” but he is also a standup comedian; and a dirty one at that. I have watched both television shows and enjoyed them, but have never seen him perform standup. I don’t know if he is funny, but I can tell you that it doesn’t translate well on paper. In his book his jokes are juvenile and not at all worth a chuckle.

This book is a mish-mash concoction of his life that doesn’t evenly flow. He begins with those family members he loved and lost (and it’s that why also). Loves to toss out names of celebrities he’s met and befriended. Writes a lot about his relationships with his daughters and his former co-stars and the importance they are to him. And he tosses some of those crude jokes in there. The book is not funny, not enjoyable and a miss in my eyes. ( )

Bob Saget is best known for his many years playing neat freak widower and dad Danny Tanner on TV's iconic sitcom Full House. Anyone who has children in the 20s has probably seen that show, but this memoir, Dirty Daddy, shows a much different side to Saget, one that fans of his standup will know better.

Saget likes scatological humor, which can be funny in small doses, but for me a little goes a long way. He got his love of this humor from his father, whom he clearly adores, and that shines through brightly in this book.

Death played a big part in the Saget family, with Bob losing three close uncles and a cousin at a young age. His parents lost twins when they got an infection in the hospital when they were born and died. His two older sisters died at age 34 and 41, respectively. Death followed the Saget family, and that is where their gallows humor came from; it helped them cope.

There are a lot of showbiz stories here, about famous people Saget knows, like Don Rickles, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and some fun stories from his Full House and America's Funniest Home Video days. His story of visiting Larry Fine from the Three Stooges in a nursing home when he was teen was so sweet.

One day he forgot to take his microphone off when going to the restroom during a break of AFHV and he said something rude about the audience that was broadcast to everyone. When he returned, the audience was ice cold to him. Oops.

Saget's stream--of-consciousness writing and scatological (vulgar) language will turn off some, but overall I enjoyed his memoir. ( )

4.9/5 ( )