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64th Man

Starring John Cena and Anna Chlumsky

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64th Man

By: Bryan Tucker, Zack Phillips
Narrated by: John Cena, Anna Chlumsky, Jane Curtin, Will Forte, Leslie Jones, Adam Pally, full cast
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Please note: This content is not for kids. It is for mature audiences only. This audio comedy features adult language and themes, some sexual content, and the kind of talk you leave on the field. Discretion is advised.

64th Man is an Audible Original starring the world-famous and powerfully funny John Cena, Emmy-nominated actress Anna Chlumsky (Veep), comedy legend Jane Curtin, and an all-star cast of Saturday Night Live performers and alums. Produced by Broadway Video, this sports comedy is not an audiobook - it’s a 10-episode scripted audio series that’s like TV for your ears.

In sports, everybody loves redemption stories, the underdog who no one believes in but through sheer hard work wins it all. But no one tells the stories of the players who work hard and don’t make it. In pro football, 53 guys get on the roster. Ten make it to the practice squad. And then there’s the 64th Man - that’s Billy Logan (Cena), who seems to always be one spot from glory.

After a promising college career capped by a headline-making, game-winning play, Billy seems destined to be drafted to the NFL. But he isn’t, and after a year of tryouts and near misses, he still hasn’t made it pro. So, he returns home to Columbus, Ohio, to figure out how to make his great gridiron dream come true. With a new job at a grocery store, Billy reconnects with his ex-girlfriend Ellen (Chlumsky), but generally it’s embarrassing to be back in town, seeing as he was the “star who was going places”, and now he’s seen as the “star who never went anywhere”. Looking for an opening to the end zone, Billy will tackle anything to make his dream come true. It’s a path that leads him to a billionaire tech bro starting a new professional football league that has more in common with professional wrestling, a health guru selling a cult-like fitness craze, and a hard-partying NFL quarterback who needs a real-life tackle dummy for his football video game. Will these lateral runs lead Billy to NFL stardom? A life of love with his ex? Or something totally unexpected from an elderly mentor named Mildred (Curtin) who he trains at the gym?

Written by Bryan Tucker, senior writer at Saturday Night Live, and Zack Phillips, former head writer at Above Average and its sports site The Kicker, this hard-hitting underdog story with a touch of romance also features Leslie Jones, Adam Pally, Chris Redd, Alex Moffat, Jay Pharaoh, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Will Forte, Heidi Gardner, and more. Listen to Billy’s journey as he learns what happens when you're fourth and inches from your dream, but the game clock is running out.

©2019 The Broadway Video Group, LLC. (P)2019 The Broadway Video Group, LLC.
Fiction Satire Sports Comedy Funny Witty Feel-Good Inspiring

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John Cena does a great job reading

I was surprised at how good a job John Cera did with his performance. I mean no disrespect, I just didn't think he'd done anything like this before, and he did a great job. The story is good too, funny.

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loved it

great book. fun to listen to. it was very difficult not to listen to it all in one day.

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Great story!! So much better than I expected!

I laughed and I cried, it was a very moving story. It was so much better than I thought it was going to be. Great lessons for life!

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...... It's Good

I liked it very much.
Funny.
it knew what string to pluck to make a tear drop stream down.... lol I"m a sucker for that kinda scene (you'll know once you hear it).

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Entertaining

Fun audiobook. Not a literary masterpiece, but a lot of fun. John Cena did a great job.

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fun stuff

great performances and production value. What an audio only sitcom should be. willing to try more like it now.

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Skeptical but GREAT!

I just started listening to audiobooks that were not Biographies or Auto Biographies and was skeptical that I would like this. I loved it. Felt like I was in the audience at movie/play.

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For real?

This was so good. I never imagined that it would be so for real. Like I felt that I was in the gym on the football field it just was really great like like a TV show that I listen to. Hands-down it’s just amazing.

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A fun adventure

Just FUN and entertaining story. Cena does a great job acting. The book is more like a tv series or movie being acted on the radio vs a book. It was a really good find and I recommend to anyone. Whether you like football or not does not matter as that is just the back drop. The story is about a guy who works hard, gets discouraged but never quits, trys to find out what really makes him happy. Great cast.

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Cute!

Nice storyline. Well performed. Quite humorous. I will definately share on our next road trip!

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