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  • I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!

  • and Other Things That Strike Me as Funny
  • By: Bob Newhart
  • Narrated by: Bob Newhart
  • Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (985 ratings)

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I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!

By: Bob Newhart
Narrated by: Bob Newhart
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Publisher's summary

That stammer. Those basset-hound eyes. That bone-dry wit. There has never been another comedian like Bob Newhart. In this, his first audiobook ever, Newhart gives us his brilliant and bemused twist on a multitude of topics, including flying, the trials of a family holiday in a Winnebago, and more serious subjects, such as golf. And, of course, there are side-splittingly funny stories from his life and career. Who else has a drinking game named after him? ("Hi, Bob!")

This isn't a memoir like most memoirs. It's an audiobook only Bob Newhart could have conceived, with his unique worldview and irrepressibly wry humor. Oh, and there's a fair bit of plain silliness, too.

©2006 Bob Newhart. All Rights Reserved (P)2006 Hyperion
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Critic reviews

  • Grammy Award Nominee, Best Spoken Word Album, 2006

"Bob Newhart is a great comedian and a great American." (David Hyde Pierce)

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Absolutely worth Listening Too

I love Bob Newhart and this was an excellent book!
I enjoyed it so much more because he narrated it himself and no one else can talk like Bob Newhart.
Definately worth listening too again and again.

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A truly wonderful and beautiful being.

Bob (George) deserves the highest honor and respect that we as people so lucky to have shared parts of our time on Earth together can give him. If only everyone in the world had the love respect and humility in their hearts that this man has...

I was genuinely moved to tears by the last chapter. It put a little more hope in my soul than was there before... and I am unreasonably optimistic. Thank you Mr. Newhart. Thank you.

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Everything I hoped it would be!

If you love Bob - this is a must listen. Stories told about his family, friends and career that only he could tell. Feels like listening to an old friend reminiscing about wonderful times - and makes you wish you’d been there.

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Disappointed.

I grew up enjoying Bob Newhart's tv shows and was really looking forward to this book. Unfortunately, it lacked the punch I was expecting. Many of the chapters just ended without a real conclusion to the story he had been telling. I'm not sorry that I read the book.I was just expecting more.

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Awesome and Insightful

Great insight into Bob Newhart and stand up comedy. Highly recommended for a relaxing and chuckling - good time.

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Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This REVIEW

This was exceptional! Very funny and also heartwarming. It was well worth listening too and I will for sure listen to it again……more than once!!!

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Great Listen

Would you consider the audio edition of I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! to be better than the print version?

Yes! Largely due to that fact that you get to hear Bob read it and deliver the comic bits.

What did you like best about this story?

I'm a Newhart fan so it's great to hear him sharing in his on voice.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I was laughing at the bits he re-creates.

Any additional comments?

Highly recommend!

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classic great newhart

I found that I couldnt stop listening. I recommend this for any fans of Bob Newhart.

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Too funny while driving

If you listen to this book while driving, be forewarned to fits of laughter with eyes closed! Two times I had to stop because I was tickled to tears! I love this guy!

Great book, performance and sketches. Certainly a repeat listen!

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A nice mix

This audiobook is a nice mix of Bob's old "Button Down" routines and him telling stories behind them. Couched as a memoir, we also learn a little bit about his life growing-up and our of the spotlight.

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