Hey Mom Audiobook (Free)

With wry wit and poignant humor, Louie Anderson, New York Moments bestselling author and Emmy Award–winning comedian currently starring in Zach Galifianakis’s Baskets, stocks his journey of turning life’s challenges into joy, aswell as plenty of wisdom he’s still discovering from his late mother.

Louie Anderson has channeled his beloved mom in his stand-up regimen for many years, but she died before seeing him reach his greatest heights, culminating in his breakout Television role seeing that Christine Baskets, about Hey Mother the mesmerizing character inspired by his mom, Ora Zella Anderson. This publication is Louie’s way of getting her up on his triumphs, disappointments, and continuing challenges. There is certainly heartache, but also great wish. There are also—provided Louie’s inimitable voice—laugh-out-loud stories and observations on lifestyle’s absurdities, the type only he could make.

“I started out writing these words to my mother, but a few friends said I will write a reserve. I said okay because next to ‘we’ll observe,’ ‘okay’ is really as noncommittal as you may get. But in some way I trapped with it. I am hoping you prefer it. I am hoping that after you go through it, you’ll write or contact your own mom—and dad, sister, brother, cousin, nephew. Or have lunch with them. Or breakfast. It doesn’t need to be lunch time. But do it now. Don’t wait around like I did so.” —Louie