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Buddy Babylon: The Autobiography of Buddy Cole
His outrageous monologues made him a legend on tv's
The Kids in the Hall.
Now he's back--with the life story only he could tell.
"My goal is not to shock and horrify, but to tell the truth.And if that truth shocks and horrifies, well ...maybe you should get out more."
Spinning martini-fueled tales from his stool in his favorite gay bar, acid-tongued raconteur Buddy Cole becam ...more
"My goal is not to shock and horrify, but to tell the truth.And if that truth shocks and horrifies, well ...maybe you should get out more."
Spinning martini-fueled tales from his stool in his favorite gay bar, acid-tongued raconteur Buddy Cole becam ...more
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288 pages
Published
May 11th 1998
by Dell
(first published 1998)
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"Now, before I launch you on the thrill ride that is my life, I must give you some background information. Think of it as foreplay. So lay back and spread your legs because some of this stuff is pretty hard to swallow. You'll need every hole you've got."
The firs season of the comedy series The Kids in the Hall had been waiting on the bottom of my Netflix queue for almost two years. I kept on pushing it to the bottom because the idea of sitting through a whole TV series made me sick. It may come ...more
The firs season of the comedy series The Kids in the Hall had been waiting on the bottom of my Netflix queue for almost two years. I kept on pushing it to the bottom because the idea of sitting through a whole TV series made me sick. It may come ...more
Jun 06, 2008
Adam
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Buddy Cole Fans, Scott Thompson Fans, Kids in The Hall Fans
If you don't know Buddy Cole..move along. If you do know Buddy Cole you will love this book.
Honestly I was surprised how well written this was. Despite Buddy's TV skit claims of a adventurous life (parents as international diamond smugglers) the book shows him as a not necessarily, good Canadian gay boy. Don't get me wrong he does get up to his old hijinks with crazy characters and crazier situations. As always Scott Thompson uses Buddy Cole as a painfully sharp tool for social critique and yet ...more
Honestly I was surprised how well written this was. Despite Buddy's TV skit claims of a adventurous life (parents as international diamond smugglers) the book shows him as a not necessarily, good Canadian gay boy. Don't get me wrong he does get up to his old hijinks with crazy characters and crazier situations. As always Scott Thompson uses Buddy Cole as a painfully sharp tool for social critique and yet ...more
I can't believe that I am about to say this...
I grew up watching the Kids in the Hall and Scott and Buddy have always been my favorites, but this book falls flat. Reading Buddy is not nearly as entertaining when Scott isn't there to bring him to fantastical life. I wanted to like this, but I just couldn't.
I grew up watching the Kids in the Hall and Scott and Buddy have always been my favorites, but this book falls flat. Reading Buddy is not nearly as entertaining when Scott isn't there to bring him to fantastical life. I wanted to like this, but I just couldn't.
This is the gay bible, as far as I'm concerned. Scott Thompson and Buddy the Bartender (From Kids in the Hall) were the first gay role models that I encountered growing up. Not necessarily the first gay stereotype or gay character, but the first to be openly prideful and spriteful to anyone who dared question that. This book was given to me on my birthday by my gay role model, Patti.
I love Scott Thompson, and I love his character Buddy Cole. The Buddy Cole sketch was always my favorite on Kids in the Hall so I had high expectations for this book. It did not disappoint. It was funny, raunchy, and ridiculous. It is the perfect book to keep in your bathroom, right after Train Wreck: The life and death of Ana Nicole Smith.
This "autobiography" is hilarious start to finish I re-read it every so often and it always makes me laugh.
It may be weird but Scott Thompson's Buddy Cole character was a hugele important to me when I was growing up and watching Kids in the Hall, and even though he's not real he's one of the few queer men I consider an influence.
It may be weird but Scott Thompson's Buddy Cole character was a hugele important to me when I was growing up and watching Kids in the Hall, and even though he's not real he's one of the few queer men I consider an influence.
'Buddy Cole' was one of my all-time favorite 'Kids In The Hall' repeat characters, but this book fell flat as the episode of the show that was solely devoted to him. Maybe he's just better in short vignettes & monologues.
A must read for fan's of Scott Thompson's "Buddy Cole" character from "Kid's in the Hall". It's all here -- from the humble beginnings to the meteoric rise to fame. I howled out loud!
This book is incredibly stupid and I remember laughing out loud, which is rare for me for any book. If you are a fan of The Kids in the Hall, this book is worth checking out.
Random, bizarre, hilarious, but with serious moments. One of the few I can read a million times and never get bored. Always makes me feel better for some reason.
Hilarious book--always a great pick-me-upper! Makes me miss the Kids in the Hall though...
I love the Kids in the Hall, but this was a tough book to get through.
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