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Greg Proops on The Smartest Book in the World at Shakespeare and Company Paris

Greg Proops, Three Ways
— PopCultureBeast.com [read more]

“Greg Proops is very smart and very funny — and he proves it regularly on his podcast, The Smartest Man in the World.”
– Marina Times [read more]

In My House, Stalin’s Daughter and The Smartest Book in the World.
— Register.co.uk [read more]

‘Whose Line?’ star Greg Proops gives us ‘The Smartest Book in the World’
— Examiner [read more]

The Dumbest Review in the World on The Smartest Book in the World and an Interview with Comedian Greg Proops
— Everybody Hates Cleveland [read more]

“funny, political, literate, and bold—all at once.”
— New York Journal of Books [read more]

“”The Smartest Book in the World” (Touchstone, $25) is the literary equivalent of a spinning globe. It takes on world history, poetry, buddy movies and Roman emperors — often within the span a few pages.”
— Mercury News [read more]

“It’s a terrifically random appreciation of cultural touchstones that’s sure to inspire readers to look further.
— Publishers Weekly [read more]

“Snarky history and piquant criticism as delivered by the smartass in the back of the classroom.”
— Kirkus Review [read more]

“WARNING: STUPID PEOPLE ARE CAUTIONED TO AVOID THIS BOOK. Its advanced comedy notions may cause emotional hemorrhaging and/or unwanted brain wrinkles.”
— Chris Hardwick, host of @midnight.

“It turns out Whose Line Is It Anyway? only hinted at its former in-house player Greg Proops’ gift of gab, which is constantly on display in the weekly soliloquy he calls a Proopscast. Armed with a lifetime of accumulated trivia, reckless tales of youthful adventure, exquisite diction, and an unflappable comic pomposity, Proops dissects both consequential and ridiculous news items while unburdening whatever is bothering him. From crowd interactions to any given newspaper headline, each bit of stimulus serves as a way to take a mad flume ride through the sluices of Proops’ brain.”
– Rolling Stone “The 20 Best Comedy Podcasts Right Now” on “The Smartest Man in the World”

“Some of the boldest comedy on the podcasting frontier right now. Proops proved himself a keen improviser on Whose Line Is It Anyway?… but his performance there only hinted at how nimble he is.”
– Rolling Stone on “The Smartest Man in the World” podcast

“Greg Proops’s bold, never-boring voice takes center stage in this live recording of his renowned podcast.”
– New York Times on “The Smartest Man in the World” podcast