{"product_id":"the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-gay-essays","title":"The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Gay: Essays","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This book is absurdly funny! It made me laugh so hard (out loud, even!) that I almost collapsed a lung. Truly the queerest joy I have ever felt!\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- Samantha Irby, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In a world of A+ gays, take some tips from the opposite of that. Eliot's voice must be heard.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003e Jinkx Monsoon, winner of \u003ci\u003eRuPaul's Drag Race\u003c\/i\u003e and star of \u003ci\u003eOh, Mary! \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Eliot is so bad at being gay, but he's so funny that you don't care.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- Jeff Hiller, nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eActress of a Certain Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I rarely read books that make me jealous I didn't write them. Eliot's is one of them. A terrific, precise collection of essays that show the epicenter of his great (no good, very bad gay) mind.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- Isaac Mizrahi, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI.M.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"I have never felt so seen by a book than I have by Eliot's \n\u003ci\u003eThe Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Gay\u003c\/i\u003e. Reading his writing is like hearing your own private thoughts read back to you, if only your thoughts were a thousand times funnier. From anxiety-inducing pool parties to the circus of gay dating, Eliot's essays perfectly capture the hilarity, heartbreak, and wonderful absurdity of modern queer life.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- Grant Ginder, nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSo Old, So Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The lessons through laughter, sincerity and wit feels like the boozy, braless drag brunch I want never want to leave.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- Michelle Buteau, comedian and creator of \u003ci\u003eSurvival of the Thickest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"No one gets beneath stereotypes better or more hilariously than Eliot.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- Rachel Bloom, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and creator of \u003ci\u003eCrazy Ex Girlfriend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Eliot may be a bad gay, but he's also a terrific, hilarious, all good, not-all-bad writer.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- Chris Colfer, star of\u003ci\u003e Glee \u003c\/i\u003eand #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Eliot is a terrible gay but, luckily, he's a terrifically good writer. His searingly honest, wickedly funny essays tear apart pop culture and queer romance with insight and heart. Do your future self lying on a beach a favor and buy this book.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- Guy Branum, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Life as a Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e and star of \u003ci\u003eBros\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A gay book that is hilarious, heartfelt and actually not cringe?!? I didn't think it was scientifically possible but Eliot Glazer has done it and it's so, so funny!\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- Jack Rooke, comedian and creator of the BAFTA award-winning \u003ci\u003eBig Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Eliot's perspective on being a gay millennial man is so real and so specific that it's universally human. Bursting with jokes, his comedy on stage and screen translates onto the page seamlessly. This book arrives at that moment in life when we finally accept not fitting in. But maybe I'm biased.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- Ilana Glazer, comedian and co-creator of \u003ci\u003eBroad City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Blunt truth-telling and soul-baring confessions challenge both the queer and homonormative mainstays of modern gay culture. All of this nonconformity is delivered with personality and charm, amid an earnest search for community, making it easy to chuckle right along with this witty, culturally rebellious 'anthropologist of nonsense.' Hilarious, playful assessments from an antihero living on the fringes of the gay community.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEliot Glazer is a comedian, actor, podcaster, musician, and writer for beloved TV shows including \n\u003ci\u003eNew Girl, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eYounger\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eBroad City\u003c\/i\u003e, on which he played \"Eliot\" in his most challenging role to date. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"This book is absurdly funny! It made me laugh so hard (out loud, even!) that I almost collapsed a lung. Truly the queerest joy I have ever felt!\" \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Samantha Irby, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"In a world of A+ gays, take some tips from the opposite of that. Eliot's voice must be heard.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Jinkx Monsoon, winner of \u003ci\u003eRuPaul's Drag Race\u003c\/i\u003e and star of \u003ci\u003eOh, Mary!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom comedian Eliot Glazer comes a hilarious and heartfelt essay collection for \u003ci\u003eLas Culturistas\u003c\/i\u003e listeners, \u003ci\u003e30 Rock\u003c\/i\u003e fanatics, and anyone who wishes David Sedaris were just a \u003ci\u003etad\u003c\/i\u003e filthier.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComedian and writer Eliot Glazer may occasionally get \n\u003ci\u003esome\u003c\/i\u003e stuff right, but being gay is \n\u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e one of them. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Poppers make him dizzy. Parties make him panicked. And the term \"guncle\" makes him queasy. When it comes to being part of the LGBTQ+ community, Eliot just can't seem to find his shade of the rainbow, which is precisely why he repeatedly suggests a grayscale one instead (although no one seems to listen). \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a community built around the \"chosen family,\" Eliot can't even get \n\u003ci\u003eadopted\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Gay\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who fully spirals while shopping for a throw pillow, does breathing exercises before entering a pool party, or has a full-fledged breakdown after accidentally dyeing their fake front tooth bubblegum blue amid a torrid affair with a guy under house arrest. (Okay, that might just be Eliot, but it's one hell of a story.) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eliot's laugh-out-loud yet quietly heartbreaking stories capture the glory, chaos, and contradictions of queer modern life--a rallying cry for anyone who's ever felt like the odd one out, the minority within the minority, and the one who always seems to \"do it wrong.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781668085424, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781668085424, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eGlazer, Eliot\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEliot Glazer is a comedian, actor, podcaster, musician, and writer for beloved TV shows including \n\u003ci\u003eNew Girl, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eYounger\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eBroad City\u003c\/i\u003e, on which he played \"Eliot\" in his most challenging role to date. 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