The Last Black Unicorn (A Bestselling Comedian Memoir)

New York Times Bestseller An Inspiring Story That Manages To Be Painful, Honest, Shocking, Bawdy And Hilarious. -The New York Times Book Review From Stand-Up Comedian, Actress, And Breakout Star Of Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish, Comes The Last Black Unicorn, A Sidesplitting, Hysterical, Edgy, And Unflinching Collection Of (Extremely) Personal Essays, As Fearless As The Author Herself. Growing Up In One Of The Poorest Neighborhoods Of South Central Los Angeles, Tiffany Learned To Survive By Making People Laugh. If She Could Do That, Then Her Classmates Would Let Her Copy Their Homework, The Other Foster Kids She Lived With WouldnT Beat Her Up, And She Might Even Get A Boyfriend. Or At Least She Could Make Enough Money-As The Paid School Mascot And In-Demand Bar Mitzvah Hype Woman-To Get Her Hair And Nails Done, So Then She Might Get A Boyfriend. None Of That Worked (And SheS Still Single), But It Allowed Tiffany To Imagine A Place For Herself Where She Could Do Something She Loved For A Living: Comedy. Tiffany CanT Avoid Being Funny-ItS Just Who She Is, Whether SheS Plotting Shocking, Jaw-Dropping Revenge On An Ex-Boyfriend Or Learning How To Handle Her Newfound Fame Despite Still Having A Broke PersonS Mind-Set. Finally Poised To Become A Household Name, She Recounts With Heart And Humor How She Came From Nothing And Nowhere To Achieve Her Dreams By Owning, Sharing, And Using Her Pain To Heal Others. By Turns Hilarious, Filthy, And Brutally Honest, The Last Black Unicorn Shows The World Who Tiffany Haddish Really Is-Humble, Grateful, Down-To-Earth, And Funny As Hell. And Now, SheS Ready To Inspire Others Through The Power Of Laughter.