Tiffany Haddish is a larger-than-life personality whose success in the world of comedy belies a difficult childhood and early adulthood. Haddish doesn’t hold back in her comedy, and her performance of her audiobook is no exception. She describes both the good and the bad in equal measure with remarkable candor. Incorporating different voices, some exaggerated, helps distinguish and add vivacity to the different characters. While she is a very funny, energetic person, some stories are edgy, and there’s never a dull moment. Haddish’s positive outlook in the face of adversity is to be admired. S.E.G. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

"It’s 100% in her voice and feels like her telling you these stories, many heartbreaking, at a bar."

"We love a good story of overcoming adversity and Tiffany Haddish is a true testament of that sentiment."

"Tiffany Haddish has become known for her unabashed honesty, and continues to keep it 100 in new memoir, The Last Black Unicorn."

"Haddish is an author that demands to be heard and respected, but she never has to work hard to do that and more. If you liked Yes, Please by Amy Poehler or Bossypants by Tina Fey, this is right up your alley."

"Each story is told like a good joke with a solid setup and punchline."

"As raw and real as her stand-up act."

"Tiffany Haddish is a force as a comedian. My girl demands to be heard and respected. I love you girl! Congratulations on all your success and continue to strive for greatness. You can do it!"

"A joyful read in which her charismatic voice comes through even if you don’t listen to the audiobook."

This book is exactly what you would expect from Tiffany Haddish—funny, crazy, surprising and magical.

"The Last Black Unicorn is an entertaining and engaging, must-read page-turner."

"[A] harrowing and unforgettable memoir."

"Readers will love discovering how Tiffany turned her passion for comedy into a full-time career."

"Actress Tiffany Haddish truly is a unicorn. Fierce, funny, and full of heart, this extremely personal essay collection should not be missed."

"Juicy, hilarious, and jaw-dropping."

“Tiffany Haddish has always been an open book, but even she has much more to share. Her life story is honest, inspiring, and hilarious, of course.

"The Last Black Unicorn is a hilarious and observant collection of personal essays, filled with truly jaw-dropping twists and turns on Haddish's road to breakout stardom."

"Brutally honest and hilarious."

"Haddish is a hilarious, badass, and magical woman, and her memoir, The Last Black Unicorn, is further proof of it. This book will have you ugly-crying with laughter as the actress delves deep into the (very) intimate details of her personal life, using the same incredible sense of humor and fierce, unflinching honesty that won our hearts in the first place."

The Last Black Unicorn is an inspiring story that manages to be painful, honest, shocking, bawdy and hilarious.

"I can't get enough of Tiffany. Whatever God gave her in the energy department needs to be bottled up and sold so everybody can instantly feel good. Once you hear her story and her approach to life you literally feel like you can do anything."

"This inspiring memoir will have you crying, laughing and wishing she was your BFF."

"Haddish’s best-selling memoir is just as frank, revealing, and hilarious as you’d expect from the Girls Trip star. At a minimum, it’ll keep you entertained."

"Juicy, hilarious, and jaw-dropping."

"This inspiring memoir will have you crying, laughing and wishing she was your BFF."

"[A] harrowing and unforgettable memoir."

The Last Black Unicorn is an inspiring story that manages to be painful, honest, shocking, bawdy and hilarious.

Tiffany Haddish is a larger-than-life personality whose success in the world of comedy belies a difficult childhood and early adulthood. Haddish doesn’t hold back in her comedy, and her performance of her audiobook is no exception. She describes both the good and the bad in equal measure with remarkable candor. Incorporating different voices, some exaggerated, helps distinguish and add vivacity to the different characters. While she is a very funny, energetic person, some stories are edgy, and there’s never a dull moment. Haddish’s positive outlook in the face of adversity is to be admired. S.E.G. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

★ 2018-03-26
The stand-up comedian and actress opens up about her past and the perils of being a woman in comedy.In her uncensored and often hilarious debut memoir, Haddish reveals pivotal events from her personal life that helped propel her toward the stage. "I got into the entertainment business so I could feel accepted," she writes. "And loved. And safe." After learning about the trials of her early years, readers will appreciate how trying to make a roomful of strangers laugh could prove easier than negotiating the minefield of the author's home life. Though somewhat dismissive of her uncanny ability to rise above adversity, Haddish provides a colloquially written rags-to-riches story that is both impressive and harrowing. Abandoned by her father at age 3 and forced to live with her grandmother at 8, after her mother was in a devastating car accident that caused permanent brain damage, Haddish spent years taking care of her younger siblings or being abused while in foster care. She turned to humor as a defense mechanism, getting her comedic start as a teen working as an "energy producer" at bar mitzvahs around Los Angeles. Once her grandmother learned she would no longer receive financial support for caring for her granddaughter, she turned Haddish out, causing her to become homeless at 18. At 21, the author's stepfather told her that not only was he responsible for the accident that had forever changed her mother, but that it had been meant to kill her and all her siblings so he could cash in on the life insurance. After learning this, Haddish says she started dating policemen. "It's always good to have police friends," she writes, "especially black police, because there aren't a lot of them." The author's unrelenting positivity and openness about how insecurities about her own self-worth led to poor decisions later in life offer important lessons and hope for others seemingly trapped in toxic relationships.Both entertaining and grippingly introspective, Haddish's take-no-prisoners tale is a testament to self-will and how humor can save your life.