Making the Cut

A very funny and utterly compelling book, pulling back the curtain and removing the foreskin of a fascinating world. * Adam Kay *A magnetic read from an exquisite writer. Wickedly witty, profoundly human, genuinely eye-opening. Intimate. Honest. Heart breaking. You’ll never forget it. * Deborah Frances-White *‘Max Olesker is among Britain’s funniest comedians and he’s a natural writer — offering insights and brilliance that will blow you away. Heart-warming, true and hilarious, Olesker is Britain’s answer to David Sedaris.’ * Andrew O’Hagan *This is the hilarious story of how one man can be both too Jewish and not Jewish enough at the same time… Whether cut, uncut or half-cut on Jägerbombs, Max Olesker is a comic genius and an absolute joy to read. * Viv Groskop *Making the Cut is a riotous memoir: by turns hilarious, horrifying, and moving. * Ed Caesar *I actually have no idea how Max Olesker survived the events in this book with his sanity intact, but he has somehow managed to write an account of his experiences that is fascinating, funny, painful and frequently jaw-dropping. * Lissa Evans *A funny and fascinating true tale of family, Jewishness, and the things we do for love! * Phil Wang *Here is a story about belief – in love and in religion - that completely beggars belief. It is also unbelievably hilarious. I’ve never read anything quite like this book. * Devorah Baum *Painfully funny and, at times, leg-crossingly painful, Making the Cut really shines as a love story of the most honest, heartfelt and star-crossed standards. The strength of that love underpins every riotously well-observed scene and sentence. * Luke Kennard *If anyone questions whether Max Olesker is a genius, the answer is very simple: he has managed to find immortal comedy in the labyrinth of Jewish religious bureaucracy. * Adam Thirlwell *

Max Olesker is a multi-award-winning comedian, a Contributing Editor at Esquire, and was once Britain’s youngest professional wrestler. He is one half of globally acclaimed comedy double-act Max & Ivan, who have created sitcoms for TV and radio and have performed their intricate multi-character live shows at SXSW Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe, and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, as well as on tour throughout the UK. Making the Cut is his first book.

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