Posted: Mon., Jun. 11, 2007, 4:55pm PT

David Steinberg

Comedian whose debut tome "The Book of David" is released June 11.

David Steinberg
David Steinberg, comedian whose debut tome 'The Book of David,' is released today.

Last book I bought:
"Up in Honey's Room" by Elmore Leonard

Book I'm reading:
When good things happen to bad people... the Leni Riefenstahl story.

Three books that mean a lot to me:
"Zuckerman Unbound" by Philip Roth
"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain
"Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Comedian who inspired me:
God
How:
See "The Book of David."

Last film I saw:
"The Lives of Others," directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Three films that mean a lot to me:
"Sullivan's Travels," directed by Preston Sturges
"Swing Time," directed by George Stevens
"Lawrence of Arabia," directed by David Lean

Last CD I bought:
"Modern Times," Bob Dylan

Song currently playing:
"They tried to make me go to rehab. I said no, no, no" -- "Rehab," Amy Winehouse

Songs that mean a lot to me:
"Waiting for the Miracle," Leonard Cohen
"Things Have Changed," Bob Dylan
"Everything Happens to Me," Chet Baker

Favorite drink:
Champagne from a woman's slipper at 3 a.m. from a Parisian rooftop. Barring that--V8 juice.

Favorite charity:
W.P.R.S. --Widows of Poisoned Russian Spies

Favorite vacation:
Any place I can drive to.

Favorite vice:
None

Five people who I'd like to see answer this survey:
Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo, Gummo


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