You know Paul Scheer from comedies too numerous to mention – “The League,” “Veep,” and his long-running podcast “How Did This Get Made?” being just a few of my favorites. But as Paul tells us in his honest and hilarious new book, “Joyful Recollections About Trauma” (available May 21st everywhere), things were not always a laugh riot. Paul discusses raising his own kids while coping with a traumatic past, growing up without rules, dating a coworker (spoiler alert: she became his wife), and telling a difficult story with integrity and humor.

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