Embedded Comedian

To many, the idea of doing a tour of duty in Iraq is no laughing matter. Yet for Jim McCue along with fellow Boston comedian and friend Joey Carroll, thatʼs exactly what it is, as they performstand up comedy to bring smiles and laughter tothe troopsʼ otherwise very serious lives. This discerning memoir, taken from McCueʼs own journal entrieswhile stationed abroad, explores the fine line between laughter and sorrow as he experiences what it is like to live as a soldier in a war zoneon a thirty day adventure leaving both Carroll and himself embedded in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and finally Iraq. Humorous, insightful and at times poignant, Embedded Comedian is an honest portrayal of the US military through the eyes of a comedian.