“This hilarious, thoughtful, and often philosophical book is as much about Dan Remmes’s memories as it is about memory itself. Not since Paul Feig’s book have I groaned with as much cringing recognition at life’s never-ending humiliations. It’s worthy of at least two O. Henry Awards.” —Rob Corddry, The Daily Show, Hot Tub Time Machine, and Ballers

“The small, daily indignities of twenty-first-century life, like waiting in line, carbon monoxide alarms—and the larger ongoing challenges, like raising children and aging parents—are made far more bearable and a lot funnier by reading Grumpy Old Dan.” —Stan Chervin, Academy Award–nominated screenwriter of Moneyball

“Look out, David Sedaris! I loved these essays—heartfelt, real, and laugh-out-loud funny. Dan Remmes lifts moments of life from the everyday to the unusual and makes them both memorable and always relatable.” —Randye Kaye, actor, broadcaster, and author of Ben Behind His Voices and Happier Made Simple

“Remmes has the essayist's gift: he's honest about himself in ways that are useful rather than therapeutic . . . Grumpy Old Dan lands in a market saturated with dad memoirs performing vulnerability. Remmes brings craft that most of them lack. He also carries a story with real stakes, a real body, and a reckoning ... That's not common.” —five stars, Manhattan Book Review

“Dan Remmes has a mind that swings effortlessly from profound philosophical questions all the way to oddball musings about pinky toes. If they gave Pulitzer Prizes for hilarious turns of phrases, he would have a shelf full of them.” —Paul Provenza, Theatre World Award–winning comedian, actor, host of The Green Room with Paul Provenza, and director of The Aristocrats

“Dan Remmes’s collection of essays and stories is hilarious yet poignant and deeply personal. His unique but extremely relatable point of view offers insight into the mind of one of America’s funniest actors and writers.” —Rita Harvey, Broadway actor and singer

“Satisfyingly fun, intriguing, thought-provoking slices of life that are often unexpectedly hilarious.” —Midwest Book Review

“Dan Remmes hilariously captures and personalizes the journey of life so many of us have gone through with razor-sharp insight and truthfulness. To no one’s surprise, it’s also hilarious and reminds us all that we are not alone.” —Neil Berg, award-winning lyricist and composer of Grumpy Old Men: The Musical

“A funny . . . self-deprecating memoir in essays. Grumpy Old Dan engages in deep self-reflection, overlaid with a lighthearted tone.” —Foreword Clarion Review

“Taken together, Remmes’s hilarious essays paint a picture of a wry and witty man reexamining his life—perhaps in hopes of finding different answers to...