Cameo critic: Matt Iseman

Jim Norton's "Happy Endings" is required reading.

October 30, 2010 at 9:25PM
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As the "Go to Guy" on Style Network's "Clean House: Messiest House in the Country," Matt Iseman is commissioned to help slobs clean up their acts. But that doesn't mean he doesn't appreciate a good dirty comic, which is why Jim Norton's "Happy Endings: The Tales of a Meaty-Breasted Zilch" and "I Hate Your Guts" are required bathroom reading in his house.

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"As a comedian, there aren't many comics that make me laugh, but I love Jim Norton. He'll say things that are filthy and reprehensible, but he makes me laugh -- something many comics forget to do. For the average person who doesn't know Norton, his jokes may be a shock to the system, but I think there's something refreshing about how candid he is about how he's into hookers and massages. Absolutely riveting."

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