Charlie's Boy: A Memoir

The long-awaited memoir by the comedy legend and author of multiple New York Times bestsellers, a beautiful and mesmerizing book that reveals as never before his childhood in South Central Los Angeles, his time in the infamous Bloods gang, and how humor became his salvation.

I learned a joke could be more than humor. It was body armor. Could be a spell. Could be a sword and a shield, all in one breath.

He was always Charlie’s Boy—even before he found his name, his voice, his fame.

In this raw...