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Spellbound

Phil Hanley’s frank, vulnerable, funny memoir recounts his journey from struggling student to successful comedian who wears his dyslexia “like a badge of honor.”

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Review of ‘Spellbound’

Canadian comedian and former model Phil Hanley’s debut memoir, Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith, is refreshingly frank, disarmingly vulnerable and, yes, frequently hilarious.

Thanks to appearances on late-night talk shows, two comedy specials and regular gigs at Manhattan’s Comedy Cellar, Hanley’s known for his sharp wit and masterful crowd work. But he wasn’t…

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