Chick Midas is a TV funnyman of many faces -- a multifaceted genius hiding in the carcass of a fat slob. Surrounding the comedian's great hulk, in all its outlandish guises and deceptive madness, is a cast that includes various misfits and friends, all embarked on a riotous excursion that heralds Midas's return to network TV.

Comeback is an outrageous, sweeping, and bitterly satiric novel that erupts amidst a wild romp through the innards of Big Entertainment. The story is by turns scandalous and moving,