Foreword / by Sacha Baron Cohen -- book I. Of childhood dreams, teenage schemes, and college themes: How I learned to stop worrying and love to clown ; Forensics can be so much more than cutting up dead bodies ; Man up -- Inward / by Josh Gad's inner voice -- book II. Of growing men, Mormen, and snowmen: Spell check ; Highs and lows ; Hello! ; It's just snow, man! -- book III. Of adulthood, parenthood, and avoiding white hoods: Just kidding ; Hath not a Jew book-writing deals? -- Howard / by Ron Howard -- book IV. Of movie magic, something tragic, and stage comebacks: Controversy and the beast ; But wait, there's more! ; A murder, an icon, a pandemic ; Homecoming ; Afterword : one last thing -- Onward / by Mel Brooks.