The book is even funnier, but maybe in a different way. Obviously, the book doesn't have sight gags.
The movie is fairly faithful to the book except for a few things.
(MINOR SPOILERS)
Puggy's character is completely different. From the way he is described in the book, the actor who played Dennis Farina's sidekick would have been a better fit than Jason Lee. He's supposed to be a squat, unappealing guy.
Replace Martha Stewart with Elizabeth Dole
The jerk who keeps popping up (hummer, cigar) is not in the book. Some of those situations are in there, but I don't think it's supposed to be the same guy.
It seems like some minor subplots were removed entirely, but it's been a while since I read it. Also, the book wraps up all the loose ends...the movie just kind of ends.
Also, my favorite joke was spoiled. They had to change the name of the beer in the ad because the beer in the book turned out to be a real company. So while in the movie, the client wanted "Get Hooked On Fish Hook Ale", in the book it was "Get Hammered with Hammerhead Beer", which is much funnier.
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