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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorGasping for Airtime: Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Live
Jay Mohr · 298 pages
GASPING FOR AIRTIME is a hilarious and often moving memoir by former Saturday Night Live cast member Jay Mohr. When twenty-year-old Jay moved from New Jersey to New York City to pursue his dream of stand-up stardom, he never thought he’d land his first real job on Saturday Night Live. But he did—and what followed were two crazy years of trying to keep up with his talented castmates and get on the
A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex
Chris Jericho, Peter T. Fornatale · 432 pages
Chris Jericho is the first undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the WWE and WCW, and has been called one of the fifty greatest wrestlers of all time. Now retired, he is writing his memoir, telling the story of his journey from wrestling school in Canada to his time in leagues in Mexico and Japan to his big break in the WCW. He'll dish the dirt on how he worked his way through the ranks alongside maj
The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons
Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin · 380 pages
"From its humble beginnings as late night entertainment on a British TV channel that went off the air before midnight, it blossomed into arguably the most influential movement in modern comedy. They found the Holy Grail, they detailed the life of the Savior-also-ran Brian, and when they were lost, they explained the Meaning of Life. The Pythons by the Pythons is a unique look at arguably the most
Here We Go Again
Betty White · 390 pages
Presents the life and career of television actress, Betty White.
My Booky Wook
Russell Brand · 352 pages
"From his troubled childhood in Essex and his addictions to drink, drugs and sex, to his giddy rise through the world of entertainment, this is not simply a story of fame but of redemption, achingly and hilariously honest throughout"--Cover.
My Happy Days in Hollywood: A Memoir
Garry Marshall · 276 pages
A lighthearted account by the producer and director of such productions as "Laverne & Shirley" and "Pretty Woman" traces his Bronx childhood, role in shaping A-list celebrity careers, and personal philosophies about life and entertainment.
Ooh! What a Lovely Pair: Our Story
Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly · 357 pages
"Ant and Dec met when they were thirteen on the set of Byker Grove in Newcastle. They didn't warm to each other immediately, but soon enough they became best mates and have been inseparable both on and off screen ever since. Bad rap, stunts going wrong, schoolboy pranks and off-screen antics are just some of the experiences they write about in this wonderfully entertaining memoir."--Back cover.
Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher · 163 pages
Fisher comes clean (well, sort of) with the crazy truth that is her life, in her first-ever memoir.
Even This I Get to Experience
Norman Lear · 448 pages
The legendary creator of iconic television programs All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Norman Lear remade our television culture, while leading a life of unparalleled political, civic, and social involvement. Sharing the wealth of Lear's ninety years, Even This I Get to Experience is a memoir as touching and remarkable as the life
I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!: And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny
Bob Newhart · 293 pages
Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years
Michael Palin · 672 pages
They Call Me Baba Booey
Gary Dell'Abate, Chad Millman · 280 pages
One of pop culture's great enduring unsung heroes: Gary Dell'Abate, Howard Stern Show producer, miracle worker, professional good sport, and servant to the King of All Media, for the first time tells the story of his early years and reveals how his chaotic childhood and early obsessions prepared him for life at the center of the greatest show on earth.
Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks
Dick Cavett · 267 pages
Legendary talk show host Dick Cavett shares his reflections and reminiscences about Hollywood legends, American cultural icons, and the absurdities of everyday life. On his talk show, Cavett welcomed the leading figures from film, music, theater, literature, comedy, and politics, and engaged them in conversation that made viewers feel that the discussion was taking place in their own living rooms.
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling · 240 pages
You're Never Weird on the Internet
Felicia Day · 272 pages
The Internet isn't all cat videos. There's also Felicia Day -- violinist, filmmaker, Internet entrepreneur, compulsive gamer, hoagie specialist, and former lonely homeschooled girl who overcame her isolated childhood to become the ruler of a new world... or at least semi-influential in the world of Internet Geeks and Goodreads book clubs. After growing up in the south where she was "homeschooled f
Stories I Only Tell My Friends
Rob Lowe · 344 pages
A teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood child actor in Ohio uprooted to the wild counterculture of mid-seventies Malibu, where he embarked on his unrelenting pursuit of a career in Hollywood.
Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle
Rachel Dratch · 256 pages
In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox
Carol Burnett · 320 pages
In this New York Times bestseller, comedy legend Carol Burnett tells the hilarious behind-the-scenes story of her iconic weekly variety series, The Carol Burnett Show. In In Such Good Company, Carol Burnett pulls back the curtain on the twenty-five-time Emmy-Award winning show that made television history, and she reminisces about the outrageously funny and tender moments that made working on
Lush!: My Story - From Swansea to Stacey and Everything in Between
Joanna Page · 333 pages
Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock
Sammy Hagar · 247 pages
The popular rock singer delivers behind-the-scenes stories from his life in music, from his solo career to his decade-long tenure as lead singer of Van Halen.
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
Neil Patrick Harris, David Javerbaum · 294 pages
The Emmy Award-winning star of How I Met Your Mother shares his experiences as a child star, Broadway performer and father in an over-the-top, humorous account creatively designed in the style of the popular interactive adventure series.
The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
Sarah Silverman · 240 pages
Warning from publisher to reader:At HarperCollins, we are committed to customer satisfaction. Before proceeding with your purchase, please take the following questionnaire to determine your likelihood of enjoying this book:1. Which of the following do you appreciate?(a) Women with somewhat horse-ish facial features.(b) Women who, while not super Jew-y, are more identifiably Jewish than, say, Natal
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars · 464 pages
Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe. Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity love affairs, rollercoaster drug addictions, and immortal music in Mötley Crüe books like Tommyland and The Heroin Diaries, but n