My favorite one is **Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes**
The majority of it was written by Terry himself, but completed posthumously by his assistant Rob Wilkins.
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Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming springs to mind, even though I read it close to 10 years ago.
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Not exactly a memoir, but it is an interesting read…
Inside Job, Separating Fact from Fiction about Your Health;
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Featuring Dr. Herbert Schneider and other leading dentists from around the world
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Hawai’i’s Story by Hawai’i’s Queen.
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The one people recommend the most is probably *Born a Crime* by Trevor Noah, and for good reason! If you’ve not read it yet, definitely give it a go.
Portia de Rossi also has a pretty good one, *Unbearable Lightness*, which is largely about her experiences with eating disorders before and after she got famous.
Carrie Fisher has a bunch of great ones – *Wishful Drinking* is my fave.
Fern Brady is a Scottish comedian, and her memoir *Strong Female Character* is all about growing up as a girl with undiagnosed autism, and it’s brilliant. I think it’s the best celebrity memoir I’ve read. It would hold up even if you’re not familiar with Fern Brady’s comedy, imo.
Edit: OH, and how could I forget Harriette Wilson?! She was a courtesan in Regency England, and she has a couple of volumes of memoir which are hilarious. Super bitchy, lots of gossip about the elite of the Regency ton, including the Prince of Wales. Thoroughly recommend!
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Born A Crime by Trevor Noah. My favorite.
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I Was Better Last Night by Harvey Fierstein
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
I Might Regret This by Abbi Jacobson
Trejo by Danny Trejo
And the most obvious suggestion, that is also excellent; I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy
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Taste by Stanley Tucci!
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Corey Taylor has about 4/5 books but they work best as audiobooks as he reads them himself which makes them
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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (lead vocalist for Japanese Breakfast)
Im Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (starred in iCarly)
Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper (vent viral after a white woman called the cops on him in Central Park after asking her to leash her dog)
Spare – by Prince Harry
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Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew—from the Captain Janeway/Star Trek and Orange is the New Black actress.
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Never Have Your Dog Stuffed and Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda are both fantastic, and he does the audiobook versions which are even more fantastic!
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Norm MacDonald is the best
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Always Look on the Bright Side of Life–Eric Idle
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Mine too! I’ve read a ton of them. Some of my favorites (along with Jennette McCurdy that’s already been mentioned): Val Kilmer, Colin Jost, Griffin Dunne, Carrie Fisher, Andre Agassi, Jessica Simpson, Matthew Perry, and surprisingly, Deryck Whibley.
Edit: I also liked Mariah Carey’s, and I should also add that I thought DeMar DeRozan’s memoir was fantastic.
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Finding Me – Viola Davis
Down the Drain – Julia Fox
Both are incredibly entertaining and just wtf
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Life by Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
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Me and Patsy: Kicking Up Dust by Loretta Lynn
Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie
Room to Dream by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna
How to Talk Dirty and Influence People by Lenny Bruce
Anything by Anthony Bourdain or Hunter S. Thompson
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Michele Obama bio
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Chef Jacques Pepin’s autobiography, “The Apprentice”
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Always look on the bright side of life by Eric Idle (Monty Python)
If you can get your hands on the audiobook, he narrates it.
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Highly recommend “Memoirs” by Nana Mouskouri. She’s not as well known outside of Europe or by younger generations (I was lucky to have a parent who had multiple of her CDs when I was growing up). But if you’re interested in learning about someone new with a very interesting life I suggest giving it a shot!
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The Moon is a Balloon. David Niven. Full of anecdotes about old Hollywood actors and actresses
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I really enjoyed Yearbook by Seth Rogen, a Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost, Live Wire by Kelly Ripa and I just started Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry.
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Bob Hope’s *Don’t Shoot, It’s Only Me: Bob Hope* is a very easy read but I found it quite interesting!
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My favorite one is **Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes**
The majority of it was written by Terry himself, but completed posthumously by his assistant Rob Wilkins.
Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming springs to mind, even though I read it close to 10 years ago.
Not exactly a memoir, but it is an interesting read…
Inside Job, Separating Fact from Fiction about Your Health;
Published by Celebrity Press
Featuring Dr. Herbert Schneider and other leading dentists from around the world
Copyright in 2012
Hawai’i’s Story by Hawai’i’s Queen.
The one people recommend the most is probably *Born a Crime* by Trevor Noah, and for good reason! If you’ve not read it yet, definitely give it a go.
Portia de Rossi also has a pretty good one, *Unbearable Lightness*, which is largely about her experiences with eating disorders before and after she got famous.
Carrie Fisher has a bunch of great ones – *Wishful Drinking* is my fave.
Fern Brady is a Scottish comedian, and her memoir *Strong Female Character* is all about growing up as a girl with undiagnosed autism, and it’s brilliant. I think it’s the best celebrity memoir I’ve read. It would hold up even if you’re not familiar with Fern Brady’s comedy, imo.
Edit: OH, and how could I forget Harriette Wilson?! She was a courtesan in Regency England, and she has a couple of volumes of memoir which are hilarious. Super bitchy, lots of gossip about the elite of the Regency ton, including the Prince of Wales. Thoroughly recommend!
Born A Crime by Trevor Noah. My favorite.
I Was Better Last Night by Harvey Fierstein
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
I Might Regret This by Abbi Jacobson
Trejo by Danny Trejo
And the most obvious suggestion, that is also excellent; I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy
Taste by Stanley Tucci!
Corey Taylor has about 4/5 books but they work best as audiobooks as he reads them himself which makes them
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (lead vocalist for Japanese Breakfast)
Im Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (starred in iCarly)
Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper (vent viral after a white woman called the cops on him in Central Park after asking her to leash her dog)
Spare – by Prince Harry
Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew—from the Captain Janeway/Star Trek and Orange is the New Black actress.
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed and Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda are both fantastic, and he does the audiobook versions which are even more fantastic!
Norm MacDonald is the best
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life–Eric Idle
Mine too! I’ve read a ton of them. Some of my favorites (along with Jennette McCurdy that’s already been mentioned): Val Kilmer, Colin Jost, Griffin Dunne, Carrie Fisher, Andre Agassi, Jessica Simpson, Matthew Perry, and surprisingly, Deryck Whibley.
Edit: I also liked Mariah Carey’s, and I should also add that I thought DeMar DeRozan’s memoir was fantastic.
Finding Me – Viola Davis
Down the Drain – Julia Fox
Both are incredibly entertaining and just wtf
Life by Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
Me and Patsy: Kicking Up Dust by Loretta Lynn
Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie
Room to Dream by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna
How to Talk Dirty and Influence People by Lenny Bruce
Anything by Anthony Bourdain or Hunter S. Thompson
Michele Obama bio
Chef Jacques Pepin’s autobiography, “The Apprentice”
Always look on the bright side of life by Eric Idle (Monty Python)
If you can get your hands on the audiobook, he narrates it.
Highly recommend “Memoirs” by Nana Mouskouri. She’s not as well known outside of Europe or by younger generations (I was lucky to have a parent who had multiple of her CDs when I was growing up). But if you’re interested in learning about someone new with a very interesting life I suggest giving it a shot!
The Moon is a Balloon. David Niven. Full of anecdotes about old Hollywood actors and actresses
I really enjoyed Yearbook by Seth Rogen, a Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost, Live Wire by Kelly Ripa and I just started Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry.
Bob Hope’s *Don’t Shoot, It’s Only Me: Bob Hope* is a very easy read but I found it quite interesting!