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Category: Books

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Roseanne Barr wrote another book, talking about it. Facts may vary.

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 5, 2011

With all of the hype about "Snooki"'s new book, you may not have noticed that comedian Roseanne Barr's third book also is on sale this …

Books / Interviews

Interview: “Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons,” your son Greg wrote about becoming a comedian, now talks about it

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 20101

In his new memoir, "Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons," comedian Greg Fitzsimmons creates a self-portrait of the comedian as a young man, complete with photos and letters …

Books

Denis Leary would like you to buy his book of Tweets, for those of you not already following @denisleary

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 10, 2010

As of today, more than 41,500 people were following Denis Leary on Twitter @denisleary for free. The calculation is that there are many more people …

Books / Interviews

Interview: Jim Breuer clears the air with his memoir, “I’m Not High,” talks about his career, Sirius and SNL

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 10, 2010

Jim Breuer was between gigs in Iowa this fall when I spoke to him over the phone. Breuer has spent the past couple of years …

Books

Listen to Jeff Dunham read from his autobiography, “All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut Achmed and Me”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 28, 20101

When I heard the ventriloquist Jeff Dunham was penning his autobiography and doing it with the voices of his dummies, I wondered how in the …

Books

Jerry Seinfeld’s big Hollywood secret revelation tied to new Ted L. Nancy book of letters. Paging Don Novello!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 22, 20101

Earlier this week, a CNN press release for Larry King Live promised that Jerry Seinfeld would reveal "one of Hollywood's best kept secrets" on Thursday …

Books

“Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk” The authors reveal their proudest dick jokes that made it into the book

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 7, 2010

The new book, Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk, comes with high praise. Titter titter. No, seriously. The covers boast compliments in the forms of quotes …

Books / Late-night TV credit

William Knoedelseder talks to Craig Ferguson about his book and The Comedy Store strike of 1979

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 2, 2010

Not sure about the timing of this booking, since his book has been out for more than a year and went paperback in July, but …

Books / Interviews

Tom Davis is dying to tell you stories about the first years of Saturday Night Live and more

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 10, 20104

Tom Davis may be a scholar and a gentleman, or he may be neither of those things, but he was one of the original writers …

Books

Self-portrait: This is how Sarah Silverman doodles herself? Part of forthcoming McSweeney’s book

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 25, 2010

Brian McMullen wrote in Salon today that he is putting together a McSweeney's book of self-portraits doodled by creative types, with help from author and …

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