The Inventory

Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed.

Silly Little Show-Biz Book Club

5/18/17

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An unsolved murder and Nazi comedy can’t make Crane a compelling memoir

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4/20/17

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Kelsey Grammer doesn’t even mention Sideshow Bob in his bizarre memoir So Far...

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3/23/17

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This Is It!—the memoir of Michael Jackson’s doctor—is a morbidly fascinating train wreck

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2/23/17

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My Father, Uncle Miltie is a luridly entertaining look at one of comedy’s biggest dicks

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1/12/17

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Jensen Karp’s Kanye West Owes Me $300 is a triumphantly funny look at failure

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12/8/16

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With Ruthless, the father of Scientology leader David Miscavige tells all, badly

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11/10/16

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The Comedians explores the dark, swampy depths of the comic mind

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10/13/16

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Donald Trump’s The Art Of The Deal is an awful book about a terrible man

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9/15/16

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In Dirty Rocker Boys, video vixen Bobbie Brown dishes the dirt

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8/18/16

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Bob Zmuda’s Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally offers an abundance of sleaze

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7/21/16

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Little Girl Blue explores the life and legacy of Karen Carpenter

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6/9/16

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Holly Madison’s fascinating memoir takes down Hef and everyone else

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5/12/16

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The Unbreakable Miss Lovely looks at one of Scientology’s most formidable foes

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4/14/16

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In his 2011 memoir, SNL journeyman Darrell Hammond is deeply troubled, kind of dull

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3/17/16

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Leah Remini’s Troublemaker is an irresistibly gossipy takedown of Scientology

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4/11/13

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Bill Maher’s True Story tries to say something profound about stand-up, but fails spectacularly

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3/7/13

1:00 PM

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Is The Kid Stays In The Picture a masterpiece Hollywood memoir? Oh yeah

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2/14/13

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The sordid story of Hollywood in the ’80s is lost on William Stadiem’s Moneywood

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1/31/13

2:30 PM

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Spaceman Ace Frehley offers his bland version of Kiss’ story in No Regrets

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1/3/13

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Gene Simmons’ Kiss And Make-Up lets The Demon speak for himself

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