Celebrity Memoir Book Club

Celebrity Memoir Book Club

New York comedians Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton are reading celebrity memoirs so you don't have to.

Episodes

April 22, 2025 87 mins
There’s a scorching hot tune burning at 182 degrees- the only way to cool it down is with an incredibly chill and normal story. Enter Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus. A founding member of one of the biggest bands of the 00s, he’s also just a guy who loves friendship.   WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 24: San Francisco  May 1: Chicago  May 16: London  May 18: Dublin June 14: New York  If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a me...
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From page three to the centerfold of UK televisions, Katie Price is both an absolute mystery and apparently an open book. The reality star and model has written 8 memoirs and her most recent clarifies both everything and nothing. If you want to know who Katie Price is and isn’t listen on.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 24: San Francisco  May 1: Chicago  May 16: London  May 18: Dublin June 14: New York  If you want to host a...
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Diane Guerrero was barely a teenager when her family was separated by the US immigration system. She was completely disregarded by the system and managed to graduate from a performing arts school, go to college, and act in some of the biggest shows of the decade while using her voice to advocate for families in situations like hers.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April 11: Washington DC  April 24...
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April 1, 2025 121 mins
You’re life isn’t bad you just haven’t found the right guru!!! First, become a multi millionaire and then you’re going to want to hire Jay Shetty, celebrity monk, to brush your hair and tell you it’s okay to make getting richer your only goal!!! Jay Shetty uses his experience as a monk to remind us all that it’s good to be a celebrity.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April 11: Washington DC  April...
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March 25, 2025 99 mins
You can’t mention Sutton Foster’s several Tony Awards without talking about the blankets she crocheted along the way. Well maybe you can but Sutton wrote a memoir about the crafts she completed while becoming a Broadway legend, a Bunhead, and so much more. If you want to read a book about someone who is insanely talented and accomplished, this is it. If you just want to hear our thoughts on it, listen up.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR Ap...
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March 18, 2025 132 mins
Step inside the world of high art with art adjacent writer Sarah Hoover. The gallerist, writer, and wife of a very rich artist opens up about how motherhood is not what all the downtown moms would lead you to believe.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April 11: Washington DC  April 24: San Francisco  May 1: Chicago  May 16: London  May 18: Dublin June 14: New York  If you want to host a CMB...
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March 11, 2025 101 mins
Before there were the Real Housewives there was royalty, there were Kennedys, and there was journalism. Carole Radziwill was married to a Kennedy cousin before the summer she tragically lost her husband and two close friends. This book is what remains.  Get 10% off all merch with the code MADNESS !!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April 11: Washington D...
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March 4, 2025 112 mins
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it one billion times. Teen stars should write more poems. Avan Jogia, of Nickelodeon’s Victorious, opens up about what it was like to be a teenage hearthrob and how he’s continued to discover himself as an artist. I think.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April 11: Washington DC  April 24: San Francisco  May 1: Chicago  May 16: London  May 18: Dublin June 14: New Y...
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February 25, 2025 81 mins
Imagine this: you’re sitting on an airplane next to indie darling Parker Posey and she’s about to regale you with her stories. You’re giddy with excitement. You order a double to sip on while she chats and by the time you figure out what kind of stories she’s about to tell it’s too late to take a sleeping pill.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April 11: Washington DC  April 24: San Francisco  May 1:...
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February 18, 2025 103 mins
Alicia Keys is the most successful musician in the world and she should be!! Her voice is perfection and she’s so good at playing the piano and she doesn’t even need makeup to be insanely beautiful but she still sometimes wears makeup but that’s not your business! WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April 11: Washington DC  April 24: San Francisco  May 1: Chicago  May 16: London  May 18: Dublin June ...
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February 11, 2025 87 mins
You ever think about creating art for arts sake???? Meet us at the old version of the Chelsea Hotel to think about Just Kids by Patti Smith. It’s a quintessential read about just making stuff and having it randomly be some of the best stuff ever made.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April 11: Washington DC  April 24: San Francisco  May 1: Chicago  May 16: London  May 18: Dublin June 14: New York...
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February 4, 2025 77 mins
Comedian, actress, and host Whoopi Goldberg is so much more than meets the eye. If you think you understand her talent you’re probably wrong there’s even more there. In her book she tells the story of her, her mom, and her brother and you might cry a little. WE’RE BACK ON TOUR May 16: London  May 18: Dublin PATREON PRESALE: Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco, Philly, D.C., New York!  NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoir...
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January 28, 2025 82 mins
Alan Cumming is more than just a theater sensation, the star of every good movie ever made, and the host of the best reality TV show on earth. He was once a boy who became a man without any help from the menace he called Dad.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR Tickets for London and Dublin go on sale this week, become a patreon member for early access! NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC meet...
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Being the child of a mommy vlogger forced to perform for the family YouTube sounds really awful. Being raised in a super intensely religious family sounds super tough. Having a mom with a personality disorder forcing you into vlogs and church… also a lot. Then finally a full-on cult??? Shari Franke survived her mother’s vlog AND her cult and all she has to show for it is a great book and jailed mom.  NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop...
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January 14, 2025 88 mins
Magic is all around us and Jennifer Love Hewitt has figured out how to order it online. The actress and business person (?) has written a book that rivals our least book-like books. Close your eyes and make a wish and then click order on etsy. NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a meetup 101 packet to help you plan! Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebrit...
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December 24, 2024 81 mins
We’re closing out the year with a holly jolly note from ol’ Stanley. Stanley Tucci wrote a brief memo about cool things he’s eaten, it’s good inspo for your new years manifestations or something.  Join us for a virtual holiday party December 17! All proceeds go towards the Brooklyn Free Clinic! NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a meetup 101 packet to help you pla...
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December 17, 2024 104 mins
Girls to the front! Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre was one of the founders of the Riot Grrrl movement and a shining example for gals just making cool shit that they want to make.  Join us for a virtual holiday party December 17! All proceeds go towards the Brooklyn Free Clinic! NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a meetup 101 packet to help you plan! ...
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December 10, 2024 97 mins
You might think this episode is supposed to be funny but comedy is actually so serious and Matt Rife is the most serious comedian in the world. If you laugh at that you’re wrong because this isn’t funny it’s serious just like serious comedian Matt Rife.  Join us for a virtual holiday party December 17! All proceeds go towards the Brooklyn Free Clinic! NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to hos...
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December 3, 2024 87 mins
We’re back with some late breaking news: Connie Chung is coming in hot. The legendary news anchor, interviewer, and host is finally telling her whole story and it’s actually so rock n roll.  Join us for a virtual holiday party December 17! All proceeds go towards the Brooklyn Free Clinic! NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a meetup 101 packet to help you plan! ...
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November 26, 2024 75 mins
Keke Palmer is an incredible business woman and an even more incredible actor and host so I can’t wait to see what she’s capable of once all this book press is behind her because boy oh boy does it beg more questions than it answers.  Join us for a virtual holiday party December 17! All proceeds go towards the Brooklyn Free Clinic! NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC meetup here...
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