Authors: Kathy Griffin
ISBN-13: 9780345518569, ISBN-10: 034551856X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Date Published: June 2010
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Kathy Griffin, a multi—Emmy Award—winning and Grammy-nominated comedian and actress, is best known for her Bravo television reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, her multiple stand-up comedy specials on HBO, Comedy Central, and Bravo, and her four-year stint on the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan. She has hosted several award shows and appeared on numerous talk shows including Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The View.
Official Book Club Selection is Kathy Griffin unplugged, uncensored, and unafraid to dish about what really happens on the road, away from the cameras, and at the star party after the show. (It’s also her big chance to score that coveted book club endorsement she’s always wanted. Are you there, Oprah? It’s me, Kathy.)
Kathy Griffin has won Emmys for her reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, been nominated for a Grammy, worked and walked every red carpet known to man, and rung in the New Year with Anderson Cooper. But the legions of fans who pack Kathy’s sold-out comedy shows have heard only part of her remarkable story. Writing with her trademark wit, the feisty comic settles a few old scores, celebrates the friends and mentors who helped her claw her way to the top, and shares insider gossip about celebrity behavior–the good, the bad, and the very ugly. She recounts the crazy ups and downs of her own career and...
Foreword: Dear Oprah
Chapter 1: The Littlest Gossip Girl
Chapter 2: Growing Up Griffin
Chapter 3: They Barked, They Laughed
Chapter 4: Kenny
Chapter 5: LA Is My Lady
Chapter 6: To Live and Bomb in LA
Chapter 7: Hot Cup O Talk
Chapter 8: I m a Star! (Okay, A Guest Star)
Chapter 9: Brooke Shields, Don t Read This
Chapter 10: Talk Shows: Let the Banning Begin
Chapter 11: From Worcester MA to Dick: Stories from the Road
Chapter 12: Nip Fu####
Chapter 13: Reinventing Myself: I m Just Like Madonna!
Chapter 14: Reality Check
Chapter 15: My Marriage Begins
Chapter 16: My Marriage Ends
Chapter 17: Fanning Flames in Hollywood, And Yes I Mean Dakota
Chapter 18: A Win, A Loss
Chapter 19: The Wizard of Woz
Chapter 20: Paris Hilton Changed My Life