Funny memoir titles, Typically, penning your own book takes a lot of planning, thinking and clever writing. However, you wouldn't get that impression based on these autobiography titles from some of our favorite famous people. Though you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, these strange – yet hilarious – memoir titles make us do just that.
A reality TV star
Driving while drunk is illegal. Thankfully for "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Brandi Glanville operating a cell phone while under the influence isn't -- though, as she makes clear in this memoir, certain intoxicated online activities are not recommended. "Drinking and Tweeting: And Other Brandi Blunders", Brandi Glanville oscars dress,
A pair of famous musicians
Some people want to be buried when they die. Others request a cremation. For legendary country musician Willie Nelson and singer/satirist Kinky Friedman, only one method will do. Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road, kinky friedman run texas governor,
A TV sitcom star
Everyone has been there: No one calls on Friday night, but it's clear that your friends are out, somewhere, having a great time, and you don't know about it. Actress Mindy Kaling knows the feeling and captures it in the title of her book. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, The Mindy Project review,
An actress and film director
In her memoir, Penny Marshall director of "A League of Their Own" and the Laverne in TV sitcom "Laverne and Shirley," puts aside her long, successful career in Hollywood to single out, of all things, her mother, in a way we're not sure would be appreciated. My Mother Was Nuts: A Memoir,
An actress and fashion critic
Joan Rivers has never met a person she couldn't hate. The ever-surgically-enhanced comedian and fashionista has made a career spewing witty bile in all directions and sums up her modus operandi in six words in this book. I Hate Everyone...Starting with Me,
An American author
People "suck" at many different things. Author Justin Halpern sucks at a very specific thing. Fortunately for him, men around the world share the same problem.
Author and 'mommy blogger'
Memoirs are usually about remembering the past and writing it down for posterity. For bestselling author and wildly popular "mommy blogger" Jenny Lawson memoirs are apparently about forgetting the past as soon as possible. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened,
Rock star and TV personality
Aerosmith frontman and scarf connoisseur Steven Tyler is so crazy that the voices inside his skull annoy his neighbors. At least, that's what the title of his memoir seems to suggest. Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir
A famous chef
New York City chef Gabrielle Hamilton's story spans the kitchens of Pennsylvania, France, Greece, Turkey and back again. And as her bestselling memoir indicates, three disparate-yet-connected ingredients make up her "reluctant education." Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef, Gabrielle Hamilton's Braised Chicken Legs with Shallots and Vinegar, Gabrielle Hamilton vs Bobby Flay ,
An actress and comedian
Comedian Tina Fey has had to make a living in what, for decades, was a male-dominated profession. But with the help of dry wit, sharp prose and a cover image complete with what appear to be hairy, bloated man arms, she takes the power back in this book. tina fey taylor swift feud,
A Palin's ex-fiancé
What happens when former Alaskan governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin trains her caribou-spotting sights on you? Levi Johnston the father of Palin's grandson, Tripp, and former fiance of daughter Bristol, has an apt comparison in his 2011 book. Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin's Crosshairs,
A celebrity chef
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain is sometimes called the Hunter S. Thompson of the food world. And as a culinary bad boy, it makes sense that his memoir would have both the words "raw" and "bloody" in the title. Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook, Anthony Bourdain's Steak au Poivre,
An English comedian
Described by the New York Times as "a child's garden of vices," actor Russell Brand brings his irreverent, decidedly British sense of humor to his own story of excess, addiction and recovery. Best of all, he names the book like a 5-year-old might. My Booky Wook: A Memoir of Sex, Drugs, and Stand-Up, Russell Brand Still Longs for Heroin,
A comedian and TV host
Few comics appreciate a good cocktail quite like Chelsea Handler. Thus, it seems natural that she titled her autobiography as a rhetorical question, addressed to her favorite type of booze. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, Chelsea Handler Angelina Jolie demon,
A stand-up comic
"Doctor" Denis Leary may not hold a medical license, but he did play a firefighter on television once. In his 2009 book, Leary presents a "guide" to doing all the wrong things. Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid”,
A controversial author
Despite never actually being in a fraternity, author Tucker Max has become the voice of the chauvinistic humor style dubbed "fratire." And while he doesn't embrace the exact terminology, he does embrace a lifestyle that includes drinking excessively, having casual sex and generally being a terrible person. I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell,
A radio show personality
Comedian and "Howard Stern Show" stalwart Artie Lange takes his story of show business breaks, drug-addicted busts and generally obnoxious behavior and turns it into a memoir that sums up his situation in a single fishing metaphor. Too Fat to Fish,
An author and columnist
If you had to pick one ingredient to pair with sex and drugs, and it couldn't be rock 'n' roll, what would it be? For New York Times columnist and pop-culture skewerer Chuck Klosterman the answer is something that goes well drenched in milk. Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto,
A B-movie star
Revered by cult-movie fans for his lead in the "Evil Dead" franchise, but otherwise ignored as a B-lister by the rest of the Hollywood, Bruce Campbell has the perfect flavor of cynicism that makes for a great tell-all. Plus he's got a certain body part that always pays his bills. If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor, 'Evil Dead 4' on the way, Bruce Campbell confirms,
A famous author
Humorist David Sedaris is biologically incapable of writing a boring book title. In this collection of essays, written with the kind of beautifully mutilating self-deprecation that has made him an icon, he takes stabs at all manner of life’s mysteries, and gives it a title that would make a second-grade English teacher wince. Me Talk Pretty One Day,
A writer and publisher
Some authors give their books modest, boring names like "Who I Am" or "In My Time." Writer and publisher Dave Eggers abandons all sense of humility in the title of this witty autobiography, which chronicles how his parents' deaths within five months of each other thrust him into the role of "single mother." A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,
