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12 inspiring celebrity autobiographies that will also tickle your funny bones

TNN | Last updated on - May 3, 2017, 15:58 IST
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Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris

Broadway star NPH who is also How I Met Your Mother’s Barney Stinson is known for his hilarious dramatic demeanour. His autobiography cracks you up with the promise of a big relief: the book gives you a break from memoirs that tell true stories. Harris takes inspiration from the children’s series Choose Your Own Adventure and tells the story of his “twisty-turny” life by styling it as an adventure book with multiple options that lead to alternative endings.
(Image credit: Amazon; Neil Patrick Harris/via Facebook)
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Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler

In this funny collection, Chelsea mines her past for stories about her family, relationships, and career that are funny, inspiring to some content, and also ridiculous.
(Image credit: Amazon; Chelsea Handler/via Facebook)
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Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos

Vardalos candidly shares her instant motherhood story that is relatable for all new moms. Writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia tells the story of her choice that shocked friends, family, and even herself: with only fourteen hours' notice, she adopted a pre-schooler.
(Image credit: Amazon, Nia Vardalos/via Facebook)
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Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

Comedian Aziz Ansari combines his irreverent humour with cutting-edge social observations to give us an unforgettable tour of the new romantic world.
(Image credit: Amazon; Aziz Ansari/via Facebook)
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Yes Please by Amy Poehler

SNL star and Regina George’s “cool mom” from Mean Girls, Poehler’s debut book offers some pretty juicy personal stories, funny bits on sex, love, friendship, parenthood, and handy advice on matters, such as, when to be funny and when to be serious.
(Image credit: Amazon; Reuters)
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Bouncing Back by Joan Rivers

A fiercely honest and moving story of how Joan Rivers, one of comedy's greatest faces, survived the worst that life could throw at her, how she hit rock bottom and then made it back to the top.
(Image credit: Amazon; Joan Rivers/via Facebook)
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Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

Kaling shares her journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life, much like her TV show, The Mindy Project. Mindy bares all about falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in lonely places, attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behaviour modification, and tries to impart the belief that you can find a place in Hollywood even when constantly reminded that no one looks like you.
(Image credit: Amazon; Mindy Kaling/via Facebook)
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Moab is my Washpot by Stephen Fry

A number one bestseller in Britain, Fry's shockingly candid, funny, and wise memoir is something his fans had always been waiting for.
(Image credit: Amazon; Stephen Fry/via Twitter)
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Yes, My Accent Is Real by Kunal Nayyar

Kunal Nayyar and his one-screen avatar, Raj Koothrapalli (from The Big Bang Theory), are the most adorable misfits. This heart-warming, funny, and witty tale follows a young man’s adventure as he traverses two continents in search of a dream, along the way transcending culture and language to somehow miraculously land the television role of a lifetime.
(Image credit: Amazon; Kunal Nayyar/via Twitter)
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Is Everybody Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling

The Mindy Project star takes the readers on a hilarious tour of her immigrant life and her unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood. Mindy’s book proves her to be the essential girl-next-door comedian, relatable and extremely funny.
(Image credit: Amazon; Mindy Kaling/via Facebook)
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Bossypants by Tina Fey

The SNL writer and comedian reveals everything in the hilarious book about her eventful life, and her journey portraying the making of a woman and in the process, the making of Tina Fey, the TV comedian.
(Image credit: Amazon; Reuters)
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Born Standing Up by Steve Martiin

The award-winning comedian, author of the New York Times bestsellers Shopgirl and The Pleasure of My Company, a regular writer in The New Yorker, and our favourite Inspector Clouseau, Steve Martin reveals his life in the amusing book, which is beautifully written.
(Image credit: Amaozn; Steve Martin/via Facebook)

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