13 Comedians Whose Favorite Books Surprised Us

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13 Comedians Whose Favorite Books Surprised Us

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Like all of us, comedians have many sides … even though you sometimes just see their funny, public persona and forget about everything else. But they’re genuinely human, it turns out, and they’re sometimes into surprising books (among other things). For example:

COMEDY NERD Lena Dunham is a big fan of The Cat Inside by William S. Burroughs. FE She says that William S. Burroughs (you know, noted wife-murderer,) writes so tenderly about cats that you wonder if it's your job to go back in time to help him be who he could have been. CRACKED.COM

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COMEDY NERD Kathy Griffin think you should go and read Dark Money by Jane Mayer. I learned a lot reading this book including all of the shady tax-exempt vehicles billionaires use to push their agenda, says Griffin. CRACKED.COM

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