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A New York Times bestseller, The Andy Cohen Diaries chronicles a year in the whirlwind life of the beloved pop icon, in his own cheeky, candid, and irreverent words.
As a TV Producer and host of the smash late night show Watch What Happens Live , Andy Cohen has a front row seat to an exciting world not many get to see. In this dishy, detailed diary of one year in his life, Andy goes out on the town, drops names, hosts a ton of shows, becomes codependent with Real Housewives , makes trouble, calls his mom, drops some more names, and, while searching for love, finds it with a dog.
We learn everything from which celebrity peed in her WWHL dressing room to which Housewives are causing trouble and how. Nothing is off limits - including dating. We see Andy at home and with close friends and family (including his beloved and unforgettable mom). Throughout, Andy tells us not only what goes down, but exactly what he thinks about it.
Inspired by the diaries of another celebrity-obsessed Andy (Warhol), this honest, irreverent, and laugh-out-loud funny book is a one-of-a-kind account of the whos and whats of pop culture in the 21st century.
Author Notes
Andy Cohen was born on June 2, 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri. He received a B.A. degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University. He is the host and executive producer of Watch What Happens Live, Bravo's late night, interactive talk show. He also serves as executive producer of The Real Housewives franchise and hosts the network's reunion specials. He's won an Emmy and two Peabody Awards for his work. He is the author of New York Times Bestsellers, Most Talkative: Stories from the Frontlines of Pop Culture, The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a Shallow Year and Superficial: More Adventures from the Andy Cohen Diaries.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Cohen (Most Talkative), host and executive producer of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live and executive producer of the drama-laden Real Housewives franchise, walks readers through a year of his life via this mildly entertaining diary. Those expecting insight into the inner workings of cable network programming will be deeply disappointed, as Cohen offers next to nothing in terms of boardroom drama or casting decisions, but readers familiar with his charming and occasionally catty persona will likely find themselves drawn in as he recounts fighting a terrible urge to go to the bathroom while on-air, searching for a meaningful canine companion, and handling countless celebrity interactions with aplomb and a striking amount of humility-he's probably harder on himself than he is on his guests. Those expecting lightning bolts of bad taste will get their fill-he's kept a jar of Lady Gaga's urine-and there's plenty of celebrity dishing (Donnie Wahlberg has no problem using public restrooms, Madonna flies commercial), but his sheer delight is endearing as he recounts meeting Fred Schneider of the B-52s, watching the St. Louis Cardinals with his parents, and indulging his unabashed love for his dog, Wacha. Still, it's tough for Cohen to keep the narrative from falling into a rote cycle of lunches, late-night massages, and brief recaps of often uneventful shows ("The live show was 50 Cent and Jerry Ferrera. A caller asked how much cash each of them had and 50 pulled out ten grand in hundreds from his back pocket"), making for a book best read in small doses. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Cable TV's dishiest guy at his dishy best.Depending on whom you ask, the brainchild behind Bravo's Real Housewives franchise and Watch What Happens Liveas well as the network's former head of developmentis either a parody of a talk show host or a true TV original. Those kinds of against-the-grain personalities generally elicit a loyal fan base, and Cohen (Most Talkative: Stories From the Front Lines of Pop Culture, 2012) is no exception. In the crowded late-night landscape, his ratings remain solid, and he always lines up quality guests to do "shotskis" in his studio. His second book is a straight-up diary that his fans will relish and detractors will ignore. However, part of what makes Cohen so appealing on the page is his humility. He's well-aware of his position as a TV anomaly and often displays a gee-whiz attitude about his brushes with fame. In discussing a particularly star-filled week on WWHL, he admits, "For Cher I was excited but with Oprah I was nervous, actually shaking for an hour before the show." But everything isn't campy and fabulous: The author's story of his encounter with Conan O'Brien, in which the veteran host talked the newbie over some bumps, is almost touching, and his love for his dog is sweet and relatable. Cohen spends a lot of time discussing Housewives, so if you are not a fan of that particular franchise, parts of the narrative will drag. But not to worry: You're never more than a page or two away from some dish about Lady Gaga, Emma Stone, David Letterman and a host of other celebrities. The flamboyant talk show host delivers an entirely expected book: a glitzy, glamorous, goofy look at 365 days of a charmed showbiz life. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
It's Andy Cohen's world, and we only wish we were living in it. Because, as his daily diary entries show, the (former) Bravo exec and Watch What Happen's Live host has it pretty sweet. But it's not all celebrities, gourmet restaurants, box seats, and fabulous vacations. Well, actually, it is mostly that, but this is also a love story about a man who seems afraid to find the right man, until he falls and fall hard, learning something about sharing and bonding. Not with a guy, true, but Cohen's love affair with Wacha, the dog he makes a commitment to, is sweet and adorable. As is his relationship with his mother, Evelyn, who has some of the best lines in the book (when Andy wears too-tight pants on TV, she texts, You are PRESENTING your CROTCH to people who DON'T WANT TO SEE IT!!!). And how about the gossip factor? We learn Lady Gaga's feelings about Madonna and Katy Perry; what Barbara Walters looks like when her hair is wet and she's furious; and what it's like to escort Sarah Jessica Parker to the Met Gala. Shade gets thrown at certain Housewives (then they get booted from a full-time role). Summing up: three parts fun, one part cringe-worthy, but overall dish-licious!--Cooper, Ilene Copyright 2010 Booklist