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Book Reviews of Naked Pictures of Famous People

Naked Pictures of Famous People
Naked Pictures of Famous People
Author: Jon Stewart
ISBN-13: 9780688155308
ISBN-10: 0688155308
Publication Date: 10/7/1998
Pages: 163
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Rob Weisbach Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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15 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

jscrappy avatar reviewed Naked Pictures of Famous People on + 59 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
This book was written before Stewart's climb to fame on "The Daily Show," and is a collection of short comic essays skewering such targets as the Kennedys, Princess Diana, Gerald Ford, and Jesus and the disciples at the Last Supper (from the point of view of a disgruntled waiter.) My favorite piece is "The Devil and William Gates," a dead-on parody of "The Devil and Daniel Webster," but featuring the man we all love to hate, Bill Gates.

This is a very funny, very literate, very smart book, and it may show you a slightly different side of the "Daily Show" host.
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Helpful Score: 4
I have to say, I was very disappointed with this book. I am a giant fan of Jon Stewart's comedy, both on the Daily Show and his standup and writings. When I discovered there was a book of his I didn't already own, I immediately ordered it from this website.

Sadly, it doesn't hold up to his levels of humor. There were one or two clever essays (Spring Break with the Kennedy's and the high school reunion spring to mind) which were brilliant, but sadly the rest were rather lackluster and lacking in humor. It's feels what would happen if Jon Stewart's comedy were watered down to a Family Guy level with very one dimensional "trying too hard" jokes.
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Helpful Score: 2
Like all good storytellers, their stories are better when TOLD, and not as good when written.
bbfreckles avatar reviewed Naked Pictures of Famous People on
Helpful Score: 2
I love Jon Stewart but he loses something in print.
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Helpful Score: 2
I love Jon Stewart, but I was left saying wtf? about this book. I tried to get through the first two essays and then promptly relisted the book. It did not engage me at all.
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Helpful Score: 2
Witty and funny, in the colloquial, smart style of Jon Stewart's Daily Show.
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Helpful Score: 1
Absolutely hilarious short stories using historical personalities such as Van Gogh and Hitler, not to mention the Kennedys and everyone in between.
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hilarious
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Very funny - not as funny as his show but maybe only because I didn't get all of the references he made.
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Hilariously insightful book by Jon Stewart. If you are a fan of the Daily Show, you will enjoy this book.
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I love Jon Stewart.
mikej avatar reviewed Naked Pictures of Famous People on + 73 more book reviews
Collection of short essays, a couple made me laugh out loud, but the majority where so so. Good quick read if you are a Stewart fan.
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Very funny author and a very funny book. This is in brand new condition. It is a series of Stewart's humorous essays.
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Pretty funny!
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Very Jon STewart comedy. You can practically hear his voice while reading.