Most Talkative; Stories from the front lines of pop culture
Frank Veronsky (author photographs) New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2012. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. x, [2], 273, [3] pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Inscribed by author on title page. Small DJ flap crease. Andrew Joseph Cohen (born June 2, 1968) is an American radio and television talk show host, producer and writer. He is the host and executive producer of the Bravo's late night talk show, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. Cohen also has a pop culture channel named Radio Andy. He hosts a two-hour live show with co-host John Hill twice a week. Cohen served as Bravo's Executive Vice President of Development and Talent until 2013. He was responsible for creating original content, developing innovative formats and identifying new talent. Cohen also served as Executive Producer on Emmy and James Beard award–winning reality cooking competition television show, Top Chef. He serves as an executive producer of the Real Housewives franchise, host of Watch What Happens Live on Bravo, host of Andy Cohen Live on SiriusXM, and hosted the show, Love Connection. Derived from a Kirkus review: In this memoir, Cohen attempts to strike a balance between the story of his upbringing in a close-knit Jewish family and dishing on the antics of “Bravolebrities.” In the former, he succeeds, portraying his parents as warmly and humorously as you would expect from someone who implored his mom to send him updates on All My Children while he was away at camp. Cohen’s youthful obsession with soap maven Susan Lucci further highlights his eventual lionizing of the Real Housewives, and he sprinkles his encounters with his diva idol throughout the text. He effectively captures the fear of coming out in the 1980s, a time when homophobic jokes and AIDS misinformation were rampant. Cohen is candid. He reveals how the Bravo team recut all episodes of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills after a participant’s husband committed suicide.” He also revealed that the film crew shoots 85 hours of footage for every hour aired. It takes a lot of takes to present reality TV. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Susan Lucci, BRAVO, Television, Producer, Writer, Talk Show Host, Real Housewives, Top Chef, Emmy Winner, Peabody Award
ISBN: 9780805095838
[Book #77312]
Price: $50.00