Somehow we missed the October 18 release of Inside the Actor’s Studio host James Lipton’s scintillating new book, cleverly titled Inside Inside. Aside from his penchant for making famous people cry, Lipton has been immortalized by Will Ferrell in several SNL skits and interviewed in one of my personal favorite Ali G episodes, made all the more hilarious by just how hard Lipton tries to take the interview seriously amidst well placed questions like, "Have you ever interviewed Shakespeare?"
If you go over to Amazon.com, you will not only be able to order Lipton’s new book but also check out a short video intro to what you’ll find inside Inside Inside (I swear, I never get sick of hearing him say that). Besides his obvious credits as actor, screenwriter, director, producer and tv host, you may be surprised to find choreographer, equestrian and pilot listed. What this has to do with writing a book or kissing the asses of hundreds of actors, we’re not too sure, but now you know. Lipton is a master of false modesty, and after a brief disclaimer goes on to show off his thirteen Emmy nominations, a lifetime achievement award and his French medal of knighthood. Honestly, when you see him utter lines like, "Sharon Stone, Ben Stiller — heroes, heroes of my life," with a completely straight face. . . I just don’t think it goes any higher on the scale of unintentional comedy. We’re not actually planning on buying or reading his book but man, do we love this guy. — Bryan Whitefield