The superstar comedian’s new semi-autobiographical novel was co-written with Dana Vachon, and critics say it has 'gems of comic fantasy and the nuggets of me. It may sound like a bit from Dumb and Dumber, but Jim Carrey’s new autobiography isn’t true and he didn’t write it. If your inner English teacher is asking if it’s really an autobiography, don’t get your cardigan in a knot. First off, he actually co-wrote the book with novelist Dana Vachon. Jim Carrey's new book Memoirs and Misinformation: A Novel was released this week to a lot of buzz — but missing from that buzz were actual book reviews. 'I think this novel is a weird one,' said. Jim Carrey's New Book 📚 Speaking of funny men, comedian Jim Carrey is opening up like never before. He just wrote a brand new book called Memoirs and Misinformation. Jim says while it is based on his own personal life, many of the stories are exaggerated and fictionalized.
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Jim Carrey talks celebs as semi-real-life 'characters' in his semi-memoir
Random ... or perfect? Even Jim Carrey isn't sure what to make of his decision to include Kanye West as a character in his new semi-autobiographical book, 'Memoir and Misinformation.' But he knows why he wanted to include him. As he told Bill Maher recently on 'Real Time' (via JustJared), Nicolas Cage 'thought it was awesome' that he appeared in the pages, while he was told Rodney Dangerfield 'would have loved it.' But what about Kanye West, who also appears in the pseudo-memoir? 'It's a very strange thing where parody becomes very parallel with reality,' Jim mused. 'But we've got to mark these things, you know? [Kanye West] is one of the great characters of our zeitgeist at this moment and I wanted him to have a place in it. No matter what he's doing. I can't figure it out.'
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