Even More Outrageous Celebrity Meltdowns: Pop-Up Parodies of Your Favorite Stars

by Heather Havrilesky, Kees Moerbeek (Contributor)

In a second satirical celebration of celebrities gone wild, the public mishaps and escapades of superstars come to life with humorous caricatures and stunningly ingenious paper engineering, featuring Britney Spears driving with her baby in her lap, Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting accident, and many other outrageously funny celebrity meltdown moments. 50,000 first printing.

18 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 2007

About the author

Heather Havrilesky writes the popular Ask Polly advice column on Substack and is the author of What If This Were Enough?, How to Be a Person in the World, and Disaster Preparedness. She has written for the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the New York Times Magazine, and NPR’s All Things Considered, among others, and also maintains the Ask Molly newsletter, written by Polly’s evil twin. She lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband, two daughters, and two dogs.

Reviews

[Lisa Westerfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, this book is a decade old but it's still funny and still a pop-up and really what else do you need?

[Milliebot · Rating 3 out of 5]

This review and others posted over at my blog.

I had no idea this book existed, until I received it as a Christmas gift. I'm not particularly interested in celebrity gossip or scandals, but this book was intended as a gift and what really made me laugh is that it's a pop-up book. I actually have a handful of pop-up books, which the giver didn't know about, so it fits in my collection!

This book has 9 little stories about crazy things celebs have done, like when Mel Gibson went on his offensive rant, when Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face while they were hunting and when Britney Spears had her baby on her lap when driving. The stories are just little blurbs, the main draws are the comedic illustrations and the pop-up effects. I got a few chuckles out of pulling the tabs to make certain features move.

I'd never buy something like this for myself, but I think it's a great joke gift for someone who reads a lot of ragmags or is very into silly celebrity stories.