Vox Media Reunites Comedians Behind ‘Celebrity Memoir Book Club’ For New Series.

Comedians Ashley Hamilton and Claire Parker, who previously hosted the Celebrity Memoir Book Club until the show ended in August, are reuniting in a new series for Vox Media. They will host a new podcast called Good Noticings that looks to build on the success of the previous show, which cultivated a devoted audience around its comedic takes on celebrity tell-all books.

In the new show, Hamilton and Parker focus on the wider world of pop culture, with a weekly look at the biggest headlines and offer their analysis and sharp banter. It includes recommendations and rapid-fire reviews of all the latest fiction, music, movies, and TV alongside their signature exploration of buzzy nonfiction. 

“In a world that sensationalizes and discards headlines before there’s time to think twice, we’re excited to use the skills we honed through 5 years of Celebrity Memoir Book Club to tackle celebrity news and culture with substance and empathy,” Parker and Hamilton say in a joint statement.

Brooklyn-based stand-up comedians Hamilton and Parker created Celebrity Memoir Book Club in 2020 with Vox Media. Over the course of five years and 250 episodes, the show grew a community of nearly a million people around the show. In the course of its life, the show has sold out live shows in cities around the world from Los Angeles to London, and reached No. 7 on Apple Podcast’s U.S. Comedy charts, as well as top 10 in over a dozen countries. 

“We’ve loved working with Claire and Ashley and we are constantly inspired by the devoted community they’ve built across platforms,” says Vox Media VP Lillian Xu. “We’re thrilled to partner with them on Good Noticings — a show that takes their trademark wit and curiosity into a broader cultural conversation, mixing their smart insights with rapid-fire reviews on the latest books, music, movies, and shows.”

Good Noticings debuts Sept. 10 via the Vox Media Podcast Network, which will assume sales, marketing, and distribution duties for the show. New episodes will be released each Wednesday.