Journalist. Palindrome. Writer.
I’m taking my “Confessions of a True Crime Addict” comedy show to the Pacific Northwest and California this October! Get your tickets today, before they sell out!
Oct. 2 – Seattle – The Jewelbox Theater – Tickets here.
Oct. 6 – San Francisco – Cobb’s Comedy Club – Tickets here.
Oct. 7 – Sacramento – Punch Line – Tickets here.
Oct. 10 – San Diego – Comedy Palace – Tickets here.
Oct. 11 – Portland – Curious Comedy Theater – Tickets here.
2019 TOUR ANNOUNCED!
This June, I’ll be on the road in the eastern U.S. for my “Confessions of a True Crime Addict” tour. It’s a mix of stand up and scary tales about my adventures in true crime journalism. Get your tickets before they sell out!
Here are the links for venues by city:
Thursday, May 30, Music Box Concert Hall, Cleveland. Get tickets here.
Wednesday, June 5, Zanies, Nashville: Get tickets here.
Thursday, June 6, Birmingham, Alabama, Stardome: Get tickets here.
Saturday June 8, New Orleans, The New Movement: More info here.
Tuesday, June 11, Charlotte, The Evening Muse: Get tickets here.
Thursday, June 13, D.C. Improv: Get tickets here.
Friday, June 14, Brooklyn, EastVille Comedy Club: Get tickets here.
Some fantastic news! True Crime Addict is being adapted for television by some great people. Johnny Depp’s company is producing. Richard Price is writing. And I’ll be an executive producer. Looks like some small details are changing. Here’s the synopsis.
Published last year, Renner’s True Crime Addict: How I Lost Myself In The Mysterious Disappearance Of Maura Murray, which had been compared to David Fincher’s Zodiac, follows investigative journalist Jimmy Hunter. His lifelong obsession with cold cases leads him to research feverishly the whereabouts of a popular college student whose car was found abandoned in rural upstate New York. While Jimmy’s all-consuming quest for the truth begins to devour him body and soul, he must also strive to keep it from tearing apart his young and fragile family.
True Crime Addict appeared in the The New York Times Sunday Book Review last week. Marilyn Stasio called me “shamelessly entertaining”!
“Renner, the author of The Serial Killer’s Apprentice, is just plain fun to read. Noting that Maura lived in Melville Hall, he can’t resist mentioning that this freshman dormitory took its name from the guy who wrote the ultimate book on pointless obsession.”
Read the full review and a list of other cool true crime books, here.
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