Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love amy, yes please is a rich and varied collection of stories, lists, poetry plastic surgery haiku, to be specific, photographs, mantras and advice. Bossypants ebook the seattle public library bibliocommons. Apr 05, 2011 while listening to yes please, youll laugh, youll cry, and youll become convinced that your phone is trying to kill you. Apr 05, 2011 m y brother is eight years older than i am. Miss bossy pants writes about things she knows best feeling awkward, having dreams, breaking into showbiz, building relationships, and trying to balance lifes ongoing struggles. Tina feys new book bossypants is short, messy, and impossibly funny an apt description of the comedian herself. Then i read tina feys bossypants where she dedicated an entire chapter to her best friend amy poehler where she described her as a. Jul 12, 2015 i recently read tina feys memoir, bossypants, and amy poehlers memoir, yes, please, back to back. Yes please opens an entirely new door to her life for anyone whos interested. From her humble roots growing up in pennsylvania to her days doing amateur improv in chicago to her early sketches on saturday night live, fey gives us a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain of modern comedy with equal doses of wit. Oct 28, 2014 youd have to be a humorless misanthrope with a heart of stone to dislike amy poehler. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on tv. Welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehlers yes please.
Click on a title, author name or category to see similar books. Amy poehler s new book, yes please, includes backstage saturday night live stories, lists, old photos and guest essays from both her parents. Required reading for all young women best books of 2014, huffington post a memoir in essays in the tradition of tina feys bossypants and caitlin morans how to. Its a structural mess, an uneven memoir, and, worst of all, a boring book. Bossypants book chicago public library bibliocommons. Once in a generation a woman comes along who changes everything.
I would second peoples recommendations for tina fey and amy poehlers books bossy pants and yes please. I liked that she had a lot of topics that i could relate to and, despite it being autobiographical, it was funny. Dont miss this collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, lists, and haikus from the mind of one of our most beloved entertainers. If the answer is yes, you have a more difficult road ahead of you. In her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. Its autobiographical and hilarious, she alludes to her experiences on the shows, but you dont need a thorough knowledgeawareness of 30 rock or more yes. If youve already read yes please and are eager to spend a bit more time with more smarties like poehler, ive got. One reason i love it is because they do skewer both the left and right wing. Oct 22, 2014 i think we mentioned once or twice that were excited about amy poehlers new book, yes please. In amy poehlers highly anticipated first book, yes please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice some more.
The impression you had of her when you first bought the book, will be basically the same one you have when you finally close it. Click download or read online button to get bossypants free ebook book now. Jan 03, 2012 in short, bossypants is not so much autobiographical as it is anecdotal. If the answer is yes, you have a more difficult road ahead of. Bossypants by tina fey reading guidebook club discussion. Jan 07, 2017 check out my first book club about divergent. Shes hilarious, relatable, talented as hell, and, with her bff tina fey, half of one of the funniest.
If you want an enjoyable and funny listen please get this audiobook. And i need not have worried about all the pagesmy little brain was able to handle it all. I was hooked from the first word sunday telegraph mightily enjoyable. I actually read this book in just a couple of days, too. Fey attributes much of the success of 30 rock to alec baldwin. Bossypants shows that 30 rocks voice is very much feys voice. The guest list is starstudded with vocal appearances from carol burnett, seth meyers, michael schur, patrick stewart, kathleen turner, and even amys parents yes please is the ultimate audiobook extravaganza. I have had season subscriptions since the show started. Charting tinas life from awkward teen to screen queen via motherhood, it is a great read. Jan 19, 2012 tiny fey the self deprecating bossypants in the book of the same name, has managed to write an autobiography that reads more like a comedic movie script than a novel about her life the book is slightly dated now as her show 30 rock is no more. One of the most common praises ive read for poehlers book is that she exposes everything about herself. Amy poehlers memoir yes please really ought to be titled no.
Bossypants book charlotte mecklenburg library bibliocommons. Nov 05, 2014 amy poehlers memoirish book is titled yes please, as in bring it on, but its tone is more no, really, make this stop, as in get me out of here. She may be an insider to what goes on behind the curtain of pop culture, but ms feys book reminds us she is just a human being, a funny talented human being. Immediately download the bossypants summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching bossypants.
Before liz lemon, before weekend update, before sarah palin, tina fey was just a young girl with a dream. To ask other readers questions about bossypants, please sign up. Today i wanted to talk about bossy pants by tina fey. Although having a baby at forty is a commonplace fools errand these. I read yes please by amy poehler a while back and loved it, so i thought bossy pants would be right up my alley. Bossypants book san antonio public library bibliocommons. Amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited. If you liked bossypants by tina fey, here are some books like this. After 5 and half hours listening to this book im not even smiling. The voice of this book is quite similar to that of the television show, though ms. Shes hilarious, relatable, talented as hell, and, with her. Is everyone hanging out without me and other concerns where have you been all our lives, mindy. In amy poehlers highly anticipated first book, yes please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life.
In amy poehlers yes, please, the actress proves shes a. I had already listened to amy poehlers book, yes, please. Featured content includes commentary on major characters. Its just that why, if youre the preeminent female comedy writer of. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Bossypants free ebook download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Its autobiographical and hilarious, she alludes to her experiences on the shows, but you dont need a thorough knowledgeawareness of 30 rock or snl to enjoy the book. Several of the people she mentions have died and many of the married couples have uncoupled. Amy poehler is just as funny in print as she is onscreen. Although having a baby at forty is a commonplace fools errand these days, back in 1970 it was pretty unheardof. With chapters like treat your career like a bad boyfriend, plain girl versus the demon and the robots will kill us all yes please will make you think as much as it will make you laugh. While these two are both funny women, i definitely laughed more listening to bossy pants. Youd have to be a humorless misanthrope with a heart of stone to dislike amy poehler.
In contrast to feys bossypants, whose humour derives in large part from. Jan 18, 2015 one of the most common praises ive read for poehlers book is that she exposes everything about herself. If bossypants is the pinnacle of the subgenre, yes please is the nadir. Anyway i saw this book and wanted to learn more about the enigma that is tina fey, she is genuinely funny and i hoped that any book of hers would be the same. I feel pathetic saying this but i never really watched saturday night live when i was younger or now. Thankfully it is, it is hilarious, sweet and honest. This 60page guide for bossypants by tina fey includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 25 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. The books tips for women in the maledominated workplace range from facetious. I thought it would be interesting to compare the two since the comedians are such great friends and perform well together.
Women around my moms office referred to her pregnancy as mrs. Find books like bossypants from the worlds largest community of readers. And after the easyreading of bossypants, i felt warmed up and ready for amy poehlers yes please. A wonderful surprise, my mom would be quick to tell you. If you loved yes please, then try reading these 9 books after. Before 30 rock, mean girls and sarah palin, tina fey was just a young girl with a dream. Amy poehlers memoirish book is titled yes please, as in bring it on, but its tone is more no, really, make this stop, as in get me out of here. If you were expecting to get to know tina fey better, you wont. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
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