In her memoir yes please, amy poehler, the parks and recreation actress and saturday night live alum, relays the fun and the hard times of her life. Amy poehler is simply one of the best things about the 21st century so far. She briefly discusses her marriage and divorce to actor will arnett, but the focus is primarily on i am probably not the only one who has a girl crush on amy poehler. This collection of essaystyle memoirs has only made me love her more. Yes, there is some chicken language, yet i still would certainly be proud for my child to check out this. We welcome you to join in the discussion in the comments section below.
I think amy poehler is brilliant and her book made me want to be her friend more than i already wanted to. The last book i received from the ford audiobook club was amy poehlers yes please. Raised in burlington, massachusetts, she graduated from boston college in 1993 and moved to chicago, illinois, to study improv at the second city and improvolympic. In amy poehlers exceptionally foreseen first book, yes please, she presents a major delicious stew of individual stories, interesting bits on intimacy and love and kinship and parenthood and genuine counsel some helpful, some less, like when to be amusing and when to be not kidding. Amy poehler is an american actor, comedian and writer. Yes please isnt a scan of the comedic brain so much as it is something far betterthe full exposure of poehlers funny and very magnanimous heart. Do you want to spend some time with the lady who made you howl with laughter on saturday night live, and in movies like baby mama, blades of glory, and they came together. 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 useful, some not so much. A collection of essays, personal blunders, advice and even haiku, it is perhaps best described as a scrapbook of generally hilarious thoughts and. Mar 12, 2020 in amy poehler s 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 useful, some not so much, like when to be funny and when to be serious. After the couple announced in 2012 that they were ending their nineyear marriage, poehler began dating actor and comedian nick kroll. And then i felt reaffirmed that this book club was a smart idea.
I cant always go out like a normal person to talk about them facetoface, but being able to read with all of you is a blessing. The book was really nicely put together and i enjoyed reading it a lot. Powered by amy s charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live by. Reading was a way to make friends or enemies, a way to discover how all these different people exist in the world and to rub shoulders with them. It made me love amy poehler even more than i already did, which is way too. Oct 24, 2014 this month, poehler finally releases that handbook, the comedymemoiradvice collection yes please. Do you want to get to know the woman we first came to love on comedy centrals upright citizens brigade. Grammy nomineeaudie award, humor, 2015amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehler s yes please. Amy poehler is a writer, actress, producer, and director who is known for her years on saturday night live, her starring role as leslie knope on the beloved series parks and recreation, as the voice of joy in pixars inside out, and for being third runnerup for most casual in her highschool. Ive read tina feys bossypants and loved it so i was excited about amys book. Do you want to spend some time with the lady who made you.
A memoir in essays in the tradition of tina feys bossypants and caitlin morans how to be a woman, yes please is a hilarious collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, haikus and wordstoliveby drawn from the life and mind of acclaimed actress, writer and comedian amy poehler. Download yes please pdf by amy poehler published on 28th october 2014. I think we could stand to say, yes and, please more often. 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. Yes please is a 2014 book by american actress and television writer amy poehler. Powered by amys charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live by.
Book club pick do you want to get to know the woman we first came to love on comedy centrals upright citizens brigade. Yes please by amy poehler booksamillion online book store. It was released on october 28, 2014 by harpercollins imprint dey street, and was described as full of humor and honesty and brimming with true stories, fictional anecdotes and life lessons by the publisher. Powered by amys charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live. Yes please is a fun little memoir about amy s childhood, how she got her start in comedy, and some good behindthescenes stories, but overall, its scattered and not very deep. There was a lot about amy poehlers memoir that i really loved and a few things that i didnt love so much. My husband and i were unable to get a library book for our christmas and. And amy poehler reminds me that i dont have to just watch other women be powerful, but that i may be powerful as well. Amy poehler is an amusing broad, but shes additionally two other things that make me value her. I wish she didnt spoil certain parks and rec information im in the middle of the series. Book club yes please by amy poehler house of hipsters. In her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read.
Im glad i saved it, because i really loved reading it during the month that held a star studded snl reunion and the parks and. The author conveys the ethos of this project in pithy statements and reassurances sprinkled throughout the book in large typee. Amy poehlers new book, yes please, includes backstage saturday night live stories, lists, old photos and guest essays from both her parents. 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 useful, some not so much, like when to be funny and when to be serious. Aug 16, 2016 and amy poehler reminds me that i dont have to just watch other women be powerful, but that i may be powerful as well. Amid the anecdotes from feys time on saturday night live, she recalls poehler telling a bawdy joke, jimmy fallon reacting negatively to that joke, and poehler meeting that reaction with righteous fury. Welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehler s yes please. In amy poehlers highly anticipated memoir, 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 useful, some not so much. Nov 26, 2014 but come to a book like yes please with the desires and expectations of a reader, and youre almost certain to walk away disappointed. Yes please do you need worldfamous sex tips that cannot be disputed and would hold up in a sex court of law. But come to a book like yes please with the desires and expectations of a reader, and youre almost certain to walk away disappointed. Pick up your own copy of yes please by amy poehler affiliate link i put up various bookrelated videos every. We chose yes please by amy poehler for our latest book club book.
Yes please is her collection of ideas, stories, and questions about the stuff of life, big and small, funny and sad. Grammy nomineeaudie award, humor, 2015amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehlers yes please. Discussion questions for yes, please by amy poehler. Mar 01, 2015 the february be your own book club selection was yes, please by amy poehler.
Sometimes the bad times end up fuzzy in books like this, or. 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. Yes please by amy poehler reading guidebook club discussion. I waited for longer than i thought i would to read this book. In her introduction, poehler describes reading the works of kaling, fey, and dratch plus lena. Amy poehler, actress and comedienne books that made a difference to amy poehler. Mike schurs comments in the parks and rec chapter are in the book.
Oct 15, 2015 discussion questions for yes, please by amy poehler. Amy poehlers delightful debut book is a group effort. Is there any part of poehler s experience that parallels your own journey in life. Amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited.
Yes, please by amy poehler posted on december 5, 2014 by normal level of crazy mom im so interested to hear what you all have to say about our book club pick this month. Yes please by amy poehler meet your next favorite book. Just found this blog and ran out and got the january book club selection from the. Nov 05, 2014 amy poehlers new book, yes please, includes backstage saturday night live stories, lists, old photos and guest essays from both her parents. You love to laugh at the parts of life that suck dont read this book if. When i started amy poehlers yes please i had everything crossed. Do you want to spend some time with the lady who made you howl with.
Along with meredith walker and amy miles, poehler has created a web series, smart girls at the party, to empower and celebrate women and girls who change the world by being themselves. This month, poehler finally releases that handbook, the comedymemoiradvice collection yes please. The guest list is starstudded with vocal appearances from carol burnett, seth meyers, michael schur, patrick stewart, kathleen turner, and even amy s parents yes please is the ultimate audiobook extravaganza. Oct 29, 2014 in her memoir yes please, amy poehler, the parks and recreation actress and saturday night live alum, relays the fun and the hard times of her life. Reading someones autobiography can go one of two ways. Yes please cd by amy poehler, carol burnett, mike schur. What insights have you gained in reading 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 useful, some not so much. Live and the innovative improv group the upright citizens brigade.
Up front, poehler writes about difficult writing a book is. By the middle of the book, i was just done and did not finish it. 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. Yes please finds amy riffing on sex, love, family, friendship and. I like you by amy sedaris traveling mercies by anne lamott a tale of two cities by charles dickens away by amy bloom. Book club summary haiku yes please, and thank you laughter, tears, joy, fearsall there stunning memories lots to love throughout the book, amy is raw and open. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download.
Amy meredith poehler is an american actress, comedian, voice artist, producer and writer. In her first book, writer, actress, comedian and producer amy poehler takes us through her childhood outside of boston to her increasingly busy career in new york city. Jan 15, 2016 the last book i received from the ford audiobook club was amy poehlers yes please. 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. In her introduction, poehler describes reading the. The path to amy poehlers first book, yes please, seemingly runs through a memorable cameo in tina feys 2011 autobiography, bossypants. Yes please by amy poehler halifax public libraries. In what way is yes please as much if not more a book about poehler s path to maturity than it is about her road to success. Welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehlers yes please. Oct 28, 2014 in her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. Id thought about reading this one and a free copy was a great way to get me to take the plunge. In amy poehlers highly anticipated first book, yes please, she offe.
The much anticipated first book from comedic genius, actress, media darling, star of parks and recreation, alum ofsaturday night live, and all around awesome lady, amy poehler. Amy poehlersaturday night live alum, star of parks and recreation and third runnerup for the title of most casual in high schoolhas blessed us with her first book, yes please. Yes, please by amy poehler the february be your own book club selection was yes, please by amy poehler. Called yes please, it is, as poehler fans might expect, funny, wise, earnest, honest, spiritually ambitious, occasionally selfindulgent and structurally messy. She shares her opinions on hollywood and some favorite jokes, all the while spreading her wisdom. Wed get to hang out with amy poehler, watching dumb movies, listening to music, and swapping tales about our coworkers and.
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