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. Amy poehlers greatest words of wisdom from interviews, yes please and beyond. And in the morning im gonna slather suntan lotion all over you. Her voice was like a squeaky hinge, but to him it was celestial music.
Theres trepidation in every sentence, as poehler goes out of her way not to. Its what i like to call a funny memoir, but a funny memoir whit tiny bits of touching parts here and. Amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehlers yes please. She says more than once that writing a book is no easy feat, but that doesnt stop her from completing one. Yes please by amy poehler meet your next favorite book.
In my world, nora ephron hasnt really gone away possibly because my desktop is ephrons famous ill have what shes having scene, but she certainly has resurfaced as of late thanks to lena dunhams not that kind of girl, which is dedicated to nora, and most recently, amy poehlers yes please, out october 28. Third and finally, that you dont like a particular style of jokes has nothing to do with someones x or y chromosome, but with your taste. Actually, memoir is a bit of a misnomer for this dey street books. Amy poehlers book yes please contains sex tips, a cocaine confession and more.
If you loved yes please, then try reading these 9 books. And this candor is why we love amy poehler, and why fans will eat up yes please like a gooey chadwicks sundae, extraneous haikus and all. In a few days, when her memoir yes please hits shelves, poehler will join the list of comedys female powerhouses including mindy kaling, sarah silverman, and. 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. And with the fact that youve been brainwashed by society that women cant be funny because of their. Amy poehlers book yes please contains sex tips, a cocaine. Amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited. Feb 26, 2020 amy poehler is making this the year she says yes and no to the right thingsand that includes choosing to return to cohost the golden globe awards with tina fey in 2021. The true confessions of amy schumer and lena dunham, and. You may still hear the brain and all the shitty things it is saying to you. Oct 23, 2014 by joanna demkiewicz hey, nora, are your ears burning. Yes please is a 2014 book by american actress and television writer amy poehler. 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. Of course, like so many of poehlers characters, yes please is.
Jan 04, 2016 outlandish amy, like relatable amy, is weird and proud. Yes please is the amy poehler pep talk you always wanted. Nov 06, 2014 so if you have a copy of yes please, once you are done reading it twice, put it in the hands of another woman you know. 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. Apr 04, 2017 yes please by amy poehler 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. 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.
In fact, those three words are the title of the preface in her comical memoir, yes please. Just from reading her words about life and everything inbetween, i gained a sense that it really is possible to care less. Some of the advice is simple and obvious like dont have sex with people you dont want to. So did amy poehler, although her yes please is perhaps the biggest disappointment of the femalecomedy book canon. I love how close the two of them are and all of their history together. Maybe a young woman, maybe a woman who is new to feminism, maybe an i. Apr 20, 2015 part of what makes poehlers book so memorable and so unmistakably amy is her refusal to sugarcoat her stories. Outlandish amy, like relatable amy, is weird and proud. Welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehlers yes please.
Yes please ebook by amy poehler 9780062268372 rakuten kobo. She is a nice reminder of how lucky most of us are in the us and sometimes she is cocky about it but hey, she deserves to be. Facebook is showing information to help you better. What i gained from yes please is a model of someone whos got a lot going on but still manages to feel free and joyful amidst all the madness, success, and failures.
Yes please is a fun little memoir about amys childhood, how she got her start in comedy, and some good behindthescenes stories, but overall, its scattered and not. I fully expected amys book to be just as funny, entertaining, heartfelt, and great. I will say this at the outset i dont really know who amy poehler is, apart from. Dec 31, 2014 i loved yes please and how amy reverts back to thank you at the same time throughout her book. 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. Carol burnett, kathleen turner, seth meyers, patrick stewart, michael shur, as well as amy poehlers parents. The bar has risen on books like hers, those by actresses on sophisticated television comedies. I am such a huge fan of amys but this book just didnt cut it for me. Amy poehler has spent her career playing characters that make us laugh. Live, and in movies like baby mama, blades of glory, and they came together. May 31, 2014 poehler, 42, calls yes please a missive from the middle of my life, an attempt to describe what its like to feel young and old at the same time.
So if you have a copy of yes please, once you are done reading it twice, put it in the hands of another woman you know. Aug 19, 2016 so did amy poehler, although her yes please is perhaps the biggest disappointment of the femalecomedy book canon. She freely allows that yes please is a spontaneous overflow in the middle of chaos, not tranquillity, a thing written on subways and planes. Powered by amys charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book is full of words to live by. Sep 16, 2019 amy poehlers greatest words of wisdom from interviews, yes please and beyond. Amy poehler has been making us laugh since her days as a cast member on saturday night live. Third book of winter break yes please by amy poehler.
Comedian amy poehler on her new memoir, yes please poehler joins fresh airs terry gross to talk about fighting the body image demon, being a worldclass snooper and how she was. 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. But come to a book like yes please with the desires and expectations of a reader, and youre almost certain to walk away disappointed. Amy poehler is returning to host golden globes with tina fey. I sooo love amy,shes awesome this is not the average memoir we were all used to read and its totally not a comedy book. The book is read by the author with portions read by a long list of famous personalities including. Shes not shy about anything, really, despite saying, in her chapter on divorce, that she doesnt like people knowing my shit. Part of what makes poehlers book so memorable and so unmistakably amy is her refusal to sugarcoat her stories. Yes please, amy poehlers hilarious and candid book. Yes please isnt some frilly memoir about playing it straight and being.
Oct 28, 2014 yes please is the amy poehler pep talk you always wanted. Ever since then, she has consistently delivered brilliant and hilarious content both on the big screen and the small screen. 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. Powered by amy s charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live by. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Amy poehler is returning to host golden globes with tina. 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. 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. Amy poehler is making this the year she says yes and no to the right thingsand that includes choosing to return to cohost the golden globe awards with tina fey in 2021. I did, however, just finish listening to the audio book and loved it. My favorite parts are when she talks about tina fey.
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. Poehler, 42, calls yes please a missive from the middle of my life, an attempt to describe what its like to feel young and old at the same time. Its what i like to call a funny memoir, but a funny memoir whit tiny bits of touching parts here and there. I loved yes please and how amy reverts back to thank you at the same time throughout her book. Yes please vinyl includes a color photo insert, hot pink sleeve and record, 7 tracks of hilarious. She even published a new york times bestselling book titled 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, like when to be funny and when to be serious. 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. The guest list is starstudded with vocal appearances from carol burnett, seth meyers, michael schur, patrick stewart, kathleen. Stay home and read these 20 new may books stay home and read these 20 new may books.
In amy poehlers highly anticipated first book, yes please, she offe. A special vinyl edition of amy poehlers bestselling, audie award winning audiobook featuring the voices of amy poehler, carol burnett, mike schur, kathleen turner, and a live recording from the upright citizens brigade theatre. Just in time to fill the parks and recreationshaped hole in our lives comes amy poehlers very own memoir. Jan 31, 2015 i fully expected amys book to be just as funny, entertaining, heartfelt, and great.