Yes please by amy poehler is a collection of personal essays detailing everything from the comedians career to life advice. Amy poehler admits she wrote her new memoir while sleepdeprived. Yes please veers between reminiscing and philosophizing. Welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehler s yes please.
If you loved yes please, then try reading these 9 books. Powered by amys charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live by. Yes please by amy poehler, 9781447283317, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Apr 20, 2015 part of what makes poehlers book so memorable and so unmistakably amy is her refusal to sugarcoat her stories. Although that spirit gives the book a delightfully frenetic pace, poehler is. Even if youve never heard of amy poehler this book will offer you some excellent advice in the most brilliant way possible. Amy poehlers delightful debut book is a group effort. Yes please is her collection of ideas, stories, and questions about the stuff of life, big and small, funny and sad. In the book, poehler recounts her life and career with her signature sharp sense of humor, providing incisive pieces of wisdom along the way. Published on oct 31, 2014 amy poehler discusses her new book that reveals backstage secrets of her superstar comedy colleagues. Pdf yes please by amy poehler kania husain academia. Oct 28, 2014 amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited. Welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehlers yes please. Read yes please by amy poehler available from rakuten kobo.
A memoir by amy poehler amy poehler is an american actress, comedian, and writer. A digest of the yes please content for your book club or other group event. She has been nominated for the emmy award over fifteen times and won a golden globe for her widelybeloved portrayal of leslie knope on the awardwinning sitcom parks and recreation. 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. Amy poehlers new book, yes please, includes backstage saturday night live stories, lists, old photos and guest essays from both her. Yes please is a great storybecause it is selfdamning and hopeful at the same time. Yes please is a 2014 book by american actress and television writer amy poehler. Wed get to hang out with amy poehler, watching dumb movies, listening to music, and swapping tales about our coworkers and difficult childhoods.
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. Pick up your own copy of yes please by amy poehler affiliate link i put up various book related videos every. Called yes please, it is, as poehler fans might expect, funny, wise, earnest, honest, spiritually ambitious, occasionally selfindulgent and structurally messy. This goal is fairly consistent over the years, but i have yet to attain this achievement. Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love amy, yes please. Oct 31, 2014 amy poehler discusses her new book that reveals backstage secrets of her superstar comedy colleagues.
Yes please also features mostly sweet vignettes from poehler s childhood and early career, testimonials from her parents about how thrilled they were by her birth, a chapter titled things they. Amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited. Download yes please amy poehler download your favorite book. The yes please is amy poehler s autobiography that helps us to understand her thoughts, reasons and what is important to her and insightful enough for us to relate to her including fears and weaknesses and learn about life. Yes please ebook by amy poehler 9780062268372 rakuten kobo. Pick up your own copy of yes please by amy poehler affiliate link i put up various bookrelated videos every. Yes please finds amy riffing on sex, love, family, friendship and. The path to amy poehlers first book, yes please, seemingly runs through a memorable cameo in tina feys 2011 autobiography, bossypants. Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know the books impact and its important to read and more. Additionally, i bought the e book for functions of vanity and the paper copy so i can scent it. 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. Jun 18, 2015 in amy poehler s 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.
Dec 07, 2014 amy poehler admits she wrote her new memoir while sleepdeprived. Yes please do you need worldfamous sex tips that cannot be disputed and would hold up in a sex court of law. The new york times number one bestseller from the saturday night live and parks and recreation star. Powered by amy s charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live by. I have challenged myself to read 50 books this year. Mar 14, 2015 amy poehler amy poehler is an american comedian, actress, director, producer, writer and voice artist. Actually, memoir is a bit of a misnomer for this dey street bookspublished. 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. Amy poehler discusses her new book that reveals backstage secrets of her superstar comedy colleagues. More recently she took to writing, penning her first book. Inspire lifelong reading with ageappropriate books every month best baby shower books to gift for storytime snuggles 14 daisy buchanan quotes from the great gatsby. Shes one of my favorite minds in entertainment, and this book does nothing but confirm there is a multitude of creativity still untapped in her. Yes please, amy poehlers hilarious and candid book. About the author 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 yearbook.
The star of parks and recreation shares stories from her adolescence, her starmaking tenure at saturday night live and her abiding love of improvisation in her debut book, comedian poehler credits her approach to work to carol burnett, who was funny and versatile and up for anything and a benevolent captain on her eponymous variety show. Oct 28, 2014 amy poehlers literary look back showcases her sharp wit and emotional intelligence. 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. Narrated by amy poehler, carol burnett, mike schur, and kathleen turner. A my poehler s new book, yes please is out today, and the title pretty much sums up everyones attitude when we heard the notoriously nice funnywoman was finally writing a book. Powered by amy s charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, and including a starstudded guest list of vocal appearances. 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. Amy poehler, thank you for kicking off my new year in comedic style. In amy poehler s 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. Oct 28, 2014 in her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. She also explains why she was performing when she was 9. The much anticipated first book from comedic genius, actress, media darling, star of parks and recreation, alum ofsaturday night live, and all around awesome.
Eagerly anticipated, the book won the 2014 goodreads choice award for humor and was nominated for the 2016 grammy award for best spoken word album. 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. Buy a cheap copy of yes please book by amy poehler. I gave kalings book to my friends but id give this as a high school or college graduation gift. Nov 06, 2014 in amy poehler s 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. It helps that poehler is upfront about her exhaustion, given that she is a 43year. 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. 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. In amy poehlers highly anticipated first book, yes please, she offe. Amy meredith poehler is an american actress, comedian, voice artist, producer and writer. Yes please, amy poehler s hilarious and candid book.
Yes please isnt some frilly memoir about playing it straight and being. Dry is a features editor for the washington posts style section. 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. I absolutely enjoyed life from the perspective of amy poehler. Yes please also features mostly sweet vignettes from poehler s childhood and early career, testimonials from her parents about how thrilled they were by her birth, a. Part of what makes poehler s book so memorable and so unmistakably amy is her refusal to sugarcoat her stories. 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 composing yes please was a. Most people already know that amy poehler is wickedly funny, but with her new book, yes please, more people will get to discover all the amazing other facets of the snl alum and parks and. 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. Oct 28, 2014 most people already know that amy poehler is wickedly funny, but with her new book, yes please, more people will get to discover all the amazing other facets of the snl alum and parks and. I still love amy poehler and i think shes a brilliant performer, but this book wasnt that funny but its full of wisdom. 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. Amy poehler s 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. Honest, personal, real, and righteous, yes please is full of words to live by.
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Poehlers first book of personal stories and advice, in the vein of tina feys bossypants and mindy kalings is everyone hanging out without. 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. 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. In her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. 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. In her humorous memoir, yes please 2014, amy poehler shares stories about her personal life, offering readers serious and notsoserious life advice. Best amy poehler quotes from her book yes please popsugar. Feb 18, 2016 i must admit that im a little bit embarrassed that i really didnt know who amy poehler was before i read her book, yes please. 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 very deep. Amy poehler 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 befunny and when to be serious. I had heard about her and watched a few videos with her, but i really didnt make the connection of who she is.