Bossypants

By: Tina Fey

Narrated by: Tina Fey

Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Spirited and whip-smart, these laugh-out-loud autobiographical essays are "a masterpiece" from the Emmy Award-winning actress and comedy writer known for 30 Rock, Mean Girls, and SNL". (Sunday Telegraph).

Before Liz Lemon, before Weekend Update, before Sarah Palin, Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: A recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. She has seen both these dreams come true.

At last, Tina Fey's story can be told. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon - from the beginning of this paragraph to this final sentence.

Tina Fey reveals all, and proves what we've always suspected: You're no one until someone calls you bossy.

Includes special, never-before-solicited opinions on breastfeeding, princesses, Photoshop, the electoral process, and Italian rum cake!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2011 Tina Fey (P)2011 Hachette Audio

More than just funny. Smart and inspiring.

What made the experience of listening to Bossypants the most enjoyable?

She's a great narrator. And she customized the book to reflect the audiobook format in places. It really felt like she cared about the format enough to make it its own piece of work.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Bossypants?

Talking about management and what she learned from Lorne Michaels.

Have you listened to any of Tina Fey’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is my first, but I hope there are more to come.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Keeping it real in the unreal world of film and TV.

Any additional comments?

Get it now.

Entertaining start to finish

Would you listen to Bossypants again? Why?

Yes. I enjoyed the entire experience. It was interesting and funny. Tina Fey did a wonderful job narrating and I would listen to it again.

Laugh til you cry

Tina Fey is hilarious! Her comedic delivery is perfect and the material is relate-able.
The only thing I cannot understand is, how can such a beautiful woman have so many insecurities? It was shocking to hear that from her....

loved it!

Tina Fey is simply hilarious and just real. she talks about work personal life family life so relatable and really open their eyes as women to other women loved it

Seriously funny, seriously insightful

There are too many great things about this book to list here. I read the book in a day, and I really enjoyed it. However, I needed a fun, light audio book for a road trip and this seemed like it would be a good fit.

Listening to Bossypants on audible was an even better experience than reading the book. Tina Fey has a perfect voice for the job. She is both soothing and hilarious in all the right ways. Not only is this book funny--obviously she is where she is at because of her gift for awkward humor as well as intelligent, yet goofy wording of events--this book is really insightful as to how people get along, work well together, and also how ridiculous our society can be.

Read the book. Listen to the book. Love this book.

PS: plus, you will get some really cool audio surprises.

Amazing!- with one problem

Interesting, thought provoking, and hilarious; everything you could want in a book. My only problem is that it ended.

Fantastic Comedienne Autobiography

Loved listening to Tina's voice read her own words. She is a fantastic writer. My favorite chapter was about her father Don Fey. You'll know what I mean when you read it.

What's not to love?

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely. Funny, interesting, and well-read. Tina Fey is a delight to listen to, and she knows how to tell a story and keep you smiling all the way through.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Don Fey. He's just a bad@ss. You'll see.

What about Tina Fey’s performance did you like?

Great comedic timing, nuanced color in her voice... no one knows how to read Tina Fey's work better than Tina Fey.

Any additional comments?

I personally found the book less interesting after her SNL/30 Rock/Palin stories, but lets be honest, how do you top those stories? This still should be an Audiobook classic for it's humor, interest, and performance.

A Modern Day Must Read

Regardless of your gender, this book needs to be listened to. It is witty, creative and a game changer that addresses sexism worth a conversational, enjoyable approach.

Tina is an American Treasure

There couldn't have been a better narrator (obviously). Tina is, as always, smart, empowering and hilarious. The ending felt a bit abrupt but that was my only hang up.

I attracted some concerned glances as I laughed aloud on public transportation vessels. This actually happened multiple times. No regrets.