• Girl Walks into a Bar...

  • Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle
  • By: Rachel Dratch
  • Narrated by: Rachel Dratch
  • Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (5,332 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
Girl Walks into a Bar...  By  cover art

Girl Walks into a Bar...

By: Rachel Dratch
Narrated by: Rachel Dratch
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $15.75

Buy for $15.75

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

In this side-splitting memoir, the former Saturday Night Live star recounts the hilarious adventures and unexpected joy of dating and becoming a mother when she least expected it - at the age of 44.

Anyone who saw an episode of Saturday Night Live between 1999 and 2006 knows Rachel Dratch. She was hilarious! So what happened to her? After a misbegotten part as Jenna on the pilot of 30 Rock, Dratch was only getting offered roles as "Lesbians. Secretaries. Sometimes secretaries who are lesbians."

Her career at a low point, Dratch suddenly had time for yoga, dog-sitting, learning Spanish - and dating. After all, what did a forty-something single woman living in New York have to lose? Resigned to childlessness but still hoping for romance, Dratch was out for drinks with a friend when she met John.

Handsome and funny, after only six months of dating long-distance, he became the inadvertent father of her wholly unplanned, undreamed-of child and moved to New York to be a dad. With riotous humor, Dratch recounts breaking the news to her bewildered parents, the awe of her single friends, and the awkwardness of a baby-care class where the instructor kept tossing out the f-word.

Filled with great behind-the-scenes anecdotes from Dratch's time on SNL, Girl Walks into a Bar is a refreshing version of the "happily ever after" story that proves female comics - like best sellers Tina Fey and Chelsea Handler - are truly having their moment.

©2012 Rachel Dratch (P)2012 Penguin Audio

Featured Article: The Best Comedy Audiobooks to Get You Laughing Out Loud


It’s no secret that good comedy can lighten our spirits and brighten our lives. So if you’re looking for a hilarious new listen to liven up your work day, hit the treadmill, or unwind with some leisure time at home, we’ve got the list for you. With these listens, you can laugh along with stories from some of the world’s greatest comedians, all delivered with pitch-perfect performances. From personal memoirs to multi-cast recordings, we’ve got the perfect listen.

More from the same

What listeners say about Girl Walks into a Bar...

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    2,727
  • 4 Stars
    1,628
  • 3 Stars
    724
  • 2 Stars
    182
  • 1 Stars
    71
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3,312
  • 4 Stars
    973
  • 3 Stars
    347
  • 2 Stars
    91
  • 1 Stars
    34
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    2,265
  • 4 Stars
    1,439
  • 3 Stars
    747
  • 2 Stars
    215
  • 1 Stars
    87

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Girl Listens To Book on a Road trip

We really enjoyed the performance. Funny. Poignant. Entirely human. Rachel Dratch's reading is very entertaining.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loved it!

This was a great book read by the author, Rachel Dratch. So funny, warm and relatable. I wish it was longer - so entertaining!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Amazing

A real story from a real funny woman. As good as Martin shorts book if not better!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Rachel Dratch is halarious!

Loved it! Rachel laughs at her own life and has such energy! so a funny soul.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great read!

Really loved it! She has a great story and she's so funny! Touching and entertaining!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

LOL

Loved this book. Honestly made me laugh out loud several times and made my coworkers worry about me.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Cute and funny

Great performance. Rachel is extremely likable and a good storyteller. This was the kind of story I was looking for right now.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Neither funny nor interesting

really struggled with this one, made it through but it never got interesting or funny.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

FABULOUS!

Rachel Dratch writes a darling story about her life, work, love… And a little surprise she was not expecting! This was such an enjoyable book to listen to with moments of outright gut laughs. Extremely entertaining…!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Not bad

I like Rachel dratch and had wondered what happened with her since I never saw her on anymore.
Listening to this book felt like catching up with a high school friend, except I didn’t have to tell my story in return. She performs it well.
The story is basically most Netflix movies, it was ok, it passed the time and provided some entertainment, and I considered turning it off at least once...but it wasn’t bad.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!