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Hello, Molly!

By: Molly Shannon, Sean Wilsey
Narrated by: Molly Shannon
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A New York Times bestseller

A candid, compulsively readable, hilarious, and heartbreaking memoir of resilience and redemption by comedic genius Molly Shannon

At age four, Molly Shannon’s world was shattered when she lost her mother, baby sister, and cousin in a car accident with her father at the wheel. Held together by her tender and complicated relationship with her grieving father, Molly was raised in a permissive household where her gift for improvising and role-playing blossomed alongside the fearlessness that would lead her to become a celebrated actress.

From there, Molly ventured into the wider world of New York and Los Angeles show business, where she created her own opportunities and developed her daring and empathetic comedy. Filled with behind-the-scenes stories involving everyone from Whitney Houston to Adam Sandler to Monica Lewinsky, many told for the first time here, Hello, Molly! spans Molly’s time on Saturday Night Live—where she starred alongside Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Cheri Oteri, Tracy Morgan, and Jimmy Fallon, among many others. At the same time, it explores with humor and candor her struggle to come to terms with the legacy of her father, a man who both fostered her gifts and drive and was left with the impossible task of raising his kids alone after the loss of her mother.

Witty, winning, and told with tremendous energy and heart, Hello, Molly!, written with Sean Wilsey, sheds new and revelatory light on the life and work of one of our most talented and free-spirited performers.

©2022 Molly Shannon and Sean Wilsey (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

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Great Story, Over Performed

I really did enjoy the content of this book, but it was just way too theatrical in its narration. I like vocal inflection and emotion in narration but Molly was just way over the top. I kept thinking she was building up to something huge, but no, she was just describing how great it was when her dad demeaned cashiers and tried to swindle people. I was hoping at some point she or her father had realized how nasty he was in his young days as her father, but she described it gleefully. Kind of strange not to at least mention that she realizes now what he did was wrong. Instead, she celebrated it.

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Must Listen

Heartbreaking, heartwarming, joyful, inspiring! I can’t wait to watch Molly’s best of now knowing the backstory to her characters.

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Entertaining, Heartwarming, Human

Molly Shannon's story is vibrant, rich with humanity and ever life affirming. Her effervescent, expressive narration draws you in to relive her life's journey. I was routing for her with every turn of the page.

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Absolutely darling!!

Molly Shannon is an absolute doll! Just a sweet sweet soul who's outlook should be more common. I loved this book. I'm a comedian and have listened to almost all the SNL books..they're all great and this one goes right along with the rest. Loved it Molly--wonderful job!

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Heartbreaking and wonderfully positive

I have always loved Molly and this proves that my admiration for her was deserved.

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Might be the best ever…

I bought this book wanting to read it, but everyone should listen to it too!

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Wonderful!

Beautifully written, beautifully told. A poignant, funny memoir with so much depth. I’m sad I finished it already.

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Molly Shannon is delightful.

I’m so glad she recorded her own audio because it was wonderful. Her enthusiasm and love for life seemed to float out of the recording and into my heart. I’d love to chat with her in real life!

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Amazing!

Truly a great autobiographical book with excellent narrating by the wonderful author. Molly Shannon is such a special, unique person with such a special, unique, genuine and FUNNY perspective

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HARTWARMING BEAUTIFUL

Molly reads this in a very fun way. Her story is heart warming, fun and relatible

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