Bossypants

By: Tina Fey

Narrated by: Tina Fey

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!

Tina Fey is hilarious & offers insight into comedy

Bossypants is a humorous and candid window into Tina Fey’s rise a comedy writer. Self-deprecating and honest, the book touches on everything from her start at the YMCA to her time at the famous Second City troupe to SNL and 30 Rock.

Fey coats hard truths with humor, making them easier to swallow, and throughout the book, she effortlessly advocates feminism. It’s clear to see she has lived and continues to embrace the idea that women shouldn’t be afraid to be heard in every facet of life.

Whether she’s discussing the childhood trauma of choosing the wrong cleaning solution or sharing the same stage with VP-hopeful Sarah Palin, Tina Fey keeps her reader in stitches and demonstrates why she’s one of the most successful women in television.

Best of the bunch

Would you listen to Bossypants again? Why?

Yes! I think most of the jokes in this book would still be funny the second time around!

What does Tina Fey bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

There are so many things about her delivery that make this book great, and I think that anyone reading the book missed out on a great experience.

Any additional comments?

This is definitely one of the better actor autobiographies that I've listened to. Tina Fey tells a funny story while keeping you interested the whole time.

So Good I Couldn't Stop Listening!!!!!

Where does Bossypants rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This book is easily in the top 5! Tina Fey rocks!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Bossypants?

Oh my God! When Tina starts her period and her mother gives her a box of pamphlets (which includes the pamphlet meant to instruct the mother on how to talk her daughter) I think I blew milk through my nose. This book is that good.

What about Tina Fey’s performance did you like?

EVERYTHING!!!!!!

Any additional comments?

I'm a guy- a straight guy at that. I laughed my ass off at this book all weekend. I've been recommending it to female as well as male friends ever since.Caution: Homophobes and right wing extremists may only find this book mildly entertaining.

Super Fun

Brief Overview: Tina Fey, former head writer at Saturday Night Live (SNL) and creator of the sitcom 30 Rock (of which I happen to be a big fan), writes about her awkward childhood, awkward school years, awkward post-college life and awkward professional life. Plus she dishes about SNL and the creation of 30 Rock, as well as the evils of Photoshop, the realities of a magazine photo shoot, how it felt to be at the center of the Sarah Palin impersonation zeitgeist during the 2008 election, being a woman in a man’s world, motherhood and why she will never go on a cruise again. (My personal favorite part was her wickedly smart-ass responses to various nasty comments posted about her on celebrity gossip sites.)

My Thoughts:This was such a fun listen!! I think this book would be best experienced on audio as Fey’s phrasing and asides add so much to the experience. However, she is a very fast talker and you’ve got to listen closely. This is the only audiobook where I frequently had to rewind to ensure that I caught everything. (Another plus to listening on audio: she includes the actual audio of the first Sarah Palin skit she did with Amy Poehler.) If you’re worried about missing photos, a PDF file is included with the audiobook so you can see the pictures referenced in the book—a feature that I very much appreciated. If you’re a Tina Fey fan, you want to listen to this book! If you’re not a fan, I think you still might enjoy it as Fey is a self-depreciating and very funny woman whose smarts, sarcasm and hard-won experience are on full display throughout the book. My only real complaint is that I wish the book was longer.

Hilarious. Got me through a tough day, laughing.

What did you love best about Bossypants?

I loved how Tina Fey narrated this audiobook. There were times when the lines wouldnt have been funny when reading off a page, but her delivery still had me in stitches.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Bossypants?

The whole thing about Modess. And also the Anthrax scare at 30 Rockefeller.

Which scene was your favorite?

The part where Tina Fey was explaining to her new husband how dumb she thought Rose was in Titanic when she jumped back on board because that was exactly what I was thinking after I saw that movie.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yeah. Almost did, but alas, had about 50 mins left before I had to call it quits and go to bed.

Any additional comments?

Need more audiobooks like this.