• Bossypants

  • By: Tina Fey
  • Narrated by: Tina Fey
  • Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (60,455 ratings)

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Bossypants

By: Tina Fey
Narrated by: Tina Fey
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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

Editor's Pick: Best of the Decade

Tina Fey wears the pants
"I still remember the first time I listened to Bossypants in 2011. I was a recent college grad and my tastes were embarrassingly snobby, but I liked Tina Fey and thought it would just be soooo subversive to listen to a best seller. Imagine my shock when Bossypants showed me how much pure, uncomplicated joy I could get from a book. I never looked back. Before Tina Fey we had Carol Burnett, Lucille Ball, and Joan Rivers, but Bossypants came at just the right moment when the floodgates were opening for women in comedy. Its best seller status made Tina Fey a household name and paved the way for excellent (hilarious) memoirs that would follow by Mindy Kaling, Amy Poehler, Tiffany Haddish, Ali Wong, and so many more. Bossypants launched a cultural phenomenon. What I love best about Tina Fey’s book is her voice, both figuratively and literally. It's a joy to spend five and a half straight hours in her brain, hearing her perspective on comedy, career, and crushes gone awry. The audiobook's use of clips from Saturday Night Live was also revolutionary and elevated this memoir to a whole new level. No matter which comedy memoir I end up falling in love with next, Bossypants will always hold a special place in my heart as the first—and the decade’s best."—Rachel S., Audible Editor

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Lol enjoyable

Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book during a long drive. As a gen x working mom, I identify with a lot of Tina’s observations.

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great read by the author

light read about life with comedic flair...not a political book, just a book about life, which is refreshing

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Delightful.

I’m a Tina Fey-natic and enjoyed every moment of this audiobook. Smart, funny, attractive AND can read? I smell EGOT!

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Hilarious

I love listening to Tina. I can really relate to all these funny stories. She creates a great story.

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Delightful and honest

Thank you Tina Fey for being oh so human and helping me take myself less seriously!

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Truely enjoyable.

Absolutely awesome audiobook. It's almost always better when the author narrates their own book and in this case Tina's narrative definitely makes Bossypants one of the most enjoyable books I've listened to/read so far.

Her comments and jokes are witty and finely crafted, yet they're presented as an effortless, logical, and mostly hilarious conclusion to the situation she's in. It's everything you hoped it would be.


(Just FYI: the PDF she refers to in the audiobook can be downloaded from "my library" once you've bought the audiobook. )

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I want to go to there

"Bossypants" is all the better because of Tina Fey's narration. She's incredibly engaging and her dry, self-deprecating humor will keep you laughing the whole way through. I'm a big fan of "SNL" and "30 Rock" so it was really interesting to get a behind-the-scenes look at the shows. And her opinion of Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuits is spot on!

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Fun - but crude!

If you like Tina Fey, 30 Rock or SNL, you will like Bossypants. It was fun hearing her behind the scenes stories from her career. I was a little taken aback by how crude she is (and I'm a cusser!), but I guess that's just her style. Also, for dramatic effect, she speaks in a very soft, whispery voice several times which we could not hear clearly through our car speakers. I think it would be fine with headphones. Be sure to look at the PDF for a good laugh.

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hilarious...even for a non-tv watcher

Super entertaining and very funny book. Just Tina Fey's narration is worth the price of the book. Other than seeing her Sarah Palin skits, I really didn't know anything about her or 30 Rock. While I'm not sure anything I listened to was true, it sure was funny.

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Very good

I want to preface: I am a man who is very Republican. I am not a fan of Palin (I am Republican, not dumb) but I do think Tina Fey took some cheap shots... more importantly though, they were hilarious!

I also said that I was a man, because it is clear that this book was written for strong confident moms. (A clear description of the very talented author).

I read the book because I enjoy funny people, and I enjoy smart funny people even more. Mrs. Fey is the latter.

If you are a man, there are only a few awkward/uninteresting chapters. The rest is more than worth it. If you are a Republican; this is not a political book. Yes, Tina Fey is a staunch liberal and an activist for gay rights. But she does not proselytize in this book. She provides some very entertaining anecdotes that illustrate why she believes what she does, but the intention is to give background and be funny.

Quick Answer: This book is funny for all time zones

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