• Bossypants

  • By: Tina Fey
  • Narrated by: Tina Fey
  • Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (60,441 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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A good chuckle

I always look for the author to be the narrator for books like autobiographies so that you know you're getting all the nuances in the storytelling. Tina Fey does not disappoint when it comes to conveying all the little extra emotions in her stories. But now and then she talks much to quiet in her short, one-sentence sidebars. Even after cranking up the volume, they get muffled and incoherent. It's too bad, since the ones I COULD hear were often quite funny. Overall, a short read that's worth quite a few laughs. Tina is one heckuva performer/writer and it was interesting to hear some of the backstories before her SNL breakout.

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Very Good

I am now a Tina Fey fan. I like her narration,

A chick book for sure, but I enjoyed as well.

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Awesome!

Super fun and entertaining book and it was extra cool cuz Tina Fey narrated it! 😊

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Enjoyable

I enjoyed this book. It is an interesting story, told well by Tina Fey. Since I am outside the US I actually have very little knowledge of her work, (I am not a TV watcher) but I still very much enjoyed her story.

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Love this boook

Would you listen to Bossypants again? Why?

I don't typically read or listen to books more than once.

Who was your favorite character and why?

This was a biography.

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

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Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Many parts. She is hilarious.

Any additional comments?

I loved this book. Tina narrating it makes all the difference. She is just funny. Loved it!

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Tina Fey is just the BEST

This book is amazing. I loved listening to it be read by her. She is hilarious and inspirational. I know I'll be listening to it again!

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Hilarious!

That's it. A must read for any woman who is a geek, has worked, been a mom or is highly intelligent. Scratch that. A must hear for any woman. Love you, Tina!

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very witty, intelligent and funny.

I loved it. Fey is so smart and funny. I love how she describes the most mundane things with illustrious descriptions.

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Deliciously stupid

This book is filled with stories of her life (which may or may not be true), humor, and "advice".

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Interesting but Odd

A little weird. But an engaging bio and up close look at comedy, improve, SNL, and matching it all up with kids and home life. Funny!!

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