• Bossypants

  • By: Tina Fey
  • Narrated by: Tina Fey
  • Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (60,456 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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Laugh til you cry

Tina Fey is hilarious! Her comedic delivery is perfect and the material is relate-able.
The only thing I cannot understand is, how can such a beautiful woman have so many insecurities? It was shocking to hear that from her....

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loved it!

Tina Fey is simply hilarious and just real. she talks about work personal life family life so relatable and really open their eyes as women to other women loved it

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Seriously funny, seriously insightful

There are too many great things about this book to list here. I read the book in a day, and I really enjoyed it. However, I needed a fun, light audio book for a road trip and this seemed like it would be a good fit.

Listening to Bossypants on audible was an even better experience than reading the book. Tina Fey has a perfect voice for the job. She is both soothing and hilarious in all the right ways. Not only is this book funny--obviously she is where she is at because of her gift for awkward humor as well as intelligent, yet goofy wording of events--this book is really insightful as to how people get along, work well together, and also how ridiculous our society can be.

Read the book. Listen to the book. Love this book.

PS: plus, you will get some really cool audio surprises.

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Amazing!- with one problem

Interesting, thought provoking, and hilarious; everything you could want in a book. My only problem is that it ended.

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Fantastic Comedienne Autobiography

Loved listening to Tina's voice read her own words. She is a fantastic writer. My favorite chapter was about her father Don Fey. You'll know what I mean when you read it.

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What's not to love?

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely. Funny, interesting, and well-read. Tina Fey is a delight to listen to, and she knows how to tell a story and keep you smiling all the way through.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Don Fey. He's just a bad@ss. You'll see.

What about Tina Fey’s performance did you like?

Great comedic timing, nuanced color in her voice... no one knows how to read Tina Fey's work better than Tina Fey.

Any additional comments?

I personally found the book less interesting after her SNL/30 Rock/Palin stories, but lets be honest, how do you top those stories? This still should be an Audiobook classic for it's humor, interest, and performance.

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A Modern Day Must Read

Regardless of your gender, this book needs to be listened to. It is witty, creative and a game changer that addresses sexism worth a conversational, enjoyable approach.

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Tina is an American Treasure

There couldn't have been a better narrator (obviously). Tina is, as always, smart, empowering and hilarious. The ending felt a bit abrupt but that was my only hang up.

I attracted some concerned glances as I laughed aloud on public transportation vessels. This actually happened multiple times. No regrets.

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good book

it started off slow dor me but it was a good book overall. i really enjoy having tiny be the reader it added that much more to the experience of the book. she also had some really funny parts!

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Tina Fey is cracks me up! I love this book!

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This book kept my attention and kept me laughing! I have the Kindle edition and the audio and I just love both. I recommend this book to all women who have a sense of humor and can appreciate the awkward stages of growing up and being an adult. She reads a little fast which is a bit distracting in the beginning, but I realized that's just because most narrators read at a snail's pace. Once you get into it, your brain speeds up and you begin to appreciate that you aren't being read to like you are in kindergarten. This is one of my top picks for sure!

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