Bossypants

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!

This helped me to know Tina Fey. I loved it!

What made the experience of listening to Bossypants the most enjoyable?

I guess knowing she is presently a well known actress and she spoke about things in a very down to earth manner.

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

no.....i enjoyed it but had to space out the chapters.

Any additional comments?

Tina Fey has gained my respect. She has worked very hard for what she has and deserves a lot of respect from the media!

Hilarious

Would you listen to Bossypants again? Why?

Maybe

What did you like best about this story?

Loved hearing Tina's story and the behind the scenes stories about 30 Rock and SNL. I love both shows so the back stories are fun to hear.

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

This was my first.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Cracking up laughing in my car.

Any additional comments?

Would definitely recommend.

Mandatory reading!

If you came this far, found the book and are reading the reviews, you probably already know Tina Fey and appreciate her success on SNL and 30 Rock. This book tells her trajectory from high school to unfulfilling jobs to comedy, but there is a lot more inside. If you have even a little interest on the inner workings of the show business machine you will find a very rich material and a very true picture of how things really work on television, behind the cameras. Liz Lemon worked very hard to be where she is today!

Imagine T. Fey is your BFF and lives in your iPod!

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

YES. YES. YES. As a young woman just out of college, Tina Fey's tales about crappy first jobs and the struggles of hair removal were just what I needed! She followed her passion to an amazing and fulfilling life, and I found her 'wit and wisdom' to be incredibly refreshing and inspiring.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Bossypants?

As a big fan of both 30 Rock and SNL, I absolutely adored hearing the behind-the-scenes scoop. Her detailed description of each 30 Rock writer and their respective MVP episodes taught me a lot about both the show and the TV "biz" in general.

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

I originally bought a hard copy of the book but loved the first chapter so much that I was dying to hear her read it. Best decision of the summer!

Tina Fey... Read by Tina Fey... Very funny!

Would you listen to Bossypants again? Why?

I don't know if I'd listen to the whole thing again - but definitely parts & I'd definitely recommend it. Her self-deprecating sense of humor is very funny and she gives interesting insights into being a woman in the comedy business...

What other book might you compare Bossypants to and why?

David Sedaris' Me Talk Pretty Some Day... that kind of laugh-out-loud humor. Although his is more along the-spit-out-whatever-you're-drinking-at-the-moment-from-laughter-kind of humor and hers is more uncomfortable-laughter-because-you-can-relate-to-her-awkward-adolescence... either way, very funny.

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

Obviously, her voice.

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

Not really -- I listened to it on the subway while commuting to work, which probably made more than one of my fellow passengers uncomfortable when I started smiling & giggling randomly...