Eagerly anticipated, the book won the 2014 goodreads choice award for humor and was nominated for the 2016 grammy award for best spoken word album. May 31, 2014 poehler, 42, calls yes please a missive from the middle of my life, an attempt to describe what its like to feel young and old at the same time. Amy poehler s memoirish book is titled yes please, as in bring it on, but its tone is more no, really, make this stop, as in get me out of here. Yes please isnt a scan of the comedic brain so much as it is something far betterthe full exposure of poehler s funny and very magnanimous heart. The yes please is amy poehler s autobiography that helps us to understand her thoughts, reasons and what is important to her and insightful enough for us to relate to her including fears and weaknesses and learn about life. Feb 18, 2016 i must admit that im a little bit embarrassed that i really didnt know who amy poehler was before i read her book, yes please. Amy poehler yes please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice some useful, some not so much, like when to befunny and when to be serious.
The star of parks and recreation shares stories from her adolescence, her starmaking tenure at saturday night live and her abiding love of improvisation in her debut book, comedian poehler credits her approach to work to carol burnett, who was funny and versatile and up for anything and a benevolent captain on her eponymous variety show. Buy a cheap copy of yes please book by amy poehler. In amy poehlers highly anticipated first book, yes please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice some useful, some not so much. Honest, personal, real, and righteous, yes please is full of words to live by. Welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehler s yes please. Download yes please by amy poehler pdfepub ebook free. In amy poehlers highly anticipated first book, yes please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice some useful, some not so much, like when to be funny and when to be serious. About the author amy poehler is a writer, actress, producer, and director who is known for her years on saturday night live, her starring role as leslie knope on the beloved series parks and recreation, as the voice of joy in pixars inside out, and for being third runnerup for most casual in her highschool yearbook. Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love amy, yes please.
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A memoir by amy poehler amy poehler is an american actress, comedian, and writer. Amy poehler admits she wrote her new memoir while sleepdeprived. Oct 28, 2014 in her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. Actually, memoir is a bit of a misnomer for this dey street bookspublished. The guest list is starstudded with vocal appearances from carol burnett, seth meyers, michael schur, patrick stewart, kathleen turner, and even amy s parents yes please is the ultimate audiobook extravaganza. Most people already know that amy poehler is wickedly funny, but with her new book, yes please, more people will get to discover all the amazing other facets of the snl alum and parks and. Yes please, amy poehlers hilarious and candid book.
In the book, poehler recounts her life and career with her signature sharp sense of humor, providing incisive pieces of wisdom along the way. Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love amy, yes please is a rich and varied collection of stories, lists, poetry plastic surgery haiku, to be specific. Wed get to hang out with amy poehler, watching dumb movies, listening to music, and swapping tales about our coworkers and difficult childhoods. Yes please finds amy riffing on sex, love, family, friendship and. Narrated by amy poehler, carol burnett, mike schur, and kathleen turner. Powered by amy s charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book. Welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehlers yes please.
The guest list is starstudded with vocal appearances from carol burnett, seth meyers, michael schur, patrick stewart, kathleen turner, and even amys parents yes please is the ultimate audiobook extravaganza. A digest of the yes please content for your book club or other group event. The path to amy poehlers first book, yes please, seemingly runs through a memorable cameo in tina feys 2011 autobiography, bossypants. Amy poehlers new book, yes please, includes backstage saturday night live stories, lists, old photos and guest essays from both her. Oct 31, 2014 amy poehler discusses her new book that reveals backstage secrets of her superstar comedy colleagues. I gave kalings book to my friends but id give this as a high school or college graduation gift. It was released on october 28, 2014 by harpercollins imprint dey street, and was described as full of humor and honesty and brimming with true stories, fictional anecdotes and life lessons by the publisher. Yes please by amy poehler is a collection of personal essays detailing everything from the comedians career to life advice. A memoir in essays in the tradition of tina feys bossypants and caitlin morans how to be a woman, yes please is a hilarious collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, haikus and wordstoliveby drawn from the life and mind of acclaimed actress, writer and comedian amy poehler.
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Yes please isnt a scan of the comedic brain so much as it is something far betterthe full exposure of poehlers funny and very magnanimous heart. In her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. Published on oct 31, 2014 amy poehler discusses her new book that reveals backstage secrets of her superstar comedy colleagues. Jun 18, 2015 in amy poehler s highly anticipated memoir, yes please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice some useful, some not so much. Part of what makes poehler s book so memorable and so unmistakably amy is her refusal to sugarcoat her stories. This goal is fairly consistent over the years, but i have yet to attain this achievement. Yes please also features mostly sweet vignettes from poehler s childhood and early career, testimonials from her parents about how thrilled they were by her birth, a chapter titled things they.
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She also explains why she was performing when she was 9. She also explains why she was performing when she was 9 months pregnant. Powered by amy s charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, and including a starstudded guest list of vocal appearances. The much anticipated first book from comedic genius, actress, media darling, star of parks and recreation, alum ofsaturday night live, and all around awesome. Yes please is a 2014 book by american actress and television writer amy poehler. Amy meredith poehler is an american actress, comedian, voice artist, producer and writer. She briefly discusses her marriage and divorce to actor will arnett, but the focus is primarily on i am probably not the only one who has a girl crush on amy poehler. Yes please, amy poehler s hilarious and candid book. Fans praise the book for its unflinching, frank style and numerous anecdotes. In amy poehler s highly anticipated first book, yes please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice some useful, some not so much. Oct 28, 2014 most people already know that amy poehler is wickedly funny, but with her new book, yes please, more people will get to discover all the amazing other facets of the snl alum and parks and. Download yes please amy poehler download your favorite book.
Yes please by amy poehler pdfepub download ebookscart. She gained television fame as a cast member on saturday night live and is probably best know for her role as leslie knope on the sitcom parks and recreation. Although that spirit gives the book a delightfully frenetic pace, poehler is. I had heard about her and watched a few videos with her, but i really didnt make the connection of who she is. Shes one of my favorite minds in entertainment, and this book does nothing but confirm there is a multitude of creativity still untapped in her. Yes please isnt some frilly memoir about playing it straight and being. Amy poehler discusses her new book that reveals backstage secrets of her superstar comedy colleagues. Yes please veers between reminiscing and philosophizing. Best amy poehler quotes from her book yes please popsugar. I still love amy poehler and i think shes a brilliant performer, but this book wasnt that funny but its full of wisdom. Read yes please by amy poehler available from rakuten kobo. She has been nominated for the emmy award over fifteen times and won a golden globe for her widelybeloved portrayal of leslie knope on the awardwinning sitcom parks and recreation. But come to a book like yes please with the desires and expectations of a reader, and youre almost certain to walk away. Called yes please, it is, as poehler fans might expect, funny, wise, earnest, honest, spiritually ambitious, occasionally selfindulgent and structurally messy.
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