Oct 15, 2015 discussion questions for yes, please by amy poehler. Find exclusive interviews, video clips, photos and more on entertainment tonight. Along with meredith walker and amy miles, poehler has created a web series, smart girls at the party, to empower and celebrate women and girls who change the world by being themselves. In amy poehlers 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. The author conveys the ethos of this project in pithy statements and reassurances sprinkled throughout the book in large typee. Raised in burlington, massachusetts, she graduated from boston college in 1993 and moved to chicago, illinois, to study improv at the second city and improvolympic.
After studying improv at chicagos second city and improvolympic in the early 1990s, she cofounded the improvisationalcomedy troupe upright citizens brigade. By the middle of the book, i was just done and did not finish it. Author bio birthseptember 16, 1971 wherenewton, massachusetts usa educationb. Amy poehler is the embodiment of comedy perfection.
Amy poehlers new book yes please completes multiple comedy trifectas her forthcoming memoir will make your bookshelf feel complete. Whether playing a character or giving an interview, she comes. Yes please by amy poehler is a partiallybiographical work in which the author attempts to deliver pure comedy in any way it comes to her. In amy poehlers highly anticipated first book, yes please, she offe.
Best amy poehler quotes from her book yes please popsugar. The comic actress, whos just published her first book, yes please, on her favorite hiding place and the icebreaker that will get anyones attention. Her portrayal of leslie knope earned her a 2014 golden globe award for best actress in a tv series, musical, or comedy, the award. Amy poehlers new book, yes please, goes on sale today, and i can already tell you its worth a read. Comedian amy poehler on her new memoir, yes please poehler joins fresh airs terry gross to talk about fighting the body image demon, being a. 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. Oct 28, 2014 in her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. Powered by amy s charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live by.
Amy poehler is one of hollywoods most versatile and sought after talents. Amy poehlers new book, yes please, includes backstage saturday night live stories, lists, old photos and guest essays from both her parents. Thats amy poehler, reading from her new memoir, yes please. Im glad i saved it, because i really loved reading it during the month that held a star studded snl reunion and the parks and. Powered by amys charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live. 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, photographs, mantras and advice.
Mike schurs comments in the parks and rec chapter are in the book. In her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. Discussion questions for yes, please by amy poehler. Amy poehlers book yes please completes a comedy trifecta. Actress amy poehler speaks onstage at elles 21st annual women in hollywood celebration at the four seasons hotel on october 20, 2014 in beverly hills, california. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Amy meredith poehler is an american actress, comedian, voice artist, director, producer, and writer. Wise words on beauty from amy poehlers new book allure. Amy poehler bought so much character to her book and made this so enjoyable that i devoured her book in 2 days. Amy poehlers new book yes please has a lot of snl stories, including a great anecdote about jon hamm. Amy meredith poehler is an american actress, comedian, voice artist, producer and writer. Amy poehler on how to get attention in new book yes please. Comedian amy poehler on her new memoir, yes please poehler joins fresh airs terry gross to talk about fighting the body image demon, being a worldclass snooper and how she was.
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. Part of what makes poehlers book so memorable and so unmistakably amy is her refusal to sugarcoat her stories. 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. Her new memoir yes please is in a world of its own just like the work she produces. I could never thank her enough for these 15 moments of. Grammy nomineeaudie award, humor, 2015amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehler s yes please. Oct 07, 2014 amy poehlers new book yes please completes multiple comedy trifectas her forthcoming memoir will make your bookshelf feel complete. If you loved yes please, then try reading these 9 books. 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 1996, she moved to new york city after becoming part of the improvisational comedy troupe upright citizens brigade, which later developed into an eponymous. Poehlers new book entitled, yes please, is set to be released on october 28th, 2014, and omg we cant wait. I think amy poehler is brilliant and her book made me want to be her friend more than i already wanted to. Amy poehler has always held a special place in my heart especially after parks and rec but now i see her in a completely different light. Book club yes please by amy poehler house of hipsters.
Whats an interview question youd prefer never to answer again. She moved to chicago in 1993 to study improv at the second city and improvolympic. Yes please do you need worldfamous sex tips that cannot be disputed and would hold up in a sex court of law. Amy poehler discusses her new book that reveals backstage secrets of her superstar comedy colleagues. Yes please by amy poehler meet your next favorite book. Amy poehler on her new book, the end of parks and rec, and her. And i say that not as a diehard snlmean girlsparks and. Night live and the innovative improv group the upright citizens brigade. Oct 28, 2014 buy yes please 1st by poehler, amy isbn. Yes please is a fun little memoir about amy s childhood, how she got her start in comedy, and some good behindthescenes stories, but overall, its scattered and not very deep. 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. Seven life lessons from amy poehlers new book, yes please. Yes please arrives on printed pages sandwiched between cardboard covers and is currently lodged in the no 2 spot of the new york times bestsellers list, so technically, yes. The book was really nicely put together and i enjoyed reading it a lot.
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. Amy poehlers book yes please contains sex tips, a cocaine confession and more. Powered by amys charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live by. Theres no one else in the world who could play leslie knope or hillary clinton like she can. Mar 01, 2015 the february be your own book club selection was yes, please by amy poehler. Without opening it, you know that amy poehlers new memoir, yes please dey st.
Yes please is her collection of ideas, stories, and questions about the stuff of life, big and small, funny and sad. Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know the books impact and its important to read and more. 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. But come to a book like yes please with the desires and expectations of a reader, and youre almost certain to walk away disappointed. Mar 12, 2020 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, like when to be funny and when to be serious. We chose yes please by amy poehler for our latest book club book. Instead, yes please is a 329page nonlinear hopscotch across poehlers life and career, from chicagos second city and the creation of the upright citizens brigade to the glory days of snl and. 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 by amy poehler the february be your own book club selection was yes, please by amy poehler. In yes please, poehler writes about a number of different topics improv, the entertainment industry, motherhood, sex, divorce, sleeping but never about feminism. Oct 29, 2014 amy poehlers new book yes please has a lot of snl stories, including a great anecdote about jon hamm. Yes please isnt some frilly memoir about playing it straight and being. Nov 05, 2014 amy poehlers new book, yes please, includes backstage saturday night live stories, lists, old photos and guest essays from both her parents.
Yes please is a 2014 book by american actress and television writer amy poehler. Comedian amy poehler on her new memoir, yes please. Whichever basket you fall into, youll likely be glued to this 329page nonlinear hopscotch across poehlers life and career. Pick up your own copy of yes please by amy poehler affiliate link i put up various bookrelated vid. In yes please, the real life leslie knope somehow manages to be at once selfdeprecating and fearless, funny and surprisingly candid. Comedian and actor amy poehler spends several pages of her new book complaining about how. Poehler is perhaps best known for her starring role on the emmynominated nbc comedy series parks and recreation, which completed its seventh and final season in february 2015.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I wish she didnt spoil certain parks and rec information im in the middle of the series. I have a thing for realisticlooking faux fruit, tiny crocheted cupcakes, little carved pieces of sushi i even have a sleeping bag. Im not usually a fan of celebrity memoirs, but i heard amy poehlers interview with howard stern about this book and had to read it. Let me start by saying i have never been a fan of audiobooks especially long ones with the same monotone narrator.
In her new book, yes please, amy poehler dishes about the improv biz, her. The evidence for this can be clearly found in the first pages of her book yes please picador. We welcome you to join in the discussion in the comments section below. Oprah gave meghan markles son books clad with archies book club stickers as gifts. Grammy nomineeaudie award, humor, 2015amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehlers yes please. The group moved to new york city in 1996 where their act became a halfhour sketch comedy series on. Shes been writing stories, plays and sketches her whole life she started her comedy career in improv in chicago with tina fey, and is best known for her snl sketches and tv series parks and.
Do you want to spend some time with the lady who made you howl with laughter on saturday night live, and in movies like baby mama, blades of glory, and they came together. A digest of the yes please content for your book club or other group event. New york may be the city that never sleeps because its favorite sons and daughters stay up late reading. She starred on saturday night live for years, even serving for a stretch as one half of the only allfemale weekend update anchor team the show has ever had. Rumors have been floating around that the book will take on an nonlinear structure that defies the conventional idea of the memoir. But, more directly, with her sarah palin rap from 2008. 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.
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. With chapters like treat your career like a bad boyfriend, plain girl versus the demon and the robots will kill us all yes please will make you. Amy poehlers book is both true and hilarious by shannoncuthrell january 20, 2015, 6. Yes please by amy poehler reading guidebook club discussion. Apr 20, 2015 part of what makes poehlers book so memorable and so unmistakably amy is her refusal to sugarcoat her stories. She also explains why she was performing when she was 9 months pregnant. Perhaps a little funnier ok, shes hilarious, but shes real.
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