Amy meredith poehler is an american actress, comedian, voice artist, producer and writer. A special vinyl edition of amy poehlers bestselling, audie award winning audiobook featuring the voices of amy poehler, carol burnett, mike schur, kathleen turner, and a live recording from the upright citizens brigade theatre. Powered by amy s charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live by. Yes please by amy poehler the next book on the shelf. A memoir by amy poehler amy poehler is an american actress, comedian, and writer. 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. 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 think as much as it will make you laugh.
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Grammy nominee audie award, humor, 2015 amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited. Amy poehler discusses her new book that reveals backstage secrets of her superstar comedy colleagues. Amy talks about growing up in a boston suburb she demonstrates her original boston accent which is way earthier than that of of john f. Powered by amys charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live. In the audio book, yes please, amy and her cowriters narrate.
The books three sections are headlined say whatever you want, do whatever you like, and be whoever you are. Yes please 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. This is not a treacly selfhelp book or spiritual guide but rather motivation from a hilarious and kindhearted champion. 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. Yes please, amy poehlers hilarious and candid book. Download yes please amy poehler download your favorite. Composing yes please was a burden, this gifted comic actress says, that she shouldnt have shouldered. I dont recall why i bought the book as i wasnt really a fan not that i disliked amy, i wasnt a diehard snler and i dont watch parks and rec. May 31, 2014 bookcon fans say yes please to amy poehler. 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. Amy poehler on vinyl designed to catch eyes along with ears harper collins audio is releasing a vinyl edition of amy poehlers book, yes please. The much anticipated first book from comedic genius, actress, media darling, star of parks and.
The true confessions of amy schumer and lena dunham, and. The guest list is starstudded with vocal appearances from carol burnett, seth meyers, michael. 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. 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. I wrote about how this book came into my life at just the right time and if youve been waiting for it to go on sale, nows your chance. 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. The main characters of this non fiction, autobiography story are.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 329 pages and is available in hardcover format. She freely allows that yes please is a spontaneous overflow in the middle of chaos, not tranquillity, a thing written on subways and planes. Discussion questions for yes, please by amy poehler. Did you wish you were in the audience at the last two golden globes ceremonies, so you could bask in the hilarity of amys oneliners. Pdf yes please book by amy poehler free download 329 pages. Amy poehler on vinyl designed to catch eyes along with. You may still hear the brain and all the shitty things it is saying to you, but it will be. Seth meyers, who makes a brief guest contributor appearance in yes please, says that when he wants to smile, he thinks about poehlers son who was born a week after she performed that. This page is dedicated to scottish independencesaor alba. I think amy poehler is brilliant and her book made me want to be her friend more than i already wanted to. Amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited. The guest list is starstudded with vocal appearances from carol burnett, seth meyers, michael schur, patrick stewart, kathleen turner, and even amys parentsyes please is the ultimate audiobook extravaganza. 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 be specific. Did you wish you were in the audience at the last two golden globes ceremonies, so you could bask in the hilarity of amy s oneliners. The guest list is starstudded with vocal appearances from carol burnett, seth meyers, michael schur, patrick stewart, kathleen turner, and even amys. I fully expected amys book to be just as funny, entertaining, heartfelt, and great. 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. 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. Its strange, then, that in her new book, yes please, she spends a few angstfilled pages on her struggles to write itthat kind. Narrated by amy poehler, carol burnett, mike schur, and kathleen turner. Yes please is a fun little memoir about amys childhood, how she got her start in comedy, and some good behindthescenes stories, but overall, its scattered and not very deep. Aug 19, 2016 the true confessions of amy schumer and lena dunham, and mindy kaling, and. Jan 31, 2015 i fully expected amys book to be just as funny, entertaining, heartfelt, and great. If your answer to these questions is yes please then you are in luck. Oct 28, 2014 amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited. Yes please vinyl includes a color photo insert, hot pink sleeve and.
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. Oct 31, 2014 amy poehler discusses her new book that reveals backstage secrets of her superstar comedy colleagues. 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 halifax public libraries. Powered by amys charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live by. Oct 28, 2014 the author conveys the ethos of this project in pithy statements and reassurances sprinkled throughout the book in large typee. Yes please is her collection of ideas, stories, and questions about the stuff of life, big and small, funny and sad.
Her book yes please is a great, funny, and witty memoir written by. Yes please is a 2014 book by american actress and television writer amy poehler. Amy poehlers 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. In amy poehlers highly anticipated first book, yes please, she offe. 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. Audie awardwinning audiobook featuring the voices of amy poehler, carol burnett. In her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. Yes please do you need worldfamous sex tips that cannot be disputed and would hold up in a sex court of law. The first edition of the novel was published in october 28th 2014, and was written by amy poehler. My worldfamous sex adviceis said in the voice of a comedic persona that amy poehler deploys sparingly but effectively in her book yes please.
What did you know of amy poehler before you read yes, please. Download yes please amy poehler download your favorite book. For whatever the reason i just really got into the book and enjoyed it immensely. 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. A my poehlers new book, yes please is out today, and the title pretty much sums up everyones attitude when we heard the notoriously nice funnywoman was finally writing a. In the book, poehler recounts her life and career with her signature sharp. I respected amy poehler a lot before i read yes please. I have literally just finished reading amy poehlers yes please and i have to say i love it.
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