Yes Please
2014
- women comedians
- biography
- television actors and actresses
- actors
- women entertainers
- anecdotes
- women
- nyt:humor=2014-11-09
- actors, biography
- actors, united states
The story
Part memoir, part 'missive-from-the-middle', Yes Please is a hilarious collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, haikus and words-to-live-by drawn from the life and mind of acclaimed actress, writer and comedian Amy Poehler.
What it’s like
Brisk, chatty and conversational on the page, with the voice of someone talking across a kitchen table: short chapters, lists, sudden digressions, a haiku or two, and frank anecdotes about backstage nerves and motherhood. It reads like a warm, fast-moving scrapbook you can dip into in any order, which suits a lazy weekend afternoon, a commute, or a stretch of time when you want to be cheered up without committing to a plot. The register is bright and self-deprecating, with real emotional candour underneath the jokes about work, friendship, failure and ambition, and the mood stays upbeat even when the stories turn honest. Content is mild: profanity and frank talk about sex and bodies appear occasionally, but there is no violence and nothing frightening. It is well suited to readers who want to laugh, feel a little inspired, and hear from a funny woman who has worked in comedy and television, especially fans of sketch comedy and of memoirs that feel like a chat with a clever friend.
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