women comedians

The author shares her life growing up with loving parents, but still feeling alone, including how she harnessed and drew strength from the loneliness to become who she is today.

Explores Notaro's life and what brought her to comedy as well as how she uses comedy to help us examine and process our own lives.

Haylah Swinton is an ace best friend, a loving daughter, and an incredibly patient sister to a four-year-old nutcase of a brother. Best of all, she s pretty confident she s mastered making light of every situation--from her mom s new boyfriend to unsolicited remarks on her plus-sized figure. Haylah s learning to embrace all of her curvy parts and, besides, she has a secret: one day, she ll be a stand-up comedian star.

"This title chronicles the rise of Kate McKinnon, a gay female comedian who started with sketches, exploded into stardom with Saturday Night Live, and has made her way to Hollywood and starred in numerous films"--Provided by publisher.

Chelsea Handler documents her year of self-sufficiency during which she becomes politically active and develops a healthy fixation on Special Counsel Robert Mueller; enters into therapy to make sense of a childhood marked by love and loss and to figure out why people are afraid of her; and learns how to work the remote and how to pick up dog poop.

A comic named Jillian and an artist named Dylan are attacked in Arizona by a mad doctor wielding a mysterious injection and are forced to run from his enemies, taking along Dylan's autistic brother, Shep, whereupon they develop incredible traits: psychic sight, extreme altruism, and the ability to teleport.

In this collection of anecdotes, observations, and reflections, readers will follow Abbi Jacobson's road trip across the United States.

A biography of comedic actress and screenwriter Tina Fey.

"YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT hilariously, and candidly, explores the journey of the twenty-first century woman. As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity. In YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT, Klein offers-through an incisive collection of real-life stories-a relentlessly funny yet poignant take on a variety of topics she has experienced along her strange journey to womanhood and beyond. These include her "transformation from Pippi Longstocking-esque tomboy to are-you-a-lesbian-or-what tom man," attempting to find watchable porn, and identifying the difference between being called "ma'am" and "miss" ("Miss sounds like you weigh ninety-nine pounds"). Raw, relatable, and consistently hilarious, YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT is a one-of-a-kind book by a singular and irresistible comic voice"--.

Famous radio talk-show host Nora Bridge calls upon her estranged daughter Ruby for help after being involved in a serious car accident, and is thrilled when Ruby agrees, not realizing her youngest daughter has taken on the job simply to gather material for a tell-all book that will destroy Nora's career.