BOSSYPANTS By Tina Fey

BOSSYPANTS  By Tina Fey

Categories: Non-fiction, comedy, autobiography

Tina Fey is hilarious. Her ability to create a book that had me laughing out loud even though I have zero interest in “show-business” is proof of that. She possesses a wit that made it delightful to read through her childhood and adolescence. Even that awkward stage of young adulthood was told with an honesty that made me pause and think about how the start of every comedian ‘s career must be paved with  a constant demand to prove you’re funny. She also goes into her Saturday Night Live career, the  highs and lows of performing and writing for one of the most iconic television shows in comedy.  There’s a chapter explaining the enormously successful  Governor Sarah Palin skit that took place during the 2008 Presidential campaign.
I really enjoyed her overall empowering message that women are on par with men in terms of, well, everything.Tina’s advice to women in the workplace is as follows, “when faced with sexism or ageism or lookism” etc, “ask yourself, ‘If this person in between me and what I want to do?’ If the answer is no, ignore it and move on. If yes, use the Sesame f Street film piece ‘Over! Under! Through!’ Do your thing and don’t care if they  like it.” Quite inspirational.
There was a chapter that describes her attempts at being skinny, the negative consequences of progressing with that attempt, cold all the time,  hungry all the time, and her journey back to being her regular size. Friendship with Amy Pohler is talked about a little, and as a huge Amy Pohler fan I only garnered more respect for the pair of them. Tina talks about her husband, the road to parenthood,  the beginnings of her successful venture called 30 Rock.  There’s a story about how her and her husband went on a cruise for their honeymoon and, unbeknownst to them, could have died.If you like random photos added to a story, this book has them. Not too many, but enough to add a little something to chuckle at.  For anyone who enjoyed SNL, likes funny and driven women, this book will be something you should read.