Overview

Once in a generation a woman comes along who changes everything. Tina Fey is not that woman, but she met that woman once and acted weird around her. Before 30 Rock, Mean Girls and 'Sarah Palin', Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. She has seen both these dreams come true. At last, Tina Fey's story can be told. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately half-hearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon from the beginning of this paragraph to this final sentence. Tina Fey reveals all and proves what we've all suspected: you're no one until someone calls you bossy.

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Wry, clever, biting and brilliant * Daily Telegraph * My love for the divine Tina Fey is river deep, mountain high ... Bossypants is as hilarious, candid and self-deprecating as fangirls like me would expect -- Lauren Laverne * Grazia * Mightily enjoyable ... Bossypants shows that 30 Rock's voice is very much Fey's voice: pithy, smart and as ironic as being run over by an ambulance ... if she has a point to make, if she feels something deeply, she can make it funny. That's why she is a great comedian * The Times * A masterpiece in comedy writing...I was hooked from the first word * Sunday Telegraph *

Stephanie writes: Long before the 'Sarah Palin' impersonation went viral, Tina Fey was already a notable name in American comedy. In her not so much a memoir, more so a rant of an autobiography, Fey recounts the successes and failures of her comedic career, from her time as head writer for Saturday Night Live to her continuing role as writer and star of the acclaimed 30 Rock series. She of couse also dishes out a hilarious retrospection upon the awkwardness and humiliation of her adolescence. Whilst she makes no attempt to embed an over-arching revelation in the book, she succeeds in giving an insight into the frustrations and lunacy of working in the entertainment industry. 'Bossypants' is a stitches-inducing account of one of America's most talented female comedians and is the perfect read after a crappy 'd-bag' of a day at work.

A masterpiece in comedy writing...I was hooked from the first word. - Sunday Telegraph Brilliantly funny. - Sunday Times Mightily enjoyable. - The Times Very, very funny. - Financial Times The world's funniest woman. - Observer

A masterpiece in comedy writing...I was hooked from the first word -- Sunday Telegraph Sunday Telegraph Brilliantly funny -- Sunday Times Sunday Times Mightily enjoyable -- The Times The Times Very, very funny -- Financial Times Financial Times The world's funniest woman -- Observer Observer

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Tina Fey was the first female head writer of Saturday Night Live and created, writes and stars in 30 Rock. She has received numerous awards for her comedy writing, including the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, 5 Emmys and 5 Writers Guild Awards. She also wrote and appeared in the acclaimed and wildly popular movie Mean Girls.

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