Leslie F*cking Jones
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From SNL breakout star Leslie Jones, a hilarious, poignant and ultimately inspiring memoir centered on all the things she wishes her younger self had known.
Hey you guys, it’s Leslie. I’m excited to share my story with you. Now, I’m gonna be honest: Some of the details might be vague because a b*tch is fifty-five and she’s smoked a ton of weed. But while bits might be a touch hazy, I can promise you the underlying truth is REAL. Whether I’m talking about my childhood growing up in the South, my early stand-up days driving from gig to gig through the darkest parts of our country and praying I wouldn’t get murdered, what Chris Rock told Lorne Michaels, that time I wanted to shoot Whoopi Goldberg on SNL, and yeah, I’ll tell you all about Ghostbusters and the nudes and Supermarket Sweep and The Daily Show ...
I’m sharing it all in these pages. It’s not easy being a woman in comedy, especially when you’re a tall *ss Black woman with a trumpet voice. I have to fight so that no one takes me for granted, and no one takes advantage. These are the stories that explain why. (Cue the Law & Order theme.)
WINNER OF THE 2024 AUDIE AWARD FOR HUMOR
A BARNES AND NOBLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
A TOWN & COUNTRY BEST CELEBRITY MEMOIR OF THE YEAR
A VULTURE BEST COMEDY BOOK OF THE YEAR
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Leslie Jones’ memoir is as hilarious, honest, and insightful as the comedian herself. Jones takes us from her army brat childhood to her success as a college athlete to the uncertain foray into stand-up comedy that would eventually make her a household name. And she absolutely spills the tea when it comes to projects like SNL and Ghostbusters. (She really did have a crush on Colin Jost!) What makes her stories so vivid and funny is the raw, in-the-moment way she tells them. That conversational approach lets Jones flex her improv skills to a laugh-out-loud degree, and it also helps her be truly vulnerable when she gets into sensitive topics like racism, childhood trauma, and online harassment. Don’t miss this hilariously raw, one-of-a-kind read.
