Leslie F*cking Jones
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4.2 • 45 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
WINNER OF THE 2024 AUDIE AWARD FOR HUMOR
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A BARNES AND NOBLE'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
A TOWN & COUNTRY BEST CELEBRITY MEMOIR OF 2023
A VULTURE BEST COMEDY BOOK OF 2023
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.)
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.
Customer Reviews
Leslie Jones
She is tuff
Hilarious, heartfelt, and Undeniable
I absolutely loved this book. Leslie Jones always tells life how it is, and fought to be accepted for Herself. As she calls it, “undeniable.” A lot of joy, a lot of loss, and a lot of guts. I loved this book!