"Bossypants"

I have always been a huge fan of comedy.  I stay up and watch Saturday Night Live every weekend, and I frequently watch shows like The Office, 30 Rock, etc.  So when I found out that Tina Fey wrote a book, I got really excited.  Not only because I like 30 Rock and I really love movies like Baby Mama and Mean Girls, but she just has a really clever and hilarious writing style for comedy which has come clear to me through watching 30 Rock.  Bossypants talks about Fey's journey into becoming a boss, not a very easy task to do being a woman and trying to balance a family.  This sounds already boring, but don't fret! It's hilarious with stories that she sprinkles in.  

Fey talks a lot about women in her book and how comedy is being dominated by men.  I find this to be sad but true, that men often dominate the comedy scene.  Fey brings up a story that I especially liked about when she was working at SNL.  They were trying to come up with commercial parodies, a common thing they do on SNL where they film it in advance.  Fey and another woman come up with a great idea that they pitch, which had something to do with women products, something men didn't really understand.  Even though idea was really good, it was rejected.  Later Fey persisted, and talked to the head writers.  It ended up that they didn't like it because they didn't understand it.  So, long story short, the commercial parody did end up airing, it's called "Kotex Classic." 

In my opinion the best part of this book was when Fey decided to respond to her "fans," something that she regrets not being able to do.  It ends up having her respond to people that trash talked her on the internet and it's great!  My favorite one included some person claiming that Tina ruined SNL, and the only really she was got attention was because she was an over celebrated liberal woman.  Of course Tina knows exactly how to respond.  She subtly comes back, talking about how woman over the years have been celebrated too much such as Hilary Clinton as secretary of state, and missing girls being mentioned on television.  Mostly I think this chapter of this book made me come to the conclusion that one, I would never want to challenge Tina Fey, and two, when someone insults you like these people did to Fey, it almost "burns" them more when your come back is more subtle and sarcastic.  Plus it's much more funny that way!

 

Honestly this book is a really fast read, and I would recommend for everyone not just girls.  It may be leaning towards more of the women demographic, but it really is funny for both genders!  Tina Fey tells lots of interesting and comical stories about how she got started, and how she continued in her comedy career.  It was a great read and everyone should go buy it!