Summary Of The Autobiography By Tina Fey

The autobiography by Tina Fey, called Bossypants, talks about Tina’s childhood and career in showbiz, along with some other funny stories and experiences from her life.
The book starts out talking about her childhood; her first gynecologist visit, her trip to her cousins’ over the summer, and her introduction to the impossible standards of American beauty. In chapter five, Tina speaks about her father, with his beautifully terrifying face. She then goes on to recount some of her experiences at Virginia University as a student, including hiking up Old Rag Mountain with a, “young, handsome Robert Wuhl.” Then her introduction and early career in improv at The Second City Theatre in Chicago is told. She marries her husband, Jeff Richmond

and they go on a honeymoon cruise that goes wrong. Her move to New York and her start at Saturday Night Live is next with the reveal that the biggest difference between male and female comedians is that male comedians pee in cups and jars in their offices while their female counterparts do not. In 2006, Fey leaves SNL to work on the show 30 Rock. Sarah Palin, Oprah, and her daughter are the subjects of chapter nineteen. Tina then goes on to discuss being a mother while being a successful businesswomen and her struggle over whether her objective should next be to have a second child or pursue film offers, ending the book.
I loved this book because of its witty and insightful writing, and humorous, amiable stories about Tina Fey’s life. I especially liked the Dear Internet chapter in which Tina responds to some of her haters mean comments about her which was kind of motivational. I did not really know that much about Tina Fey before but I am a much bigger fan now that I have read her book and seen some of her work.