Just the Funny Parts
And a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking into the Hollywood Boys' Club
by Nell Scovell
Recommended by Adam Grant and Sheryl Sandberg
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Comedy, Fiction, and Nonfiction.
FOREWORD BY SHERYL SANDBERGYou_x0092_ve almost certainly laughed at Scovell_x0092_s jokes_x0097_you just didn_x0092_t know it until now.Just the Funny Parts is a juicy and scathingly funny insider look at how pop culture gets made. For more than thirty years, writer, producer and director Nell Scovell worked behind the scenes of iconic TV shows, including The Simpsons, La...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Comedy, Fiction, and Nonfiction.
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Organizational psychologist; Wharton professor
“My list of the 20 most exciting books that debut in 2018 spanning timing to culture, grit to health, and hate to truth.”
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