Yes Please
by Amy Poehler
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“@pawneewaffle @michaelianblack if you like comedy, some books i've read from comedians that i really dug are tina fey's book bossy pants, sarah silverman's book the bed wetter and amy's book yes and. Also live from New York was fun. | Getting treated to some major truths and funniness in Yes Please. I love you Amy Poehler.”
Source →“@pawneewaffle @michaelianblack if you like comedy, some books i've read from comedians that i really dug are tina fey's book bossy pants, sarah silverman's book the bed wetter and amy's book yes and. Also live from New York was fun. | Getting treated to some major truths and funniness in Yes Please. I love you Amy Poehler.”
Source →Recommended by 4 notable people, including Meghan Markle and Mindy Kaling
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Yes Please reads like a stand-up set folded into a scrapbook: Amy Poehler moves between backstage anecdotes, short lists, and conversational riffs with a punchline-first sensibility. The useful part is immediate entertainment—laugh lines, candid glimpses of career and family, and a breezy, improvisational voice that feels intimate. The limiting part is unevenness: abrupt tonal shifts, throwaway asides, and chapters that read like sketch drafts rather than polished essays, so expect variety over cohesion.
Read this if...
- •an improv performer (freelance or troupe member) who’s between gigs and preparing for auditions — good now because short backstage anecdotes and an improv-ready voice offer quick morale boosts and reminders that messy creative careers are normal;
- •a sketch or TV comedy writer stuck in a stalled writers’ room and heading into a pitch meeting — useful now because the book supplies rapid-fire phrasing, beats, and comic instincts to borrow, not formal craft instruction;
- •a working parent juggling childcare and paid work who needs light bedside reading in short pockets of time — fits now because chapters are short, chatty, and easy to read in 10–20 minute breaks.
Skip this if...
- •you'll likely put it down when the anecdotes start to feel repetitive or the chapters read like disconnected sketches — that tonal scatter is the main drop-off point;
- •annoying if you prefer tightly plotted memoirs or deep, reflective analysis rather than punchline-driven storytelling;
- •lose interest if you're expecting organized, actionable guidance or a strict narrative arc rather than comedic riffs and lists.
In Amy Poehler’s highly anticipated first book, Yes Please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice (some useful, some not so much), like when to be funny and when to be serious. Powered by Amy’s charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, Yes Please is a b...
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Difficulty:easy
Audience Fit
- an improv performer (freelance or troupe member) who’s between gigs and preparing for auditions — good now because short backstage anecdotes and an improv-ready voice offer quick morale boosts and reminders that messy creative careers are normal;
- a sketch or TV comedy writer stuck in a stalled writers’ room and heading into a pitch meeting — useful now because the book supplies rapid-fire phrasing, beats, and comic instincts to borrow, not formal craft instruction;
- a working parent juggling childcare and paid work who needs light bedside reading in short pockets of time — fits now because chapters are short, chatty, and easy to read in 10–20 minute breaks.
- you'll likely put it down when the anecdotes start to feel repetitive or the chapters read like disconnected sketches — that tonal scatter is the main drop-off point;
- annoying if you prefer tightly plotted memoirs or deep, reflective analysis rather than punchline-driven storytelling;
- lose interest if you're expecting organized, actionable guidance or a strict narrative arc rather than comedic riffs and lists.
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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in Memoir, Humor, and Comedy.
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“@pawneewaffle @michaelianblack if you like comedy, some books i've read from comedians that i really dug are tina fey's book bossy pants, sarah silverman's book the bed wetter and amy's book yes and. Also live from New York was fun. | Getting treated to some major truths and funniness in Yes Please. I love you Amy Poehler.”
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