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Comedy's fastest-rising star takes to the page in a book of essays, personal anecdotes and impassioned pleas. Multi-hyphenate Mindy Kaling is an Emmy-nominated writer, the actress famous for playing the beloved Kelly Kapoor on The Office and the author of one of Twitter's most popular and... read more
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People edit
- Mindy Kaling: An American actress, comedian, writer and producer who plays Kelly Kapoor on the NBC sitcom The Office. Kaling is also a co-executive producer and writer of several of the show's episodes, and is the author of this book.
- Amy Poehler: An American comedian, actress and voice actress. She was a cast member on the NBC television entertainment show Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008.
- Seth Meyers: An American actor and comedian. He currently serves as head writer for Saturday Night Live and hosts its news parody segment Weekend Update.
- Will Arnett: Amy Poehler's husband.
- Jon Hamm: An American actor who works primarily in television.
- Michael Schur: American television producer and writer, best known for his work on the NBC comedy series The Office and Parks and Recreation, the latter of which he co-created along with Greg Daniels. Schur is also known for his small role on The Office as Mose Schrute, the cousin of Dwight Schrute, who is played by Rainn Wilson.
- Colin Firth: British film, television, and theatre actor
- Brenda Withers: One of Mindy's roommates. Co-writer of Matt & Ben.
- Jocelyn Leavitt: One of Mindy's roommates
- Rainn Wilson: Dwight on The Office
- Steve Carell: star of The Office (Michael Scott)
- Mavis: Mindy's "Saturday friend" who shares her love of comedy.
- Greg Daniels: Head writer of The Office who is Mindy's boss and gave her her big break.
- Jana: Add a description of this character.
- Kelly Kapoor: Kelly Kapoor is Minday's character on The Office.
- Ben Affleck
- Chris Farley
- Pete
- Rachel
- Haley
- Mac Teegarden
- Evan
- Jack
- Polly
- Lauren
- Matt Damon
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“All women love Colin Firth. Mr. Darcy, Mark Darcy, George VI—at this point he could play the Craigslist Killer and people would be, like, 'Oh my God, the Craigslist Killer has the most boyish smile!' I love him in everything, even as the obsessed, miffed, tortured non-Ralph Fiennes husband in The English Patient. But the role that makes me cry is Mark Darcy, from Bridget Jones's Diary.”
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“Everyone has a moment when they discover they love Amy Poehler.”
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“One friend with whom you have a lot in common is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about.”
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First Sentence edit
Thank you for buying this book.
Table of Contents edit
HELLO
-Introduction
-Alternate Titles for This Book
I FORGET NOTHING: A SENSITIVE KID LOOKS BACK
-Chubby for Life
-I Am Not an Athlete
-Don't Peak in High School
-Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (Or, How I Made My First Real Friend)
I LOVE NEW YORK AND IT LIKES ME OK
-Failing at Everything in the Greatest City on Earth
-The Exact Level of Fame I Want
-Karaoke Etiquette
-Day Jobs
-Best Friends Rights and Responsibilities
-Matt & Ben & Mindy & Brenda
HOLLYWOOD: MY GOOD FRIEND WHO IS ALSO A LITTLE EMBARRASSING
-Types of Women in Romantic Comedies Who Are Not Real
-All About The Office
-Franchises I Would Like to Reboot
-Contributing Nothing at Saturday Night Live
-Roasts are Terrible
-My Favorite Eleven Moments in Comedy
-How I Write
-The Day I Stopped Eating Cupcakes
-Somewhere In Hollywood Someone Is Pitching This Movie
THE BEST DISTRACTION IN THE WORLD: ROMANCE AND GUYS
-Someone Explain One-Night Stands To Me
-"Hooking Up" Is Confusing
-I Love Irish Exits
-Guys Need to Do Almost Nothing to Be Great
-Non-Traumatic Things That Have Made Me Cry
-Jewish Guys
-Men And Boys
-In Defense of Chest Hair
-Married People Need to Step It Up
Why Do Men Put on Their Shoes So Slowly?
MY APPEARANCE: THE FUN AND THE REALLY NOT FUN:
-When You're Not Skinny, This Is What People Want You To Wear
-These Are the Narcissistic Photos in My Blackberry
-Revenge Fantasies While Jogging
MY ALL-IMPORTANT LEGACY
-Strict Instructions for My Funeral
-A Eulogy for Mindy Kaling, by Michael Schur
-Goodbye
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mindy Kaling (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 1, 2011
ISBN: 0307886263
Page Count: 240
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 1, 2011
ISBN: 0307886263
Page Count: 240
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PN6165.K35 I8 2011
- Dewey: 814.602
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