Amy Poehler’s “Yes Please” delivers laughs
Amy Poehler released her second book, “Yes Please,” on Oct. 28, 2014. The book includes humorous stories from her life that show how she grew from a young girl who loved making people laugh into a successful comedian who tells jokes for a living. Poehler gives advice on how to lead a happy life and live in the moment, while also telling amusing anecdotes about her strange encounters in the comedy world.
Poehler’s writing remains charmingly humble throughout the book, and she constantly remarks upon the difficulty of doing so much writing. She mentions that reading books makes them seem so easily thrown together, while in reality, the process of writing a book led her to emotionally break down on a regular basis.
The book manages to remain funny throughout, while also giving important advice. Poehler mentions a time in which she offended someone and refused to apologize for years. She goes on to explain that she has made many mistakes in her life, but that it is never too late to apologize, and the results can be amazing.
There is also lot of interesting insight into the ways in which Poehler was able to break into the comedy industry and begin her successful career. Young comedians, actors and even writers can learn a lot from this book on how to succeed in the entertainment industry by constantly creating material, however bad, and forcing it out into the world.
There is a special section of the book dedicated to Poehler’s work on the popular TV show “Parks and Recreation.” She thanks her co-stars and includes specific loving memories that she cherished with each individual actor on the show.
When compared with other similar novels, such as Tina Fey’s “Bossypants” and Mindy Kaling’s “Is Everyone Hanging Out With Me?,” I found Poehler’s book to be the most heartfelt, as well as the most amusing.
There is something about Poehler’s warm cheery personality that draws people to her and has a positive impact on those who come into contact with her. This book is no exception, and it had a profound impact on myself, and only made me love Amy Poehler even more. I highly recommend this book to any Poehler fans, and guarantee that it will produce many laughs, and potentially a few tears. I shed some myself while growing constantly more amazed at the perfection of Amy Poehler.