Having seen a number of other Cannonballers already reviewing this one, I got curious, and it made for a nice break in between all the fiction I normally read.
As a fan of romantic comedies, in many of which she has played a supporting character, not to mention my love of Arrested Development and Archer, I know exactly what I know Judy Greer from. I did have to look up her complete filmography on Wikipedia, though (not IMDB, no matter how many times they get shout-outs in Greer’s book) and was surprised at how prolific she really is. I’m not at all surprised that she’s been comfortably working since she finished college, she’s delightful in a whole load of things.
In this book, separated into three sections: Early Life, Hollywood Life and Real Life, Judy Greer tells us about herself in a series of essays. We find out about her childhood, her school days, her family, the bright pink car her parents gave her when she graduated. She tells entertaining stories about going to the wrong bar during the Oscars and being panicked because she doesn’t recognise anyone, choosing her acting name, being a bearded lady on My Name is Earl, the time Ashton Kutcher bought her dad a Harley. She explains how she met her husband and how she experiences being a step-mother, balancing work life and home life. I found the book entertaining and I came away with it liking Judy Greer even more, but this book wasn’t really laugh out loud funny in the same way Bossypants by Tina Fey or Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling. As biographies go, for belly laughs or generally making me feel the feels, nothing beats Jenny Lawson, of course. More on my blog.
I really liked this one – I think you are right about it not being as funny but in other ways I also think it’s a bit comparable to Kahling. Both of those books made me want to be their best friends after reading them. I liked Tina Fey’s, but I didn’t necessarily want to hang out with her afterwards as much as have her as my boss or mentor. I can’t wait for Amy Poehler’s book! If it’s as awesome as Amy, I will want her to be my best friend, mentor and everything!
Oh yes, I hope Amy Poehler’s book is the awesome, because I’m not sure I could handle it being anything but. I love her so much and can’t wait to read the book.