I love Amy Poehler. I've loved her since her SNL days, when she shared the Weekend Update desk with Tina Fey (and then Seth Meyers), from her "I'm a cool mom" turn in Mean Girls, and more recently as the indomitable Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation. In Yes Please, she mixes memoir with advice, sharing with us the first time she remembers improvising (playing Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz in the fourth grade) and her days in Chicago and New York, where she learned improvisation and eventually found her way onto Saturday Night Live. She talks about giving birth to her first son, about how Parks and Rec became this little show that could, and gets Seth Meyers to write a wonderful and loving chapter on their friendship. If you're looking for the juicy bits about Amy's life, then you'll likely be upset. But if you're looking for funny anecdotes about SNL hosts, sex advice, and tips on life, then you'll be satisfied. Perfect for fans of Tina Fey's Bossypants and just about any other written-by-a-funny-lady book.
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