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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. most of these essays deal with her catholic upbringing, family background, coming out, and learning to love herself. all of those are good. i was less interested in the ones about stand-up (i've heard of her but don't know her work; i'm not sure, though, that i'd be more interested in those parts even if i knew her. i think they were written more for aspiring comics, although her advice could of course be extrapolated to be more generally for everyone.) but these are largely well done, relatable, often funny, and almost always engaging. this was fun and easy, with a more serious undertone that makes it worthwhile. i don't know if this is true but: "...the Church itself is one of the world's wealthiest organizations in land and liquid wealth. ... It does a lot to protect its wealth. Like consider this: the reason priests can't get married is because back in the day if they had kids - well, if they had sons - those sons would have been able to inherit church land." no reviews | add a review
"Cameron Esposito is on her way to becoming a household name, thanks to her unique brand of comedy that doesn't shy away from the issues women (and many men) face today. From sexism and sexuality to white male privilege and self acceptance, Cameron uses humor to break down the barriers that keep us from speaking openly about these topics. Cameron offers funny and insightful essays about everything from coming out (at a Catholic college where being gay can get you expelled) to how joining the circus can help you become a better comic (so much nudity) to accepting yourself for who you are--even if you're an awkward tween with an eyepatch (which Cameron was). Full of heart, humor, and cringe-worthy stories anyone who has gone through puberty can relate to, Cameron's debut collection is for that timid Catholic kid in all of us and the fearless stand up comic yearning to break free"-- No library descriptions found. |
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Curiously, the only chapter that was almost entirely without jokes was the one about the comedy industry, toward the end. I learned a lot about comedy from that one chapter (the history of standup vs improv; some of the weird social dynamics that come from chasing fame aka trying to make a paying career out of comedy), but at the end of the day, I still don't respect standup comedy as an art form. ( )