Poehler, Amy, 1971-

Yes please / Amy Poehler. - Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Canada, 2014. - xix, 329 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

The lady who was part of the improvisational comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade, then made you howl on Saturday Night Live, and starred in movies like Baby Mama, Blades of Glory, and They Came Together. Since 2009, she has been Leslie Knope in the television sitcom Parks and Recreation. Yes Please is a rich and varied collection of memories, stories, lists, poetry (Plastic Surgery Haiku, to be specific), photographs, mantras and advice. With chapters like "Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend," "Plain Girl Versus the Demon" and "The Robots Will Kill Us All" this book will make you think as much as it will make you laugh. Poehler is now an Executive Producer in the new NBC Televison Swedish-American sitcom Welcome to Sweden. Raised in Burlington, Massachusetts, Amy now lives some of the time in New York City and the rest in Los Angeles.

ISBN: 9781443424523 (hc.) 9781443424530 (pbk.)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Poehler, Amy, 1971-

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Parks and recreation (Television program)--Biography.
Saturday night live (Television program)--Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Television actors and actresses--United States--Biography.
Actors and actresses--United States--Biography.
Women comedians--United States--Biography.
Television producers and directors--United States--Biography.

Dewey Class. No.: 921