Leslie F*cking Jones [Paperback]

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From SNL breakout star Leslie Jones, a hilarious, poignant and ultimately inspiring memoir centered on all the things she wishes her younger self had known.

Hey you guys, it’s Leslie. I’m excited to share my story with you. Now, I’m gonna be honest: Some of the details might be vague because a b*tch is fifty-five and she’s smoked a ton of weed. But while bits might be a touch hazy, I can promise you the underlying truth is REAL. Whether I’m talking about my childhood growing up in the South, my early stand-up days driving from gig to gig through the darkest parts of our country and praying I wouldn’t get murdered, what Chris Rock told Lorne Michaels, that time I wanted to shoot Whoopi Goldberg onSNL, and yeah, I’ll tell you all aboutGhostbustersand the nudes andSupermarket SweepandThe Daily Show...

I’m sharing it all in these pages. It’s not easy being a woman in comedy, especially when you’re a tall *ss Black woman with a trumpet voice. I have to fight so that no one takes me for granted, and no one takes advantage. These are the stories that explain why. (Cue theLaw & Ordertheme.)

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 Leslie Jonesis an NAACP Image Award winner, and a three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee for her work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live between 2014-2019. In 2023, she appeared in the movie Good Burger 2.She has also been honored as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. Jones recently wrapped production on season two of the HBO Max series OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH. In 2021, she starred opposite Eddie Murphy in COMING 2 AMERIClC,