The Funny Thing Is...
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Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling My Point...And I Do Have One, way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book.
After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians, DeGeneres has crafted a work that is both easy to use and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings, The Funny Thing Is... contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche and offers innovative features including:
-More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs.
-Thousands of observations on everyday life—from terrible fashion trends to how to handle seating arrangements for a Sunday brunch with Paula Abdul, Diane Sawyer, and Eminem.
-All twenty-six letters of the alphabet.
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Ellen DeGeneres. (2003). The Funny Thing Is... Simon & Schuster.
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After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians, DeGeneres has crafted a work that is both easy to use and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings, The Funny Thing Is... contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche and offers innovative features including:
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-More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs.
-Thousands of observations on everyday life—from terrible fashion trends to how to handle seating arrangements for a Sunday brunch with Paula Abdul, Diane Sawyer, and Eminem.
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December 1, 2003
PW reviews the audio books that listeners will most likely find in their stocking this holiday season.
THE FUNNY THING IS…
Ellen Degeneres
, read by the author. Simon & Schuster Audio
, unabridged, three cassettes, 3.75 hrs., $26 ISBN 0-7435-3361-5
Degeneres continues her year-long domination of all media (following a cross-country stand-up tour, an HBO special, a show-stealing turn in Finding Nemo
and the successful launch of her daily talk show in September) with this new humor collection, winningly preserved on audio. The laid-back, observational comedienne's stream-of-conscience musings gain additional zest from her wry and adroit delivery. Some of her funniest material is in throwaway lines, dropped with an easygoing deadpan delivery. ("My favorite exercise is walking a block and a half to the corner store to buy fudge. Then I call a cab to get back home. There's never a need to overdo anything.") Her smart and funny routines point out absurdities in everyday life. ("Batteries are packaged as though the manufacturers never want you to get to them. On the other hand, take a good look at a package of light bulbs. Thin, thin, thin cardboard that's open on both ends.") Whether offering tips to cover social embarrassments or grousing about parallel parking ("What better way to do something you're already a little leery about doing than by doing it backwards?"), Degeneres is a delight. Simultaneous release with the S&S hardcover.
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table of contents
A Message from the Author
The Brunch Bunch
That's Why Prison Wouldn't Be So Bad
My Most Embarrassing Case Scenario
God, What a Day!
Gift Exchange, or, The Art of Believable Acting
Silence Is Golden
Making Your Life Count (and Other Fun Things to Do with Your Time!)
This Is How We Live
Penny-pinching for Today's Gal, or, How to Land a Man
Working It Out
Smartishness
The Things That Are Bothering Me This Week
My Dad Was Like a Father to Me
The Serious Chapter
The Controversial Chapter
The Chapter of Apologies
Dear Diary
A Scientific Treatise Regarding a Matter of Great Entomological Concern to All of Us
It's Just an Expression
Clothes I Have Regretted Wearing
Naming My Book: The Odyssey
That Was Then or Then Was That or Anyway, It Was Before Now
Ellen's Personal Home Tour
Things to Be Grateful For
My Self-Conscious, or, Check Me Out!
The Last Chapter
Bonus Chapter
