Amy Poehler From Mean Girls

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I haven’t read many memoirs. Yes Please might be the first memoir that I read and boy, I’m glad I did it. I first knew Amy Poehler from Mean Girls, but I came to like her because of Parks and Recreation. I love her works in Parks and Rec that it inspired me to read this book. She is an actress, comedian, director, producer, writer; she is many things. But her passions are mostly comedy and improv.
In this book, Poehler talks about her journey navigating the showbiz. There are chapters about how she fell in love with comedy and improv. She talks about her early days doing improv at ImprovOlympic and Upright Citizens Brigade. In some ways, her story is relatable; being young and struggling. I admire her determination to keep pursuing career in

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