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The comic superstar and #1 New York Times bestselling author returns to the page with another hilarious tour de force--published to coincide with the launch of her new, nationally syndicated talk show. "Why write a second book, you ask? Because there are some words I didn't use in the first one, " Ellen quipped when asked about her new collection of essays. Sharply observant and brilliantly absurd, Ellen's unique voice and original perspective made her first book, My Point . . . And I Do Have One, an instant, #1 New York Times bestseller. Now she turns her attention once again to the written word, spinning simple observations into imaginative essays, mixing her trademark self-deprecating wit with a smart sophistication perfectly tailored for the page. Here Ellen offers riffs on everything from why a prison stay might not be so bad to a eulogy for her coffee addiction; from her memories of a visit to God's house to how salespeople have figured out that saying "It makes your ass look fabulous!" will get you to you buy just about anything. Ellen's fans have been waiting for a new book, and the timing couldn't be more perfect. This spring Ellen will perform to standing-room-only crowds on a nationwide tour, lend her voice to the new animated Disney film, Finding Nemo, and star in a new HBO special. Come fall, just in time for our publication, Ellen's humor will shine five days a week in homes across the country as she launches her own highly anticipated daytime talk show. Whimsical, clever, and always spot-on observant, The Funny Thing Is. . . is a satisfying follow-up to Ellen's smash hit bestseller--a collection that perfectly captures the brilliance of this comic supernova.
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Sharply observant and brilliantly absurd, DeGeneres's unique voice made her first book a "New York Times" bestseller. Now she turns her attention once again to the written word, spinning simple observations into imaginative essays. Abridged.
Synopsis
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 audiobook.
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 on the ears 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 read aloud.
Sure to make you laugh, The Funny Thing Is...is Ellen in top form.
About the Author
Ellen DeGeneres's first book,
My Point...and I Do Have One, was an instant national bestseller that spent more than six months on the
New York Times bestseller list. DeGeneres has won an Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and a People's Choice Award for her work as a writer and actress on her television series
Ellen, and received Emmy nominations as host of the
39th Annual Grammy Awards, as an executive producer of HBO's
If These Walls Could Talk 2, and as star and executive producer of her critically acclaimed one-woman HBO special
The Beginning. DeGeneres made history when her on-screen persona Ellen Morgan became the first openly gay leading character on television, but her groundbreaking legacy had already begun in 1986, on the
Tonight Show, when she became the first and only female comic invited by Johnny Carson to sit down with him after her stand-up performance. In September 2003, DeGeneres launched
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, her own nationally syndicated daytime talk show.