She's the first lady of American comedy, and she's got an agenda.
In her memoir "Bossypants," out today,
Tina Fey hits back at stereotypes in the entertainment industry and the workplace in general: A) That women can't be good bosses and B) That women aren't funny.
Having won five Emmy Awards for "
30 Rock," the show she executive produces, writes and stars in, she's in a prime position to argue against both.
So she does, using sharp, laugh-out-loud anecdotes from her own life to prove her points. It's easy, it's breezy -- this isn't Gender in Society 301, it's Liz Lemon on paper.
Along the way, she explains how Tina Fey, the pale, awkward girl from Pennsylvania became Tina Fey, the pale, awkward woman from Pennsylvania who helms a critically acclaimed show, poses for magazine covers, chases after a 5-year-old and prefers sweatpants to pretty much every other article of clothing.
And yes, she also talks about
Sarah Palin, who once offered to let her daughter Bristol babysit Fey's daughter, Alice. (Fey said no.)
Below, 12 of the best excerpts from Fey's memoir:
On the book's title:
"Why is this book called 'Bossypants?' One, because the name '
Two and a Half Men' was already taken. And two, because ever since I became an executive producer of '30 Rock,' people have asked me, 'Is it hard for you, being the boss?' and 'Is it uncomfortable for you to be the person in charge?' You know, in the same way they say, 'Gosh, Mr. Trump, is it awkward for you to be the boss of all these people?' I can't answer for Mr. Trump, but in my case it is not."
