Leslie F*cking Jones - by Social Market Foundation

Book Synopsis

WINNER OF THE 2024 AUDIE AWARD FOR HUMOR
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A BARNES AND NOBLE'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
A TOWN & COUNTRY BEST CELEBRITY MEMOIR OF 2023
A VULTURE BEST COMEDY BOOK OF 2023

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 on SNL, and yeah, I'll tell you all about Ghostbusters and the nudes and Supermarket Sweep and The 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 the Law & Order theme.)

Review Quotes

"Coming in with the best title of a memoir this season, Leslie Jones is here to share, and we're glad she did. . .Guaranteed to be funny and interesting."--New York Post

"Jones fans will enjoy the stories of a working comic on the road, behind-the-scenes "SNL" tidbits. . . In the end, it's best consumed as life advice, even if the life led by the one giving the advice is entirely unique."--AP News

"This is not the kind of comedian memoir that's an extension of the act, an explicit provider of context, or a personal-branding exercise. This is a conversational celebration of the force of nature that is Leslie Jones from the world's foremost expert on Leslie Jones."--Vulture

"This refreshingly uncensored book will appeal to Jones' many fans and to anyone who appreciates the struggles Black female comics face on the road to success."--Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Leslie Jones is 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 AMERICA , for which she won an MTV Movie Award and was nominated for a People's Choice Award.