Hello, Molly!, Molly Shannon
Hello, Molly!, Molly Shannon
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Hello, Molly!
A Memoir

Bestseller

Author: Molly Shannon, Sean Wilsey

Narrator: Molly Shannon

Unabridged: 7 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/12/2022

Synopsis

A New York Times bestseller A candid, compulsively readable, hilarious, and heartbreaking memoir of resilience and redemption by comedic genius Molly ShannonAt age four, Molly Shannon’s world was shattered when she lost her mother, baby sister, and cousin in a car accident with her father at the wheel. Held together by her tender and complicated relationship with her grieving father, Molly was raised in a permissive household where her gift for improvising and role-playing blossomed alongside the fearlessness that would lead her to become a celebrated actress.From there, Molly ventured into the wider world of New York and Los Angeles show business, where she created her own opportunities and developed her daring and empathetic comedy. Filled with behind-the-scenes stories involving everyone from Whitney Houston to Adam Sandler to Monica Lewinsky, many told for the first time here, Hello, Molly! spans Molly’s time on Saturday Night Live—where she starred alongside Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Cheri Oteri, Tracy Morgan, and Jimmy Fallon, among many others. At the same time, it explores with humor and candor her struggle to come to terms with the legacy of her father, a man who both fostered her gifts and drive and was left with the impossible task of raising his kids alone after the loss of her mother.Witty, winning, and told with tremendous energy and heart, Hello, Molly!, written with Sean Wilsey, sheds new and revelatory light on the life and work of one of our most talented and free-spirited performers.

About Molly Shannon

MOLLY SHANNON is an actress and comedian. She spent six seasons as a member of the repertory company on Saturday Night Live, primarily known for the eclectic characters she created, such as Mary Katherine Gallagher and Sally O’Malley. In 2000, she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. In 2013, Molly received her second Emmy nomi­nation for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her work in Enlightened and again in 2018 for her portrayal of Val in NBC’s award-winning comedy Will & Grace. In 2017, she was awarded the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the highly acclaimed drama Other People, written and directed by SNL head writer Chris Kelly. She was most recently seen in the Academy Award–nominated crime drama Promising Young Woman and will soon reprise her lauded performance on the critically acclaimed comedy The Other Two. Molly was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She earned a BFA in drama from New York University’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts. She currently lives in California with her husband and two children.

About Sean Wilsey

SEAN WILSEY, the author of a memoir, Oh the Glory of It All, and an essay collection, More Curious, is at work on a translation of Luigi Pirandello’s Uno, Nessuno e Centomila for Archipelago Books and a documentary film about 9/11, IX XI, featuring Roz Chast, Griffin Dunne, and many others (www.ixxi.nyc).

Reviews

Goodreads review by JanB on June 11, 2022

I’m not one for celebrity memoirs as many seem to be a vehicle to humble brag. But not this one. Molly has a tragic past with the death of her mother and younger sister when she was only 4. This was back in the day when no one was overly concerned about the psychological effects on children so Molly......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on December 15, 2022

**Many thanks to NetGalley, Ecco, and to Molly Shannon and Sean Wilsey for an ARC of this book! Now available as of 4.12!** SUPERSTAH. There's only one way you can read that...and one pose and person that probably comes to mind...the indomitable Molly Shannon. But far from the buoyant, bubbly, and wack......more

Goodreads review by Heather on November 10, 2022

I won a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. It’s truly a shame. Molly Shannon had such a tragic and traumatic, yet interesting childhood and young adulthood. I don’t like to read celebrity memoirs just for the sake of reading about a certain celebrity. They have to......more

Goodreads review by Darla on March 13, 2022

Who can forget the "Superstar," Mary Katherine Gallagher? Without a doubt, one of my favorite characters brought to life by Molly Shannon. Her memoir is quite easy and breezy despite the great tragedy in her early life. Perhaps it is her middle of the country, Catholic roots that grounded her. I was......more

Goodreads review by Jayne on April 26, 2022

Hello, 5-star review! "Hello, Molly!" is a heartwarming, candid, engaging, and upbeat memoir by celeb Molly Shannon.    Molly Shannon begins her memoir by recanting a horrific incident that changed her life and the life of her family. When Molly Shannon was four years old, her mother, younger sister, a......more

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