The Funny Thing Is..., Ellen DeGeneres
The Funny Thing Is..., Ellen DeGeneres
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The Funny Thing Is...

Author: Ellen DeGeneres

Narrator: Ellen DeGeneres

Unabridged: 3 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/28/2003


Synopsis

An indispensable reference for anyone who knows how to read—or wants to fool people into thinking they do—The Funny Thing Is... is sure to make you laugh.

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 book.

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 to use 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.

About Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres is an American stand-up comedian, actress, producer, and currently the Emmy Award–winning host of the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She has appeared in several films, including as the voice of "Dory" in Finding Nemo?, as well as the sitcom Ellen. In 1997, she came out publicly as a lesbian in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show and her character on Ellen came out short after. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her wife, Portia de Rossi. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Meghhnaa on August 25, 2022

The “Funny Thing Is…”, is an ingenious effort, a book of comical essays on daily musings and ramblings. Comical books are mostly at a danger of sounding grotesque and outlandish, but this definitely didn’t go bizarre. It wasn’t an indispensable but definitely a one-time-read! Ellen DeGeneres, has wri......more

Goodreads review by Yuthika on March 02, 2017

I saw many bad reviews about this one, and was not too sure I'd like it. But it made me laugh - be it the brunch, the conversation with God, or the random ramblings! Ellen is always a delight. (I did prefer Seriously, I'm Kidding, though).......more

Goodreads review by ♛ Garima ♛ on August 10, 2018

I love Ellen DeGeneres show because who doesn't? I read this quite quickly because it is very easy to read book. I don't know whether to call this memoir because there are some life events included...anyways it was light hearted and fun book.......more

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 11, 2020

Pretty good book. She has such an interesting tone. Review to come. YouTube | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Snapchat @miranda_reads......more

Goodreads review by Mariah Roze on November 13, 2019

"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 book. After years of painsta......more