Published in 2016
291 pages
Jessi Klein is an American comedy writer and stand-up comic based out of New York City. Klein has regularly appeared on shows such as The Showbiz Show with David Spade and VH1’s Best Week Ever and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend. She provided commentary for CNN in the debates of the 2004 presidential election. A self-proclaimed “geek”, Klein has appeared on the television specials for My Coolest Years: Geeks on VH1 and Rise of the Geeks on E!. Klein also provided the voice of Lucy in the animated pilot for Adult Swim’s Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil.
Klein previously worked as a director of development for Comedy Central. Some of the shows she helped develop for the network were Chappelle’s Show and Stella. She was the head writer and executive producer of Inside Amy Schumer.
What is this book about?
As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity.
In You’ll Grow Out of It, Klein offers – through an incisive collection of real-life stories – a relentlessly funny yet poignant take on a variety of topics she has experienced along her strange journey to womanhood and beyond. These include her “transformation from Pippi Longstocking-esque tomboy to are-you-a-lesbian-or-what tom man,” attempting to find watchable porn, and identifying the difference between being called “ma’am” and “miss” (“Miss” sounds like you weigh ninety-nine pounds).
Raw, relatable, and consistently hilarious, You’ll Grow Out of It is a one-of-a-kind book by a singular and irresistible comic voice.
