{"product_id":"does-this-make-me-funny-essays","title":"Does This Make Me Funny?: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the singular mind of Zosia Mamet, a collection of charmingly witty and achingly vulnerable essays about the challenge and magic of growing up in show business\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou may know Zosia Mamet from her role as Shoshanna on \u003ci\u003eGirls\u003c\/i\u003e, or for being one of Hollywood's original nepo babies (or as she says, \"So if I'm a nepo baby I'm like a B minus one at best and maybe not even a full one. I'm like a nepo baby lite, a nepito baby, if you will\"). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat you might not know is that as a toddler she visited theaters where her mom was rehearsing and crawled around on the floor, scrunching herself between seats; that she earnestly believed in Santa Claus for way too long; that she spent years navigating body image issues in hopes of finding elusive self-love; and that she was so overwhelmed and overjoyed when finally meeting her idol David Sedaris that she hid in the bathroom and melted into a \"glitter puddle.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essays in \u003ci\u003eDoes This Make Me Funny? \u003c\/i\u003eintroduce us to Zosia Mamet in all her glory--from her early days growing up in literary and dramatic circles, to her years as a young adult pining for acceptance and love, to her first attempts to make it as an actor, to where she and Shosh are now. A gripping, funny, and earnest look at what it means to be a girl in the world and how to define yourself amid the bustle of show business, \u003ci\u003eDoes This Make Me Funny? \u003c\/i\u003eis a captivating debut from a natural-born storyteller.","brand":"Zosia Mamet","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46724646928620,"sku":"9780593490563","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780593490563.jpg?v=1754758090","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/does-this-make-me-funny-essays","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}