Tickled Pink: A Comic Novel by Rita Rudner (English) Paperback Book

Description: Tickled Pink by Rita Rudner Mindy Solomon absolutely has to leave Miami--Florida is bad for her head and her hair. She dreams of a dancing career on Broadway and moves to New York, but after a string of failures and mishaps, she realizes its time to rethink her grand plan. Outdoor advertising in Times Square. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Mindy Solomon absolutely has to leave Miami. Florida is bad for her head and her hair. She dreams of a dancing career on Broadway and moves to New York, but after a string of failures and mishaps, she realizes that she needs to rethink her grand plan. Finding herself spending way too much time in the comedy club where her future ex-boyfriend works, she nervously goes up onstage one night. People laugh. Not in the places where Mindy thought theyd laugh, but hey, its a start. Mindy and her friend Ursula Duran, a man-magnet model-slash-actress-slash-deeply troubled woman, soon embark on a wild ride that ricochets from New Yorks East Side Hotel for Women to the comedy circuit, auditions, photo shoots, film premieres, cable TV specials, Hollywood studios, late-night TV talk shows, and beyond. Surrounded by sleazy agents, sleazier lovers, and Ursulas even sleazier mother, the two find that life writes a few punch lines they werent expecting...but through it all, they somehow manage to have the last laugh. Rita Rudner has crafted a debut novel that is not just funny, but moving and insightful. With its insiders viewpoint of the world of stand-up comedy, Tickled Pink is also, at its core, a touching tale of love, loss, female friendship, and forgiveness. Author Biography Rita Rudner is well known for her prowess as a comedian. Less well known are her accomplishments as an author and screenwriter. Coauthor of the screenplays for the award-winning films Peters Friends, which starred Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh, and A Weekend in the Country, which starred Jack Lemmon, Rudner is also the bestselling author of two previous books: Naked Beneath My Clothes and Rita Rudners Guide to Men. She has starred in two of her own HBO specials, Born to Be Mild and Married Without Children, and presently performs exclusively in Las Vegas. Visit her Web site at www.ritafunny.c Review Dennis Miller I laughed, I cried, I cried some more, I read Tickled Pink and I laughed.Hugh Laurie Tickled Pink is really two books in one. The first is the one you laugh at, and the second is the one you laugh at all over again, only crying this time because its even funnier the second time around. Long Description Mindy Solomon absolutely has to leave Miami. Florida is bad for her head and her hair. She dreams of a dancing career on Broadway and moves to New York, but after a string of failures and mishaps, she realizes that she needs to rethink her grand plan. Finding herself spending way too much time in the comedy club where her future ex-boyfriend works, she nervously goes up onstage one night. People laugh. Not in the places where Mindy thought theyd laugh, but hey, its a start.Mindy and her friend Ursula Duran, a man-magnet model-slash-actress-slash-deeply troubled woman, soon embark on a wild ride that ricochets from New Yorks East Side Hotel for Women to the comedy circuit, auditions, photo shoots, film premieres, cable TV specials, Hollywood studios, late-night TV talk shows, and beyond. Surrounded by sleazy agents, sleazier lovers, and Ursulas even sleazier mother, the two find that life writes a few punch lines they werent expecting...but through it all, they somehow manage to have the last laugh.Rita Rudner has crafted a debut novel that is not just funny, but moving and insightful. With its insiders viewpoint of the world of stand-up comedy,Tickled Pinkis also, at its core, a touching tale of love, loss, female friendship, and forgiveness. Review Quote Whoopi GoldbergOnce again, Rita Rudner proves there is intelligent life in entertainment, thank goodness!!! Details ISBN0743442628 Author Rita Rudner Short Title TICKLED PINK Pages 320 Language English ISBN-10 0743442628 ISBN-13 9780743442626 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2002 Residence US Subtitle A Comic Novel DOI 10.1604/9780743442626 Publication Date 2002-11-05 Audience General UK Release Date 2002-11-05 Publisher Atria Books Imprint Atria Books We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137825720;

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