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Notes From the Bathroom Line

Humor, Art, and Low-grade Panic from 150 of the Funniest Women in Comedy

Audiobook (Includes supplementary content)
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1 of 1 copy available

A collection of never-before-seen humor pieces—essays, satire, short stories, poetry, cartoons, artwork, and more—from 150 of the biggest female comedians today, curated by Amy Solomon, a producer of the hit HBO shows Silicon Valley and Barry, performed by the author and Jo Firestone, Mitra Jouhari, Whitmer Thomas, Lauren Lapkus, Sasheer Zamata, Alise Morales, Sunita Mani, Hallie Cantor, Aparna Nancherla, Emily V. Gordon, Blythe Roberson, Shana Gohd, Mary Sohn, Aya Cash, Fran Hoepfner, Sydnee Washington, Sarah Thyre, Sarah Pappalardo, Rachel Sennott, Cecily Strong, Ilana Wolpert, Nicole Silverberg, Broti Gupta, Kim Caramele, Shantira Jackson, Sarah Naftalis, Ayo Edebiri, Alexandra Petri, Jessica Knappett, Sarah Goldberg, Briga Heelan, Sarah Walker, Nicole Sun, Joanna Calo, Karen Chee, Anna Seregina, Jessy Hodges, Ali Hodges, Atsuko Okatsuka, Riki Lindhome, Lennon Parham, Greta Titelman, Rebecca Shaw, Halcyon Person, Dylan Gelula, Emily Altman, Beanie Feldstein, Megan Stalter, Megan Gailey, Cathy Lew, Jen Spyra, Alex Song-Xia, Rachele Lynn, Carolina Barlow, Julie Durk, Nicolette Daskalakis, JoEllen Redlingshafer, Devin Leary, Amy Silverberg, Rachel Axler, Mary H.K. Choi, Diona Reasonover, and Katie Rich.

With contributions from:

Lolly Adefope

  • Maria Bamford
  • Aisling Bea
  • Lake Bell
  • Rachel Bloom
  • Rhea Butcher
  • Nicole Byer
  • D'Arcy Carden
  • Aya Cash
  • Karen Chee
  • Margaret Cho
  • Mary H.K. Choi
  • Amanda Crew
  • Rachel Dratch
  • Beanie Feldstein
  • Jo Firestone
  • Briga Heelan
  • Samantha Irby
  • Emily V. Gordon
  • Patti Harrison
  • Mary Holland
  • Jen Kirkman
  • Lauren Lapkus
  • Riki Lindhome
  • Kate Micucci
  • Natalie Morales
  • Aparna Nancherla
  • Yvonne Orji
  • Lennon Parham
  • Chelsea Peretti
  • Alexandra Petri
  • Natasha Rothwell
  • Amber Ruffin
  • Andrea Savage
  • Kristen Schaal
  • Megan Stalter
  • Beth Stelling
  • Cecily Strong
  • Sunita Mani
  • Geraldine Viswanathan
  • Michaela Watkins
  • Mo Welch
  • Sasheer Zamata
  • and many more.

    More than four decades ago, the groundbreaking book Titters: The First Collection of Humor by Women showcased the work of some of the leading female comedians of the 1970s like Gilda Radner, Candice Bergen, and Phyllis Diller. The book became an essential time capsule of an era, the first of its kind, that opened doors for many more funny women to smash the comedy glass-ceiling.

    Today, brilliant women continue to push the boundaries of just how funny—and edgy—they can be in a field that has long been dominated by men. In Notes from the Bathroom Line, Amy Solomon brings together all-new material from some of the funniest women in show business today—award-winning writers, stand-up comedians, actresses, cartoonists, and more.

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      • Publisher's Weekly

        January 25, 2021
        Comedian Solomon gathers dozens of pieces from female comedians in this bland collection of cartoons, one-liners, script fragments, songs, and comic essays. Themes run the gamut of standard stand-up fodder: dating undatable men, insecurities, becoming one’s mother, awkward social encounters, and obsessing over things then obsessing over being obsessed. The results tend toward the underwhelming (“taking my socks off and throwing them on the floor” is Naomi Ekperigin’s answer to the question “What’s a Bad Habit You’ll Never Get Rid Of?”) and common (the punch line of Mitra Jouhari’s “A Time You Sent a Text to the Wrong Person” is she sends a nude selfie she meant to send to herself to her aunt of the same name). There are some amusing pieces, including Alexandra Petri’s parody of a Star Wars novel as written by Ernest Hemingway, but they are outweighed by reams of banal material (“Different groups of people experience different aspects of my personality,” explains Rachel Sennott regarding her multiple social media accounts). Solomon aims high, but too often the pieces fall short.

      • Booklist

        March 26, 2021
        One hundred fifty funny females times a million anecdotes, one-liners, insecurities, and mysteries of life equal one hilarious book. Editor Solomon's assemblage of comediennes tackle the great and not-so-great parts of lady life in a collection of comedy that's even better read out loud to your best girlfriends. Big names like Margaret Cho, Sasheer Zamata, Quinta Brunson, Samantha Irby, and Kristen Schaal contribute alongside tomorrow's stars. By giving her writers a free hand with their contributions, Solomon pulls together an impressive array of pieces in both written and visual formats; alongside sketches, scripts, one-liners, and the usual fare, we get comics, drawings, collages, a Choose Your Own Adventure-style story, an honest Outlook calendar, want ads, and even an original musical composition. If the bit doesn't land on the page, here's a hint: read it out loud to your bestie over FaceTime and wait for the snorts and giggles. This diverse collection finds the funny in nearly every wacky situation ladies can find themselves in. A much-needed dose of delight.

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