Hello, Molly! A Memoir
Hello, Molly! A Memoir by Molly Shannon, published by HarperCollins Publishers on April 11, 2023, is a candid exploration of the author’s life, spanning 304 pages. This memoir delves into the resilience and redemption of Shannon, who faced profound loss at a young age when she lost her mother, baby sister, and cousin in a tragic car accident. Through her complex relationship with her father, she navigated a permissive upbringing that nurtured her comedic talents and fearlessness, ultimately leading her to a successful career in entertainment.
Readers will find a blend of humor and heartfelt storytelling as Shannon recounts her journey through the worlds of New York and Los Angeles show business. The memoir includes behind-the-scenes anecdotes featuring notable figures such as Whitney Houston and Adam Sandler, alongside her experiences on Saturday Night Live. It also addresses her struggle with her father’s legacy, highlighting the challenges he faced as a single parent. Hello, Molly! offers an insightful look into the life of a talented performer, revealing the personal and professional milestones that shaped her career in comedy and the performing arts.
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A New York Times bestseller
A candid, compulsively readable, hilarious, and heartbreaking memoir of resilience and redemption by comedic genius Molly Shannon
At age four, Molly Shannon’s world was shattered when she lost her mother, baby sister, and cousin in a car accident with her father at the wheel. Held together by her tender and complicated relationship with her grieving father, Molly was raised in a permissive household where her gift for improvising and role-playing blossomed alongside the fearlessness that would lead her to become a celebrated actress.
From there, Molly ventured into the wider world of New York and Los Angeles show business, where she created her own opportunities and developed her daring and empathetic comedy. Filled with behind-the-scenes stories involving everyone from Whitney Houston to Adam Sandler to Monica Lewinsky, many told for the first time here, Hello, Molly! spans Molly’s time on Saturday Night Live–where she starred alongside Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Cheri Oteri, Tracy Morgan, and Jimmy Fallon, among many others. At the same time, it explores with humor and candor her struggle to come to terms with the legacy of her father, a man who both fostered her gifts and drive and was left with the impossible task of raising his kids alone after the loss of her mother.
Witty, winning, and told with tremendous energy and heart, Hello, Molly!, written with Sean Wilsey, sheds new and revelatory light on the life and work of one of our most talented and free-spirited performers.
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