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A national bestseller. "I could not put this book down. It's so funny."—Ru Paul—"I love this book for its honesty and dark (and light!) comedy."—Rachel Dratch (Instagram)—"It's f*cking great!!! Raw, intimate, hilarious, actually inspiring."—Jon Stewart. A recommended read from: NPR—PureWow—UsWeekly—People—Bustle—She Reads—Nylon—BookRiot—and more. The dynamic memoir-in-essays by comedian, screenwriter, and podcaster Chelsea Devantez, detailing her tumultuous upbringing and uproarious career path into Hollywood. There are things Chelsea Devantez probably shouldn't be telling you. Many of them are in this book: some are embarrassing (like when she tried to break her three year spell of celibacy using a guide of seduction tips). Some are confessional (getting sentenced to the "hell hill" at Mormon church camp). Some are TMI (a series of outrageous doctor visits that ended with one doctor misdiagnosing her as "pregnant." Woopsies!). Then there are things Chelsea really shouldn't be telling you: like the time her biggest family secret was publicly outed, or about the drive-by shootings and the precipitating domestic violence she survived. Yet through it all, it's the women in Chelsea's life who kept her going—from the lowest points of her childhood when she and her mom had only