Just the Funny Parts: ... and a Few Hard Truths about Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys' Club

by Nell Scovell

Book Overview

Just the Funny Parts is a juicy and scathingly funny insider look at how pop culture gets made. For more than thirty years, writer, producer and director Nell Scovell worked behind the scenes of iconic TV shows, including The Simpsons, Late Night with David Letterman, Murphy Brown, NCIS, The Muppets, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, which she created and executive produced.

In 2009, Scovell gave up her behind-the-scenes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062473476
• ISBN13: 9780062473479
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Dey Street Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A very soulful, open book.

Nell Scovell is wicked-sharp. Not too many books make me laugh out loud, and this one came through big time. She’s blunt, honest, filled with self-doubt, vulnerable, tough and more all while consistently displaying an enviable wit. I’m curious what she thinks of her aquiantance Sheryl Sandberg at this point, as this book was published before Facebook’s controversies really kicked in.