The Funny Thing Is...

Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestsellingMy Point...And I Do Have One,way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book.After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians, DeGeneres has crafted a work that is both easy to use and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings,The Funny Thing Is...contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche and offers innovative features including:More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs. Thousands of observations on everyday life -- from terrible fashion trends to how to handle seating arrangements for a Sunday brunch with Paula Abdul, Diane Sawyer, and Eminem. All twenty-six letters of the alphabet.Sure to make you laugh,The Funny Thing Is...is an indispensable reference for anyone who knows how to read or wants to fool people into thinking they do.

Ellen DeGeneres won an Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and a People's Choice Award for her work as a writer and actress on her television series Ellen. In September 2003, DeGeneres launched her own daytime talk show. In its first season, The Ellen DeGeneres Show won four Daytime Emmys, including the award for Best Talk Show