At 21, Yassmin found herself working on a remote Australian oil and gas rig; she was the only woman and certainly the only Sudanese-Egyptian-Australian-with-some-Turkish-and-Moroccan-background Muslim woman. With her hijab quickly christened a "tea cosy" there could not be a more unlikely place on e
Who Do I Think I Am?
β Scribed by Anjelah Johnson-Reyes
- Publisher
- Worthy
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
This hilarious and thoughtful memoir from comedy legend Anjelah Johnson-Reyes explores questions of identity, belonging, and her two dreams as a kid: to be an actress and to be a chola.
You may knowΒ Anjelah Johnson-Reyes for her viral sketch "Nail Salon" (over 100 million views globally) orΒ her beloved MadTV character Bon Qui Qui, but it's her clean humor and hilarious storytelling that make her one of the most successful stand-up comedians and actresses today.Β
With her razor-sharp wit,Β Anjelah recounts funny stories from her journeyβfrom growing up caught between two worlds (do chips and salsa go with potato salad?) to unexpectedly embracing faith (βI love Jesus, but I will punch a βhoβ) to her many adventures in dating (she may or may not have accepted dates simply for the food). Through it all, Anjelah transforms from a suburban-adjacent kid with Aquanet-drenched hair into a devoted Christian who...
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<p><span>This hilarious and thoughtful memoir from comedy legend Anjelah Johnson-Reyes explores questions of identity, belonging, and her two dreams as a kid: to be an actress and to be a chola.</span></p><span> You may knowΒ Anjelah Johnson-Reyes for her viral sketch "Nail Salon" (over 100 million v