![]() Bad advice.Īnyway, all books from unknowns like me need a hook. Subsequently, my fifth grade teacher told me that references to pop culture and things about zombies are not timeless, and if I ever wanted to be a writer, to drop that. I have always wanted to write a book ever since I was a kid in fifth grade who spent her spare time writing short stories about zombies who wear Calvin Klein jeans. Kirkman took a moment out of her current tour in support of the book to discuss what inspired her book, why some people think child-free women will change their minds, and what happens when an elementary schooler attends a sleepover party while dressed like Groucho Marx.īeing child-free is just one of many subjects that you cover in your comedy act-how did you decide to make it the focus of your book? Though I Can Barely Take Care of Myself covers Kirkman’s entire life-including her Boston childhood and long comedy career-and zeroes in with especially sharp wit on the experience of being an adult without children. Kirkman, a writer and regular performer on E!’s “Chelsea Lately” and “After Lately,” recently released a New York Times best-selling memoir, I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales from a Happy Life Without Kids. Luckily, we have comedian Jen Kirkman to lead the way. ![]() ![]() Traditional family life has long been fodder for stand-up comedy -but jokes about life as a child-free woman are a less-charted terrain. ![]()
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