You're Better Than Me

A Memoir

By: Bonnie McFarlane

Narrated by: Bonnie McFarlane, Alexander Cendese

In the spirit of Mindy Kaling, Kelly Oxford, and Sarah Silverman, a compulsively readable and outrageously funny memoir of growing up as a fish out of water, finding your voice, and embracing your inner crazy-person, from popular actress, writer, and comedian Bonnie McFarlane.

It took Bonnie McFarlane a lot of time, effort, and tequila to get to where she is today. Before she starred on Last Comic Standing and directed her own films, she was an inappropriately loud tomboy growing up on her parents’ farm in Cold Lake, Canada, wetting her pants during standardized tests and killing chickens. Desperate to find “her people”—like-minded souls who wouldn’t judge her because she was honest, ruthless, and okay, sometimes really rude—Bonnie turned to comedy. In her explosively funny and no-holds-barred memoir, Bonnie tells it like it is, and lays bare all of her smart (and her not-so-smart) decisions along her way to finding her friends and her comedic voice.

From fistfights in elementary school to riding motorcycles to the World Famous Comic Strip, to Late Night with David Letterman, and through to her infamous “c” word bit on Last Comic Standing, You’re Better Than Me is her funny and outrageous trip through the good, bad, and ugly of her life in comedy. McFarlane doesn’t always keep her mouth shut when she should, but at least she makes people laugh. And that’s all that matters, right?

Very funny

I was driving around wasting time so I could keep listening. It's dumb that this review had to be a minimum of 15 words.

Loved it!

Great book! Bonnie can make anything funny! write another book! You should have your own talk show!

Easy and Fun Listening

Pretty funny story. Held my attention the whole time. The ending was kind of abrupt. I thought she could have added more to the story. I'd recommend this.

Wonderful. Humble.

What does Bonnie McFarlane and Alexander Cendese bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I couldn't have heard the correct tone in her telling of any of her experiences.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The kitten. Bonnie's heart shows throughout the whole book but Hollywood's rescue really moved me.

Any additional comments?

I bought this book with no expectations as I didn't know much about the author. I loved the way she narrated, the things she shared about the things we all have inside of us but can't say out loud, and I especially loved hearing about her childhood...that she got the gift that many of us missed out on-old school values and a foundation that teaches through example about how to work hard for what one has. It teaches us to appreciate what matters. She's so honest and humble. Still a real person even after 'making it big'. I'm a new fan.

A Hoot!!

A true laugh riot.. which is a surprise, since im not a fan of your stand up, but more of your podcast & radio show
I'm a real fan... now