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Liz Astrof is wickedly funny, which is an overused term, but I feel should be solely reserved for Liz. She lets you into her life and doesn't try to sugarcoat it. It's unflinchingly honest and so effortlessly hilarious. I can't tell if Liz is insane or not, which, I swear, is a compliment. -- Justin Halpern, New York Times bestselling author of Sh*t My Dad Says No one makes me laugh harder than Liz Astrof. This book is the best combination of her biting humor, self-deprecating wit, and so so so much heart. It had me in tears from page one. This is a must-read memoir for anyone who has a mother or is a mother or knows a mother. Even if you can spell 'mother.' -- Emmy Award-nominated actress and comedian Molly Shannon Refreshingly honest and hilarious! Astrof says out loud what so many parents are afraid to admit. -- Karen Alpert, New York Times bestselling author of I Heart My Little A-Holes I found this book utterly disturbing. Not because of Liz's unique take on motherhood, a self-proclaimed Stay-at-Work Mom, but because in a million years I will never write anything this funny. And that is unacceptable. -- Emmy Award-winning actor Jack Burditt Astrof is like the hilarious, did-she-really-just-say-that friend you would kill to have at school pickup-the one that makes you explode in gleeful, scandalized laughter. She goes there-and the parenting genre is never going to be the same. -- Jancee Dunn, author of How Not to Hate Your Husband After Having Kids So funny, so relatable, just... genius. -- Emmy Award-winning actress and television host Sara Gilbert Raw, bold, heartbreaking, ridiculously funny, and wildly inappropriate-I would expect nothing less from Liz Astrof. As someone who's seen the inside of her diaper bag-I can tell you, the stories are all true. -- Actress Whitney Cummings A hilarious and heartfelt essay collection... sidesplitting. Though Astrof's collection is often trenchant in its look at her own difficult childhood, it is also permeated with a sense of love for her kids, and is sure to resonate deeply. * Publishers Weekly * The author delivers one punchline after another... Droll wit and profundity swirl together in a revealing memoir from a successful comedy writer. * Kirkus Reviews * Successful comedy writer and television producer Astrof has put together a forthright, laugh-out-loud collection of essays that lets you in on a little of what makes her shows like 2 Broke Girls or The King of Queens so much fun. . . Hilarious and, of course, as well written as any good sitcom episode, Don't Wait Up is a great read for all the moms who also aren't quite sure what to make of motherhood, and for anyone else who likes a laugh. * Booklist * Don't Wait Up is a funny, fascinating memoir of mothering that will definitely keep readers up way past their bedtime, laughing and sometimes crying page after page. * BookPage * An exceptionally funny and charismatic voice... Her [Liz Astrof's] candid essays in Don't Wait Up address life's ordeals with acerbic wit, but never reduce her experiences to a laugh track... Written with a sharp pen and an open heart, Astrof's work is heartbreakingly poignant and funny as hell. * Shelf Awareness * [Astrof's] love for her family shines through as she offers a brutally honest look at motherhood, marriage and work, rarely losing her sense of humor even while totally exasperated. . . [She] is gorgeously shameless, honest and funny, and manages to be insightful and poignant at the same time. * The New York Post *

[Astrof's] love for her family shines through as she offers a brutally honest look at motherhood, marriage and work, rarely losing her sense of humor even while totally exasperated. . . [She] is gorgeously shameless, honest and funny, and manages to be insightful and poignant at the same time. * The New York Post * An exceptionally funny and charismatic voice... Her [Liz Astrof's] candid essays in Don't Wait Up address life's ordeals with acerbic wit, but never reduce her experiences to a laugh track... Written with a sharp pen and an open heart, Astrof's work is heartbreakingly poignant and funny as hell. * Shelf Awareness * Don't Wait Up is a funny, fascinating memoir of mothering that will definitely keep readers up way past their bedtime, laughing and sometimes crying page after page. * BookPage * Successful comedy writer and television producer Astrof has put together a forthright, laugh-out-loud collection of essays that lets you in on a little of what makes her shows like 2 Broke Girls or The King of Queens so much fun. . . Hilarious and, of course, as well written as any good sitcom episode, Don't Wait Up is a great read for all the moms who also aren't quite sure what to make of motherhood, and for anyone else who likes a laugh. * Booklist * The author delivers one punchline after another... Droll wit and profundity swirl together in a revealing memoir from a successful comedy writer. * Kirkus Reviews * A hilarious and heartfelt essay collection... sidesplitting. Though Astrof's collection is often trenchant in its look at her own difficult childhood, it is also permeated with a sense of love for her kids, and is sure to resonate deeply. * Publishers Weekly * Raw, bold, heartbreaking, ridiculously funny, and wildly inappropriate-I would expect nothing less from Liz Astrof. As someone who's seen the inside of her diaper bag-I can tell you, the stories are all true. -- Actress Whitney Cummings So funny, so relatable, just... genius. -- Emmy Award-winning actress and television host Sara Gilbert Astrof is like the hilarious, did-she-really-just-say-that friend you would kill to have at school pickup-the one that makes you explode in gleeful, scandalized laughter. She goes there-and the parenting genre is never going to be the same. -- Jancee Dunn, author of How Not to Hate Your Husband After Having Kids I found this book utterly disturbing. Not because of Liz's unique take on motherhood, a self-proclaimed Stay-at-Work Mom, but because in a million years I will never write anything this funny. And that is unacceptable. -- Emmy Award-winning actor Jack Burditt Refreshingly honest and hilarious! Astrof says out loud what so many parents are afraid to admit. -- Karen Alpert, New York Times bestselling author of I Heart My Little A-Holes No one makes me laugh harder than Liz Astrof. This book is the best combination of her biting humor, self-deprecating wit, and so so so much heart. It had me in tears from page one. This is a must-read memoir for anyone who has a mother or is a mother or knows a mother. Even if you can spell 'mother.' -- Emmy Award-nominated actress and comedian Molly Shannon Liz Astrof is wickedly funny, which is an overused term, but I feel should be solely reserved for Liz. She lets you into her life and doesn't try to sugarcoat it. It's unflinchingly honest and so effortlessly hilarious. I can't tell if Liz is insane or not, which, I swear, is a compliment. -- Justin Halpern, New York Times bestselling author of Sh*t My Dad Says

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Liz Astrof is an award-winning executive producer and one of the most successful sitcom writers in television today. She created Fox’s Pivoting and has worked on The King of Queens, Raising Hope, 2 Broke Girls, and many more. While she can rarely be seen at her kids’ school, Liz is often seen driving by. She lives in California with her family, two dogs, a gecko, and at least three turtles.

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