Little Miss Little Compton, Arden Myrin
Little Miss Little Compton, Arden Myrin
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Little Miss Little Compton
A Memoir

Author: Arden Myrin, Debby Ryan

Narrator: Arden Myrin

Unabridged: 7 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/29/2020


Synopsis

Comedian and actress Arden Myrin delivers a hilarious and heartfelt memoir about navigating adulthood and her rise on the comedy scene despite an unconventional upbringing.

Arden Myrin is the product of not one, but two hasty decisions. Her paternal grandparents ran off and got married twenty-four hours after they met. Arden's parents did one better -- they married on a dare. Growing up in Arden's family, her dad ate nothing but sheet cake, while her mom was busy teaching a Cub Scout troop how to put on a Broadway musical. Oh, and she grew up in a small farm town called Little Compton, Rhode Island. Human population: 3,518. Cow population: 278. General Store: One. Stop Lights: Zero.

At nineteen, Arden packed her bags with stars in her eyes and landed at ImprovOlympic in Chicago, where for the first time in her life she felt like she finally made sense. After drinking in as much comedy experience (and Sea Breezes) as she could, Arden got her big break when she was cast on an NBC sitcom. She moved to Los Angeles, knowing no one, and quickly realized she had no clue how to be a fully-grown human adult on her own.

How do you date someone and not ruin it? How do you interact with people if you have a teeny bit of social anxiety? How do you stand up for yourself if you're a people pleaser? And most of all, how do you start to believe that you are enough?

From small town Rhode Island to accidentally kicking Courteney Cox in the face on a soundstage in Hollywood, Arden's hilarious, inspiring, and honest story shows readers how one totally unconventional upbringing might be the very thing one needs to thrive, all while showing up as your most outrageous, authentic self. Shout out to Little Compton!! Woot Woot!!!

Reviews

I'm such a big fan of Arden Myrin's... she was my favorite panelist on Chelsea Handler's show, I loved her stalker character in Psych, and she is the best part of Insatiable. I enjoyed learning about her life and what makes her tick... especially loved the story about when she first started dating he......more

Goodreads review by Debbie

I requested this book because I had become a fan of Myrin's through her Bachelor podcast "Will you Accept this Rose". Don't judge-it's hysterical! Myrin and her comedian friends sit around and joke about The Bachelor. Anyway, enough about the podcast-it's immaterial to whether you will enjoy the boo......more

Goodreads review by Wendy

If you already love Arden, you will love this book. If you don’t know who she is but love crazy stories, you will love this book and by the end you will love her.......more

Goodreads review by Joseph

I picked this up knowing nothing about it following Myrin's most recent guest appearance on Doughboys and oh boy, real life is so much more buckwild than fiction. This book is so rich with life; while many of it's anecdotes are hilarious, it covers the full spectrum of good moments to sad moments to......more


Quotes

"There is no one more talented than Arden -- her writing cuts me right to my core and makes me laugh the very next second."—Amy Schumer

"Well, this book is just delightful."—Chelsea Handler

"Hooray for Arden!!!! Arden Myrin is truly one of a kind. Her original, honest voice and hilarious stories make me feel like I'm having coffee with an old friend. Arden's big heart and humor explode across the pages of this super funny book!"—Molly Shannon

"Arden Myrin is one of the funniest people I know. Smart and charming and small. If you know how to read, read this book. If you don't know how to read, then you should have stopped trying a few sentences ago."—Zach Galifianakis

"I know some people think comedy only comes from tragedy, but the only thing tragic in this case would be if Arden didn't share her story with us. Amazingly funny and original, just like Arden."—Sarah Colonna, comedian and New York Times bestselling author

"Arden Myrin is such an incredibly talented writer, with a fresh, original, and hilariously funny voice that I don't quite think I've ever heard replicated anywhere else. Her energy is infectious, whether you are reading her work or seeing her perform. There is something almost intoxicatingly fun about her. She is really just a breath of fresh nitrous."—Sarah Benincasa, award-winning comedian and author

"I loved this wickedly funny, huge hearted book! Arden made me laugh out loud page after page, with her honest, vulnerable, hilarious tribute to an unusual upbringing and her fabulous mom. It's sizzling on the outside and tender on the inside -- just how I like my steak. I'm going to give this book to all my girlfriends!"—Kate Walsh (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, 13 Reasons Why, The Umbrella Academy)

"I like to say, just do you and be you. Arden is not afraid to let her freak fly, and girl, does she let it ALL out in this book. Now it all makes sense. Everyone should read Little Miss Little Compton!"—Loni Love (The Real)

"After reading this book, I realize the best tools for Arden Myrin's family are an axe and a chainsaw."—Kevin Nealon (Saturday Night Live, Weeds)

"Arden Myrin is a sly, clever wit fueled by sweetness, irreverence, and charm. Few people make me laugh like she does."—Bobcat Goldthwait, comedian, author, and director