A New York Times bestseller A candid compulsively readable hilarious and heartbreaking
memoir of resilience and redemption by comedic genius Molly Shannon At age four Molly
Shannon's world was shattered when she lost her mother baby sister and cousin in a car
accident with her father at the wheel. Held together by her tender and complicated relationship
with her grieving father Molly was raised in a permissive household where her gift for
improvising and role-playing blossomed alongside the fearlessness that would lead her to become
a celebrated actress. From there Molly ventured into the wider world of New York and Los
Angeles show business where she created her own opportunities and developed her daring and
empathetic comedy. Filled with behind-the-scenes stories involving everyone from Whitney
Houston to Adam Sandler to Monica Lewinsky many told for the first time here Hello Molly!
spans Molly's time on Saturday Night Live?where she starred alongside Will Ferrell Adam
Sandler Cheri Oteri Tracy Morgan and Jimmy Fallon among many others. At the same time it
explores with humor and candor her struggle to come to terms with the legacy of her father a
man who both fostered her gifts and drive and was left with the impossible task of raising his
kids alone after the loss of her mother. Witty winning and told with tremendous energy and
heart Hello Molly! written with Sean Wilsey sheds new and revelatory light on the life and
work of one of our most talented and free-spirited performers.
