Employee of The Month And Other Big Deals - Paperback

by Mary Jo Pehl (Author)

You may know Mary Jo Pehl as "the guy from Mystery Science Theater 3000 that's a woman." But besides her stints as a writer-performer on the beloved Peabody-winning TV show, and now with the movie-riffing crew Cinematic Titanic, Mary Jo has survived one of the most traumatic, glorious, terrifying, joyful challenges known to humankind, a little thing she likes to call real life. With biting wit, bracing satire, and boundless good cheer, Mary Jo-distinguished member of the First Family of Circle Pines, Minnesota; she'll explain-takes you on a poignant, hilarious journey through the world of keepin' on. Dispatched from her Midwestern home state, then New York, Texas, and exotic points beyond, these very personal stories and essays, with illustrations by Len Peralta, reveal a warm, smart, funny writer who can spot the absurdities in what she deals with every day, and make her readers LOL at them. There's nobody else like Mary Jo Pehl. But then, there's nobody else like you, either. Hey, you two should get together Read this book, and you will, my friend: you will.

Author Biography

Mary Jo Pehl is a writer/performer/producer with Cinematic Titanic, the live version of the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy- nominated TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000, for which she was a writer and on-air ac- tor in the recurring role of "Pearl Forrester." For these two projects, she has bravely withstood hundreds of the worst movies ever made. The experience hasn't killed her, only made her stronger. Mary Jo has worn out packs of pencils for Austin Monthly, Austin Chronicle, Minnesota Monthly, Minneapolis StarTribune, Catholic Digest, Salon.com, PBS and more. Her work is featured in several anthologies, including Life's A Stitch: The Best of Contemporary Women's Humor and Travelers' Tales: The Thong Also Rises. Her commentaries have aired on NPR's All Things Considered and Weekend America, and The Savvy Traveler on Public Radio International. As a standup comedian, Mary Jo has appeared on Comedy Central and A&E, and she has also appeared in stage productions in New York and Los Angeles. She has also contributed to RiffTrax.