NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The title alone of Sarah Cooper's upcoming memoir is a hint that she doesn't plan to flatter herself.
Cooper has a deal with Dutton, a Penguin Random House imprint, to write 鈥淔oolish: Tales of Assimilation, Determination and Humiliation." The comedian, author and actor said in a statement Thursday that she hoped to 鈥渋nspire everyone to risk embarrassing themselves.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 excited to share the story of what it鈥檚 like being a Jamaican immigrant trying to succeed in this country and how that can often mean rejecting the things about you that make you, you. It鈥檚 about how I realized I wanted to be an actress as soon as I was told I couldn鈥檛 sing, and how I rejected that dream for more sensible ones, including trying to find a man on Match.com, working at Google, buying a house and trying to have kids,鈥� she said.
鈥淏ut the path I was trying to follow made me miserable. As hard as I鈥檝e tried all my life to fit in, to look smart, to assimilate, I鈥檓 learning now to embrace my inability to fit into any box. I鈥檝e always been terrified of looking like a fool but I鈥檝e found the most power in being foolish and I can鈥檛 wait to take readers on this very foolish journey.鈥�
鈥淔oolish鈥� is scheduled to come out in October.
Cooper's previous books include 鈥淗ow to Be Successful Without Hurting Men鈥檚 Feelings: Non-threatening Leadership Strategies for Women鈥� and 鈥�100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings: How to Get by Without Even Trying.鈥� She is known to many fans for her parody videos in which she lip-synced comments by then-President Donald Trump. She is expected to appear with Hugh Grant and Amy Schumer among others in Jerry Seinfeld's new movie, 鈥淯nfrosted."
Hillel Italie, The Associated Press
