Wishful Drinking

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Wishful Drinking is Carrie Fisher’s acclaimed autobiographical memoir and stage show, known for its darkly comic reflections on her life, fame, and struggles with addiction and mental illness.

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instanceOf book
one-woman show
about Carrie Fisher's experiences playing Princess Leia
Carrie Fisher's marriages
Carrie Fisher's parents
electroconvulsive therapy
substance abuse treatment
adaptationForm television special
adaptationNetwork HBO NERFINISHED
author Carrie Fisher NERFINISHED
basedOn Carrie Fisher's stage show Wishful Drinking
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Carrie Fisher NERFINISHED
criticalReception acclaimed
genre autobiographical memoir
comedy
dark comedy
hasAdaptation Wishful Drinking (HBO special) NERFINISHED
hasForm book
stage production
television special
hasSubject Star Wars franchise NERFINISHED
mental health stigma
tabloid media
language English
literaryForm non-fiction
mainSubject Carrie Fisher NERFINISHED
Hollywood NERFINISHED
addiction
celebrity culture
fame
family relationships
mental illness
medium print
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor candid discussion of addiction
candid discussion of bipolar disorder
insider view of Hollywood
self-deprecating humor
performedBy Carrie Fisher NERFINISHED
publicationYear 2008
publisher Simon & Schuster
stageShowDebutYear 2006
stageShowFormat solo performance
stageShowGenre stand-up style memoir
tone darkly comic
humorous

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Carrie Fisher notableWork Wishful Drinking