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It's not easy being kind of famous. Judd Apatow must love you (but never put you in his movies), Paul Thomas Anderson must take your cell phone number (even when you show up drunk to the Legally Blonde 2 movie audition), and most importantly, you must kiss someone in the likes of the late Rush Limbaugh (in front of the paparazzi). If these rules apply for being kinda famous, Mary Lynn Rajskub is a pro! In her debut collection of essays, FAME-ISH: My Life at the Edge of Stardom (Abrams Press; May 17, 2022; U.S. $26.00; Hardcover), Rajskub (who you may have seen on film and TV projects like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, 24, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Mr. Show, and the upcoming The Dropout on Hulu), recounts the story of her life, career, those "rules," and ongoing adventures in showbiz.