Who Do I Think I Am?

Stories of Chola Wishes and Caviar Dreams

By: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes

Narrated by: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes

This hilarious and thoughtful memoir from comedy legend Anjelah Johnson explores questions of identity, belonging, and her two dreams as a kid: to be an actress and to be a chola.

You may know Anjelah Johnson for her viral sketch "Nail Salon" (over 100 million views globally) or her beloved ghetto-fabulous MadTV character Bon Qui Qui, but it's her clean humor and hilarious storytelling that make her one of the most successful stand-up comedians and actresses today.

With her razor-sharp wit, Anjelah recounts funny stories from her journey - from growing up caught between two worlds (do chips and salsa go with potato salad?) to unexpectedly embracing faith (“I love Jesus, but I will punch a ‘ho”) to her many adventures in dating (she may or may not have accepted dates simply for the food). Through it all, Anjelah transforms from a suburban-adjacent kid with Aquanet-drenched hair into a devoted Christian who abstains from drinking and premarital sex, into a mall-famous Oakland Raiders cheerleader, and then an actually famous comedian traveling the world and meeting people from all-walks of life, including Oprah. No biggie. (Huge biggie.) As she travels the world, Anjelah has eye-opening experiences, and she morphs from square, rigid Anjelah into “Funjelah”, and learns that she can still ride with Jesus without squashing the other parts of her personality.

Anjelah's stories explore subjects such as navigating your racial identity, finding your place in the world, chasing your crazy dreams, embracing the messiness of an evolving faith, and searching for belonging and meaning. Through her journey, Anjelah gets closer to discovering her true identity and encourages listeners to have the audacity to dream big.

©2022 Anjelah Johnson-Reyes (P)2022 Worthy Books

Critic reviews

"Anjelah is a singular voice in comedy and storytelling. I feel seen and represented by her work and am so grateful for her talents.” (America Ferrera)

“Anjelah is one of the greatest voices of our time. This book is what we all need.” (Amy Schumer)

"If you don’t know Anjelah, you should! Her story is so relatable and real and beyond funny. Her timing, her material, her life is all on the table and man it’s hilarious. Full of contradictions, she can make any life story funny! Her comedy makes us think differently about our lives and her energy is infectious!” (Eva Longoria)

Amazing

Thank you Anjelah for being so open about your life to us. It was super funny but at the same time I learned so much from your book. I must say I’m so happy that you touched so much about your relationship with God not many ppl would do that. I have blasted your book all over social media to encourage ppl to get it. You reading it made it so much more real and funnier. You have encouraged me to make some changes and see some things in a different way. Loved it!

Inspirational, relatable & excellent narration

This book was so down to earth, inspiring and the narration made the book so much more personal. I am from San Jose and am so proud that Anjelah represents my hometown, Latinos and women everywhere. The transparency she shares is relatable to a wide age group, my daughters were interested in hearing it as well!

LOVED IT!!!

It's a wonderful read. It does bring along of laughs but definitely get you thinking about alot of things. Thanks so much Anjelah for sharing your story!

Loved this book!

Anjelah's book was Inspirational, funny, and heartwarming. Her voice is friendly and her comedy was on point!

LOVED this!

I loved this Amazing human journey Anjelah shared in her own words! I listened to it in two days!
It was like sitting in her living room and chatting about her life! She is so down-to-earth and honest about her diverse life experiences, learnings, and spirituality; how can you not love her too! it makes you think, laugh and connect as you see yourself in parts of her story and wish you had been there for other parts! Very engaging and well told!

Grab the audio version!

Listening to Anjelah read her book is a MUST! The way she tells her story pulls you in and makes you feel like you are having a one-on-one conversation with her. I was literally laughing out loud. If you love her stand-up, you gotta get this book!

Anjelah your amazing

I am a huge fan of Anjelah's stand-up comedy. Now I see why. This book is an inside look at who she is and how she got here. I laughed through 85% of this book. I didn't want the book to end. I love that Anjelah narrated the book as well. Thank you Anjelah!

This book was more than I expected

Truthfully I have liked it's her for a very long time. I've always thought she was very funny. I've had the pleasure of seeing her live and being able to do a meet and greet.Which, she was absolutely a gem to meet.And although although I did know that she was very spiritual and her beliefs. I really had no idea to the extent of it.This book was refreshing and absolutely joyful to listen to.To hear her speak speak so strongly was amazing.She never comes across ultra religious or Goody Goody. But to hear her speak of her life In the way that she does is very touching. Actually is admirable. She's not just funny, she's not just talented, but but she's a genuinely good person. Books like this are really nice you're really nice to read because it's like opening a window in to the head of somebody that we that we really only get to see as an entertainer. We get an opportunity to see them as a real person.I would definitely recommend this book

Relatable

In the chapters of religion and what she spoke, really opened up something for me personally.. I think it’s what I needed to hear after being a rut with religion..for that I thank you anjelah🙏🏼

Fun and Inspiring

My teenage son and I bonded over this audible book. we loved how she had funny comments while discussing openly her journey with God, life and marriage.