And for nerds, Carrie's death cut especially deep. The 1-2 punch of Carrie Fisher's and Debbie Reynolds' deaths was a fitting, but tragic, end to a year unprecedented in the number of famous/recognizable people who passed on. She is, after all, the daughter of Debbie Reynolds, who was nominated for an Oscar for 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown'.'but lost to Julie Andrews for her multilayered, emotional, deep performance of Mary Poppins.' Fisher tells it all, growing up in Hollywood, having Eddie Fisher for a father, the Liz-Debbie-Eddie triangle, Princess Leia, her drug addiction, and her 'invitation to a mental hospital.' She gives us a look via a big board of Hollywood Genealogy 101 ('but don't worry, Eddie wasn't alone for long.') filled with pictures and arrows of her parents, their spouses, their children, and her own two marriages and daughter, trying to find out if her daughter and another young man on the board could date, or were they, in fact, related? Due to his retention of the Star Wars licensing, Fisher advises us that George Lucas owns her image and likeness so that 'every time I look in the mirror, I have to pay him a few bucks.' And she tells the audience, 'If you have a chance to be a Pez dispenser, DO IT.' All in all, a fun evening, obviously from the mind that brought us the entertaining 'Postcards from the Edge.' Fisher sees the irony in life and mines it up and down roller coaster ride for all the humor there is. 'Wishful Drinking' is a very honest show, and one that all fans of Carrie Fisher should take the time to watch.Ĭarrie Fisher's one woman show is, in a word, hilarious. Now, this is not a stand-up comedy routine, so you should not expect that kind of show if you sit down to watch this without knowing what it is about. There are some very personal issues being aired, and they are delivered with honesty and often an approach that is spiced up with a pinch of comedy. Watching 'Wishful Drinking' does offer a good look into the real Carrie Fisher, especially if you haven't read her autobiographies beforehand. I was genuinely surprised to see Carrie do this, and must admit that she excelled at it, and she felt very much at home on the stage. And it was also a fun show, with a good amount of laughs and enjoyment. First and foremost, it was nice and open view into Carrie's life, past and struggles, and she didn't really wrap much in bubble wrap. It turned out that 'Wishful Drinking' was a nice show on a couple of different levels. And I was sort of thrilled, because I have never seen her perform in something like this, much less did I actually know that she also did this kind of work. So when I did happen to find it, I jumped at the chance to watch this. For some odd reason I never was aware of Carrie's 'Wishful Drinking' show before after her untimely passing.

Wishful drinking 2010