“Roseanne Barr’s daughter Jenny Pentland is opening up for the first time about the five traumatic years she spent in and out of various facilities for troubled teens in the ’80s and ’90s.”
An Amazon Best Book of January 2022: Jenny Pentland is the daughter of Roseanne Barr, but from the book jacket you’d never know. And that’s the way it should be, as This Will Be Funny Later is less about being Roseanne’s Daughter than it is about growing up in a complicated family that was suddenly forced into the intense spotlight of fame and its trappings. While her mother was taping her sitcom, dealing with a divorce, and having a messy relationship with an addict, Pentland was an overweight and rebellious pre-teen. Instead of tough love and parenting, Pentland received multiple trips to fat camps, survival courses, and lock-in mental institutions. And while she’s had to deal with her damage, Pentland never comes across as bitter. You can’t help but cheer on Pentland, who is currently living on a farm raising five sons, and hoping she gets her happy ending. —Sarah Gelman, Amazon Editor