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Overview

Fans get a preview of Sedaris"s next essay collection in this live performance. As he draws from a mix of recent ESQUIRE submissions and new book material, this recording has an even lighter feel than his previous one. Family, fashion, and fake arms aren"t safe from his eccentric, hilarious observations. "Six to Eight Black Men," an essay on Holland"s Christmas customs, will send listeners into hysterics. Expect Sedaris"s signature style--nasal, easy to listen to, and entertaining, especially when he does his deadpan delivery of astonishingly funny lines. This is a real treat for old fans, and an inexpensive introduction for new ones.
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Overview

Fans get a preview of Sedaris"s next essay collection in this live performance. As he draws from a mix of recent ESQUIRE submissions and new book material, this recording has an even lighter feel than his previous one. Family, fashion, and fake arms aren"t safe from his eccentric, hilarious observations. "Six to Eight Black Men," an essay on Holland"s Christmas customs, will send listeners into hysterics. Expect Sedaris"s signature style--nasal, easy to listen to, and entertaining, especially when he does his deadpan delivery of astonishingly funny lines. This is a real treat for old fans, and an inexpensive introduction for new ones.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781586215644
  • Publisher: Hachette Audio
  • Publication date: 9/29/2003
  • Format: CD
  • Edition description: Unabridged, 1 CD, 1 hr. 10 min.
  • Sales rank: 215,537
  • Product dimensions: 5.76 (w) x 4.84 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Meet the Author

David Sedaris
David Sedaris
Starting with his deadpan, disarmingly funny pieces on NPR and continuing with his collections of short fiction and essays, David Sedaris is one of the best, sharpest humorists writing today. His quirky history and family are rich material, but he's also just as hilarious simply satirizing Christmas cards or mocking his own vices.

Biography

According to Time Out New York, "David Sedaris may be the funniest man alive." He's the sort of writer critics tend to describe not in terms of literary influences and trends, but in terms of what they choked on while reading his latest book. "I spewed a mouthful of pastrami across my desk," admitted Craig Seligman in his New York Times review of Naked.

Sedaris first drew national attention in 1992 with a stint on National Public Radio, on which he recounted his experiences as a Christmas elf at Macy's. He discussed "the code names for various posts, such as 'The Vomit Corner,' a mirrored wall near the Magic Tree" and confided that his response to "I'm going to have you fired" was the desire to lean over and say, "I'm going to have you killed." The radio pieces were such a hit that Sedaris, then working as a house cleaner, started getting offers to write movies, soap operas and Seinfeld episodes.

In subsequent appearances on NPR, Sedaris proved he wasn't just a velvet-clad flash in the pan; he's also wickedly funny on the subjects of smoking, speed, shoplifting and nervous tics. His work began appearing in magazines like Harper's and Mirabella, and his first book Barrel Fever, which included "SantaLand Diaries," was a bestseller. "These hilarious, lively and breathtakingly irreverent stories…made me laugh out loud more than anything I've read in years," wrote Francine Prose in the Washington Post Book World.

Since then, each successive Sedaris volume has zoomed to the top of the bestseller lists. In Naked, he recounts odd jobs like volunteering at a mental hospital, picking apples as a seasonal laborer and stripping woodwork for a Nazi sympathizer. The stocking stuffer-sized Holidays on Ice collects Sedaris' Christmas-themed work, including a fictional holiday newsletter from the homicidal stepmother of a 22-year-old Vietnamese immigrant ("She arrived in this house six weeks ago speaking only the words 'Daddy,' 'Shiny' and 'Five dollar now'. Quite a vocabulary!!!!!").

But Sedaris' best pieces often revolve around his childhood in North Carolina and his family of six siblings, including the brother who talks like a redneck gangsta rapper and the sister who, in a hilarious passage far too dirty to quote here, introduces him to the joys of the Internet. Sedaris' recent book Me Talk Pretty One Day describes, among other things, his efforts to learn French while helping his boyfriend fix up a Normandy farmhouse; he progresses "from speaking like an evil baby to speaking like a hillbilly. 'Is thems the thoughts of cows?' I'd ask the butcher, pointing to the calves' brains displayed in the front window."

Sedaris has been compared to American humorists such as Mark Twain, James Thurber and Dorothy Parker; Publisher's Weekly called him "Garrison Keillor's evil twin." Pretty heady stuff for a man who claims there are cats that weigh more than his IQ score. But as This American Life producer Ira Glass once pointed out, it would be wrong to think of Sedaris as "just a working Joe who happens to put out these perfectly constructed pieces of prose." Measured by his ability to turn his experiences into a sharply satirical, sidesplittingly funny form of art, David Sedaris is no less than a genius.

Good To Know

Sedaris got his start in radio after This American Life producer Ira Glass saw him perform at Club Lower Links in Chicago. In addition to his NPR commentaries, Sedaris now writes regularly for Esquire.

Sedaris's younger sister Amy is also a writer and performer; the two have collaborated on plays under the moniker "The Talent Family." Amy Sedaris has appeared onstage as a member of the Second City improv troupe and on Comedy Central in the series Strangers with Candy.

"If I weren't a writer, I'd be a taxidermist," Sedaris said in a chat on Barnes and Noble.com. According to the Boston Phoenix, his collection of stuffed dead animals includes a squirrel, two fruit bats, four Boston terriers and a baby ostrich.

    1. Also Known As:
      David Raymond Sedaris (full name)
    2. Hometown:
      London, England
    1. Date of Birth:
      December 26, 1956
    2. Place of Birth:
      Johnson City, New York
    1. Education:
      B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1987

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 3, 2007

    very funny

    A halarious collection. Great for making those long road trips enjoyable. I love his stuff. The only negatives in my opinion are the readings that include Amy Sedaris, it just doesn't work as well and ruins the flow.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 24, 2006

    What a hoot

    David Sedaris is one of the funniest writers I've ever had the pleasure to read. His timing is amazing, and even more enjoyable when he reads his own work. Yes, he is gay, and he writes what he knows, but nothing he writes is intended to offend. The stories of his past, his family, and his life with Hugh have earned a permanent place in my heart and in my car - I never take a trip without them.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 25, 2005

    CAUTION

    WARNING! Mr. Sedaris' material should be rated at least 'R' for its content. Many of these 'writings' are gay 'coming of age' type stories. NOT appropriate for young listeners.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 4, 2004

    GREAT REFRESHING HUMOR

    A great collection of down to earth humor. Well worth the money. Relaxing and refreshing.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 10, 2004

    A great intro to Sedaris

    There are very few things that make me laugh out loud, and this is one of them (the cautions from the publisher about driving while listening are not exaggerated). If you've never read or heard of David Sedaris, buy this CD. Everyone I played this for, from my husband to my dad, thoroughly enjoyed it. There are touching moments (his account of a visit with his older sister, Lisa) thrown in that make this a keeper. Repeat after me: 'WE - LOVE - YOU - DAVID!'

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 22, 2003

    Funny!

    David Sedaris is easily one of the funniest writers around today. I was doubled over in laughter throughout most of this. Anyone familiar with his work will absolutely love 'Live at Carnegie Hall'!

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