I have been a fan of Sedaris since the beginning of the century (Me Talk Pretty One Day). As both an author and essayist, I found him to be hysterical. At least for a while. In the middle part of the decade, he stopped being funny to me and started to show more of a bitter side to him. In the last couple of years, funny again.
The director here, Kristin, is also a fan and she had purchased this CD, Live for Your Listening Pleasure for the library, then listened to it when she had to go on a trip. She came back and gave it to me to listen to saying it was extremely funny.
It is. Sedaris starts with a fable using two critters (and I believe his newest book is mostly, if not entirely, such stories). He goes on to talk about his trip to Costco with his brother-in-law which is absolutely hilarious. My other favorite is his discussion of non-natives speaking foreign words with an accent. The CD concludes with some notes from a book tour and then a story concerning his family, always a source of Sedaris' humor.
Really entertaining stuff and with only one CD, it is very brief. Even if for some reason you hate it, it's short enough that the pain will be minimal. In all likelihood, though, you will be wanting more.
--Jon
My first experience with Sedaris was with When You Are Up in Flames. Someone recommended it to me. I about died laughing!!
ReplyDeleteI just had to have this one! The Chipmunk Seeks Squirrel is a little odd, but still worth the time to listen to.