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David Sedaris
Name : David Sedaris
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Date of Birth : 1956-12-26
Place of Birth : Binghamton, New York
Country Of Nationality : United States
TNN Categories : Comedian,David Sedaris
Brief Bio : David Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist and radio contributor. Sedaris came to prominence in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "SantaLand... - More...
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Humorist and best-selling author coming to the Adler
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris brings his sardonic wit and incisive social critiques to Davenport's Adler Theatre for one night only at 8 p.m. April 7.

Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humor writers. He is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today, slicing through cultural euphemisms and political correctness with his sharp wit.

A playwright and regular commentator for National Public Radio, Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. He is also the author of the best-selling "Me Talk Pretty One
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An Evening With David Sedaris Presented by NewSpace Entertainment: Stephens Auditorium Ames, IA October 14, 2010 at 7:30pm
Marketwire (press release) - David Sedaris, NPR Humorist and Best-Selling Author of the Newly Released Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, Me Talk Pretty One Day, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames, is Coming to the Stephens Auditorium in Ames for One Night Only, October 14, 2010 at 7:30Pm. David Sedaris Ames Tickets Are $35-$43 at Ticketmaster or by Phone: 800-745-3000.

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most
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David Sedaris Talks Travel, Kidney Stones, Studs In Chicago
Huffington Post (blog) - Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit

While pundits warn about the demise of publishing, one writer filled Chicago's Auditorium Theatre Saturday night--best-selling author David Sedaris has officially reached rock-star status in the literary world.

"An Evening with David Sedaris," part of a 36-city tour, featured readings from Sedaris' diary along with previews from Sedaris' new book of animal fables coming out in October, titled "Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary."

The former title of the book was "Fables," but, as Sedaris explained, it had to be changed because "fables have morals." The stories feature animals set in human situations: A
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On David Sedaris, John McIlwraith, and NPR monologues
Chicago Reader
The other day the Washington Post reported that humorist David Sedaris's work for National Public Radio "is undergoing new scrutiny." The stories he tells may not be true enough for these times. The immediate question is whether Sedaris's stories are, ...

Humorist David Sedaris to perform at Stiefel in 2013
Salina Journal
Humorist and National Public Radio personality David Sedaris will be live onstage next spring at the Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts, 151 S. Santa Fe. Sedaris will give a lecture and sign copies of his books beginning at 8 pm April 19, 2013, ...

Does David Sedaris's comedy need a disclaimer?
Washington Post
Regarding the May 14 Style article “A line between 'realish' and real”: I have never thought of David Sedaris as anything but a great comedian and comic writer, and I no more thought anyone would think that what he wrote was nonfiction or reporting ...

The Atlantic Wire

As Sedaris walks line between real and 'realish,' NPR is left in the middle
Washington Post
Public radio has been good for David Sedaris, and vice versa. In 1992, the then-unknown writer started to turn tales about his quirky upbringing and odd-job work history into the stuff of hilarious, and golden, memoir. Starting with his reading on NPR ...

Friday's Talk Shows: Dina and Francesca Eastwood; David Sedaris
Los Angeles Times (blog)
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David Sedaris appearance added to Stiefel Theatre slate
Kansas.com
By Denise Neil Salina's Stiefel Theatre has added comedic author David Sedaris to its list of shows that was initially announced last week. Sedaris, the best-selling author of books such as “Me Talk Pretty One Day” and “When You Are Engulfed in Flames ...

Mike Daisey Blasts NPR Fact-Checking Debate: 'Leave David Sedaris The F-ck Alone'
Huffington Post
Mike Daisey is outraged over the latest debate about fact-checking humorist David Sedaris in the wake of his own journalistic transgressions at "This American Life." The program retracted Daisey's hit piece about his visit to Apple manufacturers in ...

David Sedaris charms listeners with dark humor
Daily Californian
By Soojin Chang | Staff Last Thursday night, David Sedaris talked pretty all over Berkeley. He started in the Berkeley Art Museum at a fundraiser-turned-cocktail party for the California College of the Arts, where the writer met with Stephen Beal ...

mediabistro.com

Ira Glass says 'This American Life' should fact-check David Sedaris stories
Poynter.org
by Andrew Beaujon Published May 15, 2012 9:48 am Updated May 15, 2012 10:05 am In an interview, [host Ira] Glass said no one at his program was concerned about Sedaris before the [Mike] Daisey episode. “We just assumed the audience was sophisticated ...
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