An Evening with David Sedaris

David Sedaris is one of America’s most celebrated humorists and a master of satire known for his sharp wit and keen observations. He is the bestselling author of numerous essay collections, including “Barrel Fever,” “Holidays on Ice,” “Naked,” “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” “Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim,” “When You Are Engulfed in Flames,” “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls” and “Calypso,” which was a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. His works consistently debut as bestsellers.

With his sister Amy, Sedaris co-wrote several plays under “The Talent Family,” performed at venues like La Mama and The Lincoln Center. He’s been nominated for five Grammy Awards for spoken word and comedy albums and is a frequent voice on BBC Radio 4’s “Meet David Sedaris.” A film adaptation of his story “C.O.G.” premiered at Sundance in 2013, and he’s a contributor to “CBS Sunday Morning.”

Sedaris has been awarded the Terry Southern Prize for Humor, Thurber Prize for American Humor, Jonathan Swift International Literature Prize for Satire and Humor, Time 2001 Humorist of the Year Award, as well as the Medal for Spoken Language from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In March 2019, Sedaris was elected as a member into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2020, “Me Talk Pretty One Day” was named one of the New York Public Library’s 125 most important books of the past 125 years.