![]() ![]() For David Sedaris fans, this may not be his best, but it is still funny. ![]() Sedaris’ mockery of those from more impoverished backgrounds than his own in 'The Understudy' and 'The Girl Next Door' just felt cruel, especially coupled with this insensitive piece on television about how customers should be able to fire customer service workers. In what is supposed to be a humorous critique of a kids school performance ('Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol') he criticizes the casting of a young Black boy saying, 'It’s a distracting move, wrongheaded and pointless.' Likewise, Mr. Sedaris’ life, his alcoholic mother who died of cancer and his younger sister Tiffany who committed suicide, are the subject of his most powerful pieces. As a fan, it is fun to have a chance to survey Sedaris’ writerly tics. He’s hilarious and poignant at the same time, honest and ridiculous. ![]()
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