Amy Sedaris does what she wants these days. The North Carolina-born writer and performer has had her hands in everything from offbeat, Canadian television to classic stage plays, though she's still best known for portraying the perpetually grotesque and hilarious high school student and ex-junkie Jerri Blank -- heroine of the cult comedy, "Strangers with Candy," which she co-created with Mitch Rouse, Paul Dinello and Stephen Colbert in the late 90s.
In the past, Sedaris has said she feels more free when performing as someone else, embracing flawed and uniquely damaged characters other female performers might not touch with a 10 foot pole. Recently, however, she's been getting a bit more personal, tapping into a deep-seated love she'd always held close.
Her first book, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence" -- which taught us how to throw a dinner party for lumberjacks, among other things -- was released in 2006 and...
In the past, Sedaris has said she feels more free when performing as someone else, embracing flawed and uniquely damaged characters other female performers might not touch with a 10 foot pole. Recently, however, she's been getting a bit more personal, tapping into a deep-seated love she'd always held close.
Her first book, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence" -- which taught us how to throw a dinner party for lumberjacks, among other things -- was released in 2006 and...
- 9/2/2011
- by Lucas Kavner
- Huffington Post
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