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Amy Sedaris

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born
in Endicott, New York, The United States
March 29, 1961

gender
female

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twitter username
amysedarisrocks

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Entertainment, Cooking, Food & Wine, Crafts & Hobbies


About this author

Comedianne Amy Sedaris confronts vulgarity with a daring innocence to create her wickedly absurd characters. You may best remember her as America's most lovable skank, Jerri Blank, from the hyper-irreverent series Strangers With Candy. Raised in North Carolina,, Sedaris got her start at Second City in Chicago before moving to N.Y.C. to write plays with her brother, author David Sedaris, who has hilariously documented their family's history in many of his books and stories. Calling themselves "The Talent Family," they wrote, directed, and starred in numerous plays in N.Y.C., winning some Obie and Drama Desk awards. Along with fellow Second City vets Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello, she wrote and starred in the sketch show Exit 57, which ran...more


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Average rating: 3.82 · 27,302 ratings · 2,168 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors
I Like You: Hospitality Und...
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 20,581 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions
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Wigfield: The Can-Do Town T...
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3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 2,321 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions
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Simple Times: Crafts for Po...
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 1,775 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
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The Book of Liz
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3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 999 ratings — published 2002
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The Party Dress Book: How t...
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2010
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I Am America
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 47,286 ratings — published 2007 — 23 editions
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Barrel Fever
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 30,946 ratings — published 1994 — 21 editions
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Holidays on Ice
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 55,737 ratings — published 1997 — 25 editions
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 124,628 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions
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3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2003
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“I think it's good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone.”
― Amy Sedaris, I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
tags: alone, being-alone, self-knowledge
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“Don't leave a piece of jewelry at his house so you can go back and get it later; he may be with his real girlfriend.”
― Amy Sedaris, I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
tags: advice, affairs, dating, jewelry, life, love, men, relationships, romance, women
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“Don't answer the door in a wedding dress and veil, he might not think you're joking.”
― Amy Sedaris, I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
tags: dates, jokes, relationships, romance
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