David Sedaris
Finished Nov 19, 2023
Valley Performing Arts Center
Bitingly dry satire from the king of laconic storytelling
The writing is sublime but his delivery provides its absolute potential. Nobody can read a piece of writing quite like the person who committed it to the page and with Sedaris, it seems effortless.
Herald, Scotland
The writing is sublime but his delivery provides its absolute potential. Nobody can read a piece of writing quite like the person who committed it to the page and with Sedaris, it seems effortless.
Herald, Scotland
David Sedaris
Finished Nov 19, 2023
Valley Performing Arts Center
Bitingly dry satire from the king of laconic storytelling
Why see David Sedaris?
WICKEDLY WITTY
Known for pulling at the threads of familiarity, Sedaris specializes in poignant comedy that is often mined from his unconventional childhood in North Carolina, his wildly varying stream of jobs, and his move to France with his partner. Never afraid to reveal personal anecdotes to audiences, his 2018 book, Calypso was a darkly comic collection of semi-autobiographical essays. A Grammy Award-nominated humorist, writer, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor, his laconic wit and delivery have ensured his place as one of America's best observant comedians and keenest students of the human condition.
His comic debut came about in 1992 when he recounted his strange-but-true experiences of being a Macy's holiday elf in his piece, "Santaland Diaries" on NPR's Morning Edition. A regular contributor to BBC radio, his reminiscent stories about his childhood that features his sister Amy (Sedaris), strikes a chord with many of his listeners. He and Amy are also frequent collaborators in creating stage shows, under their joint company, "The Talent Family".
Key Information
Audience
Suitable for ages 12+
Dates
Finished Nov 19, 2023
Reviews
Customer reviews
7 reviews, average rating: (3.1 Stars)
Erika
Loved It.
I am so glad I bought a ticket to see him... I had tears (of laughter) streaming down my cheeks throughout some of his material. I was sorry to read a couple of the comments from other audience members that mentioned they were unable to hear him well; when he initially started speaking, I, too, struggled a bit to hear him, but I think the sound crew made an adjustment... not a significant one, but just enough that I wasn't straining to hear him; I would have gotten up and gone directly to the sound board to let them know if I wasn't able to, and it's too bad they didn't.
The writer who opened for him was wonderful, and I'm now trying to locate her name on the internet; her writing had me crying I was laughing so hard one moment, to weeping from sadness, and all within the space of 5-10 minutes -- that's a powerful skillset she has.
I had a wonderful time at this performance, and I look forward to his return to Boston in the years to come! :) ... Read more
M.S.
Sedaris Spot On! Sound System Poor Quality!
Boston Symphony Hall, seat location, second balcony right, seats 38 & 39 A (Basically front row of second balcony, center)
David’s performance was on point! Criticisms of site lines one has to take lightly since the venue is a concert hall.
The unfortunate situation, that really detracted from the performance, was the horrible sound system. For the first half of the performance, one could barely understand one out of every three words, the volume needed to be much higher just to hear the show clearly. ... Read more
Kath
David Sedaris State Theater
David was signing books before the show (and after). The show started 15 minutes late and he introduced a local writing master's program student and allowed her to read her story early in his program. Read essays he'd written over the summer, audience laughed a lot. ... Read more
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