David Sedaris: Live For Your Listening Pleasure Review
Heard DAVID SEDARIS: LIVE FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE, written and read
by the author.
I've read some of his essays in the past, but listening to them was even more fun . . . he's
a master of timing and droll asides, plus the reaction of the live audience made
his performance even more memorable.
The whole thing is little more than an hour . . . it contains three short, funny stories; "Laugh,
Kookaburra," which is longer and more serious (and delightful); and some brief diary entries,
all recorded live at locales throughout the country.
Included was this one digression about his experiences on book tour: He goes to a Costco
with his brother-in-law and puts a giant box of condoms in their cart. He feels like people are
staring at the two guys with the huge box of rubbers, so he asks his brother-in-law to put more
stuff in the cart to cover up the condoms. The brother-in-law picks out a big container of
strawberries and a huge bottle of olive oil. I'm still laughing at the thought of that scene!
David Sedaris: Live For Your Listening Pleasure Feature
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David Sedaris: Live For Your Listening Pleasure Overview
If you were lucky enough to have caught a performance on David Sedaris's most recent sold-out, 34-city tour, you already know that David Sedaris Live For Your Listening Pleasure is a must-have album! If you didn't hear it live and in person, then you're in for a treat-hilarious brand-new recordings from performances in Denver, New York, Durham, LA, and Atlanta, in one convenient audiobook collection, on sale November 24 for only .98.
From the bold feral rabbits of his French backyard to the eating habits of a carnivorous bird Down Under, Live For Your Listening Pleasure takes listeners on a veritable tour of natural wonders, beginning with a fable, "Cat and Baboon," and moving on to the peculiarly American habitat of the "big-box" store.
"Sedaris's sparkling essays always shimmer more brightly when read aloud by the author. And his expert timing, mimicry and droll asides are never more polished than during live performances in front of an audience."Publishers Weekly, Starred Review - When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Track Listing:
1: Cat and Baboon (Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre in Denver, Colorado)
2-5: Author, Author (Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City)
6-8: Innocence Abroad (Durham Performing Arts Center, in Durham, North Carolina)
9-13 Laugh, Kookaburra (Royce Hall, UCLA in Los Angeles, California)
14-16: Diary Entries (Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia)
(2010)
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Customer Reviews
Sedaris: live - Mercedes Simone Kozel - Sal Sagev
I bought my sister and I tickets to see this particular tour. We were both excited, giddy to see Mr. Sedaris but the initial looming doubt was there, the "what if he bombs?" or "what if he just stinks?"... Luckily for us, everyone else there and I'm sure for Mr. Sedaris too, he did not. Listening to this CD brings it all back with delightful and sometimes naughty glee. Yes. I said glee. Whether or not you have seen him live, do yourself a favor and own this CD. Great for dinner parties, days alone w/ chores, road trips and holidays if you happen to need an excuse to get away from your lovely relatives and maintain your sanity.
Sedaris for King - Melissa Wayne - Philadelphia, PA USA
If this country had a King, it should be David Sedaris! Funny, sardonic, witty, urbane, and even tragic at times, this is a marvelous collection of his work read by the author live! I can't recommend it enough!!!!
Another hit by David Sedaris - J. Alessi - Chicago, Il
It's funny. It makes me laugh. I can't remember the troubles of the day when I'm laughing. If you like David Sedaris' past musings, you'll like this one too.
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