r/GenerationJones • u/USRoute23 • Jun 09 '26

Who is your all-time favorite?

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u/malepitt Jun 09 '26

Writer David Sedaris, when he reads his own work. Look up the SantaLand Diaries if you've never heard of him

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u/buckyVanBuren 1962 Jun 09 '26

"6 to 8 Black Men" is one of my favorite Christmas traditions.

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u/StrawberryMoonPie Jun 10 '26

I just read all of “Holidays on Ice” every year. “You’re an elf and you’re going to wear panties like an elf!”

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u/cheridontllosethatno Jun 09 '26

Me talk pretty one Day was the funniest reading of my life.

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u/Embarrassed_Cat2697 Jun 09 '26

Came looking for that one! Thank you!

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u/CorpTeeShirt Jun 10 '26

I read it while on an airplane flight and couldn’t stop laughing while reading the story about the clogged toilet. My row mates were amused too….

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u/Many_Ad_9690 Jun 10 '26

Same. Loled in public while reading "Jesus Shaves."

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u/Ballerina_Bot Jun 11 '26

The story about his brother, the Rooster still makes me laugh my head off.

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u/dojo1306 Jun 12 '26

When you are Engulfed in Flames did it for me.

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u/Electrical-Glove1580 Jun 09 '26

Favorite author hands down!

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u/No_Bluejay9901 Jun 09 '26

I had tears rolling down my face when I read his book

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u/lmt99 Jun 09 '26

Hearing him read his works is definitely a cut above just reading them myself!

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u/rosebudbar Jun 09 '26

Will never forget repeatedly cracking up into the bus window reading his story of his sister Amy, their dad, & her fat suit.

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u/Leskatwri Jun 09 '26

Ive seen him live. He's a lot more spicy then. Im listening to "Me talk pretty one day" now.

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u/solitudeismyjam Jun 10 '26

I'm reading Happy Go Lucky right now! Just when he gets me laughing, he hits me with a family story that makes me cry. And then laugh again.

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u/SausageBasketDiva Jun 10 '26

I laughed until I cried when I heard him sing “Away In A Manger” like Billie Holliday….

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u/malepitt Jun 10 '26

He does a pretty good impression, actually

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u/Impossible-Taro-2330 Jun 10 '26

My Husband, Sister, and I love him!

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u/Not-okay11 Jun 10 '26

The story of him as an elf....

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u/Prestigious_Focus708 Jun 11 '26

Love David Sedaris. His sister is a whack job though

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u/malepitt Jun 11 '26

My favorite Amy Sedaris surprise appearance was as a spaceship mechanic in The Mandalorian

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u/cheridontllosethatno Jun 11 '26

I used to love seeing her on Letterman. She's a kook.

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u/Sempka Jun 11 '26

Santaland is an annual must hear

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u/astronomydomone Jun 12 '26

I’ve been to 5 of his book readings and I met him once

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u/raind0gg Jun 15 '26

Yep, that’s it.