New Amy Sedaris Project Coming to Television

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Amy Sedaris’ new truTV project is going to be a show about the comedian doing the stuff she likes doing anyway. The terrific character actress will host a silly variety/talk show on housekeeping with each episode fitting into a general category, like “Wood!”, “Fish!” or “Grieving!”. The upcoming project presumably takes inspiration from Sedaris’ past books, “I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence” and “Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People”. Sedaris also said she’s “been doing this show in my head for years”; it’s an obvious extension of herself.

The untitled show sounds reminiscent of how old-school Patton Oswalt came into his own stand up-wise by talking about the nerdy shit he loves; just a very talented comedian building worlds around the stuff they geek out on anyway. This kind of enthusiasm for niche comedy is indicative of what a bubble in comedic development we’re currently living in; there’s an audience for everything and untapped audiences in genre-bending. Audiences that may not typically gravitate towards comedy get brought in by the HDTV-ish premise and stay for Sedaris’ comedic talents and fans of Sedaris that aren’t hankering for a craft to learn, get turned on to homey activities. It’s just a beautiful orgy of hobbies and comedy.

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The most notable lies Rachel Crowe has ever told were that she has 10 children (no twins), she’s running a marathon retracing the path her ancestors took to evade the IRS and that she found childcare for 10 on a Saturday night. She’s also a stand-up comedian and dog walker living in Los Angeles. Follow Rachel on Twitter @Racheddar or on Instagram @thelma_and_disease. Or don’t, but at least appreciate those fresh hot puns.
Rachel Crowe

Rachel Crowe

The most notable lies Rachel Crowe has ever told were that she has 10 children (no twins), she’s running a marathon retracing the path her ancestors took to evade the IRS and that she found childcare for 10 on a Saturday night. She’s also a stand-up comedian and dog walker living in Los Angeles. Follow Rachel on Twitter @Racheddar or on Instagram @thelma_and_disease. Or don’t, but at least appreciate those fresh hot puns.