Based on the dull reactions from the crowd you can tell he was way ahead of his time.
@rudypalma1250
Жыл бұрын
Now they scream with laughter before he even gets to the punchline.
@dissipatedfog
2 жыл бұрын
The book he's promoting is Barrel Fever and Other Stories. All of his books are great listens. I've read them in print as well, but nothing beats listening to him read his stuff aloud.
@RxLifestyleVitalism
Жыл бұрын
David Sedaris is the BEST! 😂🙌 I love his perspective! He has such an endearing honesty and authenticity. Grinning ear to ear whenever he speaks.
@kathleenheneghan8670
2 жыл бұрын
I love that he was a Macy's elf years ago & then his sister was in the movie "Elf" years later. Too bad he didn't make a cameo.
@blacksquirrel4008
2 жыл бұрын
If you ever get a chance to see David Sedaris he does a great show. Mostly, he’s reading his books but it’s hilarious.
@richsackett3423
2 жыл бұрын
He's getting a lot older and his current tour is very long. Expect a lackluster performance.
@blacksquirrel4008
2 жыл бұрын
@@richsackett3423 oh, sorry to hear that. I’ve no intention of going to any live shows of anything anymore so glad I caught him early.
@kensurridge9631
2 жыл бұрын
I saw him just before the pandemic and he was wonderful
@theresachristie7150
7 ай бұрын
He's as great as he ever was, in my humble opinion
@danielleschumacher1120
2 жыл бұрын
I love when David's first thought after discovering a gun was to wipe his fingerprints off 😆
@janetmitchell4452
2 жыл бұрын
Is this not. Conan, not David?
@Andrew_Haase
4 ай бұрын
…NPR’s reading of Santa Land Diaries + his original reading of Six to 8 Black men…Have been our Families Christmas listening tradition since 2007…I highly suggest y’all do the same
@whoamellie5610
2 жыл бұрын
Can't believe this is like 27 years ago now 😆 That's wild.. My 90s-kid mind would still guess '27 years ago' was like 1983, not '94 😆 ..Feeling older all the time x)
@kylesanders8276
2 жыл бұрын
Same, in the 90s/00s to me 30yrs ago was still the 70s
@PurpleMintSam
2 жыл бұрын
This video is from almost 3 decades ago? God, I'm old
@Dana-kb5mk
2 жыл бұрын
Everything feels very 27 or 42. I quit counting, stopped worrying and allowed myself to enjoy Life, David & Amy Sedaris more 😘❤️👽🖖🥰♾️🕉️🔥☘️ What a great #Upload🔥😘❤️👽🖖🥰♾️🕉️🔥☘️
@BudFuddlacker
2 жыл бұрын
This guy has some great lines during the interview and he’s not getting the laughs I expected
@PlasticNationStrangr
2 жыл бұрын
Seriously! What a dead audience!
@LbeLLe421
2 жыл бұрын
It seems to me that they didn’t have as many mics on the audience as they do now. And now it always feels so manufactured. I actually found this enjoyable to listen to and a nice change of pace. But that might just be me
@louiearmstrong
2 жыл бұрын
Sedaris is an acquired taste. I love his work, but also understand why a 1994 free ticket, Times Square tourist Conan audience might find him boring
@bobdroll6381
2 жыл бұрын
It's a psychological fact that crowds are more "generous" with their laughter if they're responding to a known or established entity; Sedaris was no household name in '94. Further, he wasn't saying anything especially funny. His Woody Allen vibe and "handling kids" exchange didn't help matters either. Unless you count nervous laughter.
@charliebearhugs
2 жыл бұрын
Oh you made my day with this! He is my favorite author. I don't think I've seen an earlier video of him 😀
@junejune9619
2 жыл бұрын
Love David Sedaris
@ZalbaagBeoulve
2 жыл бұрын
I've never seen young Sedaris. Thanks for this
@LacticAcid672
2 жыл бұрын
Conan and David both seem kinda stilted here for two of the funniest people on the planet. Both basically babies at this point still.
@bobdroll6381
2 жыл бұрын
Conan? One of the funniest people on the planet? Hardly.
@weemeemoo
2 жыл бұрын
Conan seems more relaxed here than he does nowadays
@michaelnagle5482
2 жыл бұрын
“It was $15 an hour.” “That’s not bad.” For 1994 that’s probably excellent. But $15 an hour in 2021? That would be horrendous for NYC.
@NextToToddliness
2 жыл бұрын
$15 in 1994 is equivalent to $28.13 in 2021, which was definitely not bad for the mid to late 90's, considering how great the economy was.
@michaelnagle5482
2 жыл бұрын
@@NextToToddliness No, it’s fantastic! But there’s no way people doing that same job in 2021 are making that kind of money.
@GabrielTravelerVideos
2 жыл бұрын
I thought he said it was $10 an hour and his boss took half. He might have meant that it was $15 for the three hours, so $5 an hour.
@andrewspielman1921
2 жыл бұрын
@@GabrielTravelerVideos correct. I was like… what? And he said his “master” takes half? Wtf?!?
@KC-ed1dj
2 жыл бұрын
EVEN IN 1994, $10 wasn't great for NYC. It was more than minimum wage, but you would have been barely making it.
@QuantumBraced
2 жыл бұрын
They hadn't yet invented clothes that fit in the 90s, his shirt looks like a sail. :D
@51StPi
2 жыл бұрын
Yes but we were comfortable and we got our moneys worth in cloth.
@andrewanderson1755
2 жыл бұрын
Lol who cares?
@Independentfellow
4 ай бұрын
Two problems, (1) it was the style for baggy clothes (2) he’s a short, skinny man.
@rikeep
2 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see David live next year
@DurkMcGerk
2 жыл бұрын
I'm also pulling for him
@LawrMich
2 жыл бұрын
I’m seeing him in February, I’m so excited!
@Frank.E.Valley
2 жыл бұрын
@@DurkMcGerk With luck he could live for quite a while still!
@ilahjarvis
5 ай бұрын
In the audio version of this story he does a Billie Holiday impression that is positively eerie.
@downhilltwofour0082
2 жыл бұрын
David is definitely worth looking up He is funny!
@BudFuddlacker
2 жыл бұрын
6:00 There’s a great example of how smart Conan is, he was able to figure that out and explain it right on the spot, and he’s entirely right
@bobdroll6381
2 жыл бұрын
There was nothing remotely impressive about that exchange.
@chrisriehl1696
2 жыл бұрын
I love this interview!
@sheilanovitz8578
2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy his books very much indeed. His personality shines through his writing, so that there’s a sparkle to everything. Have read all the books, bar one that I want to put off reading as long as possible - because I won’t like reaching the end!
@jchow5966
2 жыл бұрын
I love his voice.
@shelby8364
24 күн бұрын
all i think of when he talks about being a cleaner is his Fire Island story
@NextToToddliness
2 жыл бұрын
"I think people worry that they dont live in a democratic nation if they're waiting in line for more than three hours, especially if you're waiting to see Santa." - brilliant
@MrRedberd
Ай бұрын
He hates being on television, but I think he does great!
@invisibot6602
2 жыл бұрын
Its like if woody allen were a decent person.
@soloseraphimheartsong3710
2 жыл бұрын
That’s amazing
@jeremyphillips3087
2 жыл бұрын
woody allen did nothing wrong. read the essay written by mia farrow's son. she's the villain, not him.
@tunahxushi4669
2 жыл бұрын
? what ?
@HEISENBERG-z6v
2 жыл бұрын
LOL
@damnmuggle
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah hilt
@arosha1
2 жыл бұрын
It’s so weird to hear that voice coming out of a person.
@kylesanders8276
2 жыл бұрын
"This one time I came across plane tickets for something called the Lolita Express, with included photographs of this odd, striped cube structure. I guess it was some fancy getaway palace."
@B00s3
2 жыл бұрын
I wonder which book he was promoting.
@keefnerd
2 жыл бұрын
I think Barrel Fever. But it's also in Holidays on Ice, which is really excellent
@waywardmind
2 жыл бұрын
Barrel Fever was out in '94, so it'd be that one.
@tzu2146
2 жыл бұрын
One of the funniest men on the planet.
@Zetsuke4
2 жыл бұрын
nice
@mcpappysgolden
2 жыл бұрын
God, was the audience dead?
@4seeableTV
2 жыл бұрын
Is he related to Amy?
@prestonpope
2 жыл бұрын
Yep, her brother
@venezuela0076
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, he actually did the voice of princess caroline's mom
@kylesanders8276
2 жыл бұрын
@@venezuela0076 oh wow, I didn't know that
@kbrown4ou
2 жыл бұрын
David reminds me so much of Woody Allen here.
@shaduck06
2 жыл бұрын
PEOPLE wait in lines for hours in China, you figure they got sick of that. some parents stand kids on shopping center garbage cans to relieve themselves
@rossturcotte419
2 жыл бұрын
look @ young stoner david
@JacksonPolyp
2 жыл бұрын
his darker jokes really are not hitting, lol
@no127
2 жыл бұрын
He reminds me of Monica's underage boyfriend in 'Friends' who lied to her about his age. Anyone else think so?
@markpx
2 жыл бұрын
His cleaning work is a fetish, not a job. Key is when he says his "master."
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