10 Questions with Amy Sedaris

November 13, 2006

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This is Amy and I pretending several years ago that we are a couple going through a very rough time.

I spent the weekend at a friend's house in Millbrook, New York, with Amy Sedaris. Amy has a new book out about entertaining called I LIKE YOU: HOSPITALITY UNDER THE INFLUENCE, so it was fitting that we both went to the estate/farm/compound of perhaps the greatest chef and hostess on the East Coast. I was zonked from Hawaii and Amy was just back from a 20-city book tour, so we were both in need of pampering, crackling fires, and naps. We got that and more. After our Saturday afternoon nap (and before dinner with a much-Oscar'd actress), I brought my computer into Amy's room, plopped on her bed, and jiffied up a good old fashioned Q&A for the blog.

WHAT DO YOU MOST COMMONLY WRITE IN PEOPLE'S BOOKS?
I write "Ching Chong" and draw a little guy with buck teeth, also I write "Good Times," "Drinking kills feelings," and "Go with what you know." And then for gay guys who say, "This is for my partner Tim," I always write: "Sorry you guys broke up."

HOW IS THE BOOK TOUR COMING?
Fantastic. I like doing the book tour because, unlike TV and movies, you see the audience and you meet the audience. I like taking the show on the road.

WHAT KINDS OF PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP AT YOUR APPEARANCES? WHO ARE YOUR PEOPLE?
Two tooth minimum! I've got Mexicans, black people, kids, old people -- that's what's been so great. They keep surprising me. Yeah, there's a big gay audience, too, but it's pretty diverse.

I SAW YOU ON MARTHA STEWART AND IT WAS ONE OF THE WILDEST THINGS I HAVE SEEN ON TV. I FELT LIKE YOU WERE GIVING HER SHIT THE WHOLE TIME AND SHE WASN'T REALLY TAKING IT IN. WHAT WAS IT LIKE BEING ON HER SHOW?
I thought it was great. When I walked in there was a sandwich waiting for me in the dressing room, which I thought was nice. It was a turkey and swiss cheese sandwich and she had a huge staff and crew that were really nice and welcoming.

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