Tuesday, May 8, 2018, 8pm Zellerbach Hall David Sedaris Cal Performances’ 2017–18 season is sponsored by Wells Fargo. ABOUT THE ARTIST ith sardonic wit and incisive so- He and his sister, Amy sedaris, have cial critiques, David Sedaris has collaborated under the name “The Talent Wbecome one of America’s pre- Family” and have written half-a-dozen plays eminent humor writers. He is the master that have been produced at la Mama, lin - of satire and one of today’s most observant coln Center, and The Drama Depart ment in writers addressing the human condition, New York City. These plays include Stump especially apparent in his latest book, a the Host, Stitches, One Woman Shoe (Obie collection of his diaries entitled Theft By Award), Inci dent at Cobbler’s Knob, and The Finding: Diaries (1977–2002). Book of Liz, which was published in book beloved for his personal essays and short form by Dramatists Play service. stories, sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever, sedaris’ original audio pieces can often Holidays on Ice, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One be heard on the public radio show This Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and American Life. He has been nominated for Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, three Grammy awards for best spoken Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, and Theft Word and best Comedy Album. His latest By Finding: Diaries (1977 –2002). He is also audio recording of new stories (recorded the author of Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A live) is David Sedaris: Live for Your Listen ing Modest Bestiary, a collection of fables with Pleasure (November 2009). A feature film illustrations by ian Falconer. each of these adaptation of his story C.O.G. was released books was an immediate bestseller. sedaris after a premiere at the sundance Film Festi - was the editor of Children Playing Before val (2013). since 2011 he can be heard an- a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Out - nually on a series of live recordings on bbC standing Stories. His pieces regularly appear Radio 4 entitled “Meet David sedaris.” in The New Yorker and have twice been As a companion piece to Theft By Find - included in “The best American essays.” ing, Jeffrey Jenkins published and edited There are over ten million copies of his an art book of sedaris’ diary covers, enti- books in print and they have been trans- tled David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Com - lated into 25 languages. in 2018 sedaris pendium (October 2017). A new book of was awarded the Terry southern Prize for essays entitled Calypso is set to be published Humor, a prize honoring humor and wit later this month, and a second volume of in writing. his diaries is expected for summer 2019. PLAYBILL.