Podcasts about Santaland Diaries

Host Jo Reed and Laura Rossi, AudioFile's Director of Publicity and Social Media, talk all things holiday gifting on today's episode of Behind the Mic. Laura recommends a favorite audiobook to give to friends and family this time of year, HOLIDAYS ON ICE, written and read by David Sedaris, with a little help from Amy Sedaris and Ann Magnuson. This is where you'll find the hilarious “SantaLand Diaries,” among other essays. Laura talks about what she loves about the audiobook, and what listeners can expect from the raucous collection. Read our review of the audiobook at our website. Published by Hachette Audio. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website. Today's episode is brought to you by Brilliance Publishing. The Sound of Storytelling. Discover your next great listen at https://www.brilliancepublishing.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WADE McCOLLUM (Actor) Broadway: Wicked (Witch's Father, Wizard/Dr. Dillamond cover) London's West End: World Premiere of It Happened in Key West (Carl) Broadway Tours: Lincoln Center Theatre's My Fair Lady (Karpathy/Higgins cover), Priscilla Queen Of The Desert (Tick/Mitzi), Jersey Boys (Norm). Off-Broadway: Make Me Gorgeous, (Kate/Kenneth Marlowe), Triassic Parq (Velociraptor of Faith), Secondary Dominance (The Muse), and McCollum's Lortel Nominated and Norton Award-winning performance as Ernest in Ernest Shackleton Loves Me. World Premieres: Water For Elephants, Alliance Theatre (Wade); Michael Weller's A Welcome Guest, CATF (Shimeus); Rob Askins' The Carpenter, Alley Theatre (Gene); Fly By Night, TheatreWorks Palo Alto (The Narrator). Select Theatre: I Am My Own Wife, PCS (Charlotte/Others); A Lie Of The Mind, PCPA (Jake); A Midsummer Night's Dream, Willamette Rep (Puck); Batboy the Musical, PCS (Batboy); The Rocky Horror Show, Triangle Productions (Frank-N-Furter); The Santaland Diaries, Syracuse Stage (Crumpet); Cabaret, Dallas Theatre Center (Emcee) – Dallas/Fort Worth Theatre Critics Award; Hedwig And The Angry Inch, Triangle Productions and L.A.'s Celebration Theatre (Hedwig) – Drammy, Ovation, Los Angeles Critics Circle, and Garland Awards. Select TV and film: “FBI: MW,” “Madame Secretary,” “The Knick,” “Nightcap,” “At Home with Amy Sedaris,” Options, “Prodigal Son,” Delicate Instruments, “Submissions Only,” and Ernest Shackleton Loves Me on broadwayhd.com. www.wadesong.com Rick Elice ( Book Writer) On Broadway: Jersey Boys (Best Musical, 2006 Tony Award, 2007 Grammy Award and 2009 Olivier Award); The Addams Family; Peter and the Starcatcher (winner of five 2012 Tony Awards);and The Cher Show (winner of two 2019 Tony Awards). In the pipeline: The Princess Bride and Smash, co-written with Bob Martin; Silver Linings Playbook, a musical adaptation of the popular film; The Marvels, a musical adaptation of the popular novel; and Treasure, an original musical written with 2021 Ed Kleban Award-winner Benjamin Scheuer. From 1982-1999, as creative director at Serino Coyne Inc, Rick created and produced ad campaigns for more than 300 Broadway shows, from A Chorus Line to The Lion King. From 1999-2009, he served as creative consultant for The Walt Disney Studio. Charter member, American Repertory Theatre. Trustee, The Actors' Fund. BA, Cornell University; MFA, Yale Drama School; Teaching Fellow, Harvard University. Heartfelt thanks to those he's been lucky enough to know, whose work makes him grateful for the day he was born: Sondheim, Stoppard, Bennett, Prince, Fosse, Robbins, Nichols, Tune, Nunn, Timbers, McAnuff, Laurents, Lippa, Stone, Taymor, Papp, Schumacher, Schneider, Costello, Coyne, Brickman, and eternally, Roger Rees. Hey Rog, look who's running away with the circus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode in our Design Better series on the creative process. In this series, we're going beyond the confines of design to speak with some of the most creative people in the world, to learn how they approach collaboration, come up with innovative ideas, and overcome creative obstacles. We'll speak with guests like Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar; Autumn Durald Arkapaw, cinematographer for Loki and Wakanda Forever, and OK Go, one of the most creative bands in the world right now. Before we get there though, we have a very special guest for you. You may have first heard of David Sedaris from his annual reading of The Santaland Diaries on National Public Radio in the U.S., a story that chronicles his misadventures as Crumpet the holiday elf, and has been a holiday tradition for over 30 years. Or, if you're like us, you may have gotten to know him from some of his early books like Naked. And if you don't know David Sedaris, you're in for a real treat. We chat with David about his acute powers of observation, how he prototypes his essays in front of live audiences, and whether fear exists in his creative process. One quick announcement before we get started. We're continuing to explore new ways to help you learn, grow your career, hone your craft, and get inspired here at Design Better. As part of that, we'd like to invite you to 3 free AMAs (“Ask Me Anything”) with some amazing experts:  First, on September 21st, Dan Mall, founder of Design System University, who's helped companies ranging from Eventbrite, to Nike, to United Airlines, develop and deploy sustainable design systems will share what he's learned to help designers get the respect they deserve while scaling digital products sustainable. Next, on September 28th, Judy Wert, co-founder of Wert & Co, who has been guiding the careers of top designers through ups and downs in the job market, will join us for an open discussion where you can ask questions, get career guidance, and gain perspective on the challenging design and tech job landscape. Finally, on October 4th, Debbie Millman, host of Design Matters —the first podcast about design, and one of the longest running shows in the world—will be with us and you'll have a chance to ask one of the best interviewers in the world what inspires her and what she's learned about creativity over the course of her career. For more details and to sign up for free to each AMA, go to dbtr.co/AMA2023. Bio David Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, and his most recent book, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, each of which became an immediate bestseller. Please visit the links below to help support our show: Methodical Coffee: Roasted, blended, brewed, served and perfected by verified coffee nerds

David Sedaris is a writer whose humorous stories and wry takes on everyday encounters have led to 13 bestselling books and many radio programmes including Meet David Sedaris on BBC Radio 4. His work is based on his own life and, although very funny, does not shy away from the bleaker aspects of his experiences. David was born in New York State and grew up in Raleigh in North Carolina. He dropped out of university and became a performance artist for a while, but says he lacked artistic talent and chose not to pursue art as a career. In 1990 he moved to New York City where he supported himself by working as a Christmas elf called Crumpet at Macy's department store. He wrote an essay about this experience called Santaland Diaries which he read on National Public Radio. His performance attracted an enthusiastic response from listeners and led to his first major break as a writer and broadcaster. David's later collections of stories and essays have won non-fiction awards and in 2002 he gave a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall in New York. The recording of this event was later nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. David's most recent collection of essays addresses a range of subjects including the end of Donald Trump's administration, the COVID-19 pandemic and the death of his father. David lives with his boyfriend Hugh and they divide their time between New York and West Sussex. David is a committed litter-picker which prompted his local Sussex council to name a refuse vehicle after him - Pig Pen Sedaris. DISC ONE: I Don't Wanna Play House by Tammy Wynette DISC TWO: Where is Love, composed by Lionel Bart and performed by Keith Hamshere and Original London Cast of Oliver! DISC THREE: Dindi by Maria Bethânia DISC FOUR: Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) by Aretha Franklin DISC FIVE: I Got A Right to Praise The Lord by The Georgia Mass Choir DISC SIX: Manhattan by Blossom Dearie DISC SEVEN: You and I by Abbey Lincoln DISC EIGHT: They Say It's Wonderful by John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman BOOK CHOICE: A German dictionary LUXURY ITEM: Pencils and paper CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: You and I by Abbey Lincoln Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Paula McGinley

Follow this podcast on Instagram: @KeepItToYourselfPodcast
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Honestly, I really expected to call this episode “Covid Sedaris” because David Sedaris had just tested positive for COVID when we taped the interview. But when we spoke, he wasn't feeling it much at all. Had some symptoms that might have been allergies or COVID but were barely noticeable. Other people have it a lot worse, he says.David has been delighting audiences for 30 years now, ever since the broadcast of Santaland Diaries. His latest book, Happy-Go-Lucky, is deceptively titled, containing a lot of stories and memories that are pretty painful. David's father died last year at age 98 and liberated David to share some things he hasn't shared so openly before. He talks about how his father ridiculed him, belittled him, and just flat out didn't like him. He shares the story of being invited to give the commencement address at Princeton and bringing along his dad, who told the university president that they should have booked his sister Amy Sedaris instead.David also shares stories of his sister Tiffany, who died by suicide in 2013. He's caught heat over the years for writing and talking about how difficult it was for him to deal with her when she was at her most unstable. He also talks about the charges of abuse Tiffany made against David and their father before he died.There are still plenty of laughs in the interview because, come on, it's David Sedaris, but there's also pain and melancholy that you might not have heard from him before.Get your copy of David Sedaris' Happy-Go-Lucky wherever books are sold.Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum Fun.Check out our I'm Glad You're Here and Depresh Mode merchandise at the brand new merch website MaxFunStore.com!Hey, remember, you're part of Depresh Mode and we want to hear what you want to hear about. What guests and issues would you like to have covered in a future episode? Write us at depreshmode@maximumfun.org.Help is available right away.The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, 1-800-273-TALKCrisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741.International suicide hotline numbers available here: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlinesThe Depresh Mode newsletter is available twice a week. Subscribe for free and stay up to date on the show and mental health issues. https://johnmoe.substack.com/John's acclaimed memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250209566/thehilariousworldofdepressionFind the show on Twitter @depreshpod and Instagram @depreshpod.John is on Twitter @johnmoe.

It's that time of year again, when your humble host and two of his friends gather together and shoot the bull. We've been at this so long, it's virtually anything goes at this point. That'll be next week, though. This week he reads a holiday classic – not what you had in mind, though. Happy Holidays to you all, Part 2 next week! Follow this podcast on Instagram: @KeepItToYourselfPodcast
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David Sedaris is a humorist and author of many best selling books: Calypso, Theft By Finding, Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked, Holidays On Ice, Barrel Fever… just to name a few. He's also one of my favorite writers of all time.  What makes Sedaris – who got his start on NPR back in 1992 with his, now famous, Santaland Diaries essay about the time he worked as a Christmas Elf at Macy's – so mesmerizing and funny, is his ability to find something meaningful and true in the utterly mundane, the way he finds humor in the most horrific moments in life, and his commitment to the lost art of making fun of ourselves.  Nowhere is that more clear than in his newest book, Happy-Go-Lucky. Like most of his writing, it's a book about his beloved and crazy family. But it's also a book about some of the most contentious societal issues of the last few years. For the writer who so many think of as a public radio darling, the pages of Sedaris' new book are not like what you find on today's member stations. He writes about observing Black Lives Matter protests and COVID lockdowns with such candor – and without agenda or moral ideology – which results in something not only hilarious and relatable, as usual, but also extraordinarily refreshing.  So for today, if you find yourself tuning in from an overcrowded plane, a car full of bickering cousins, or maybe you miraculously get a quiet moment to yourself on a long and snowy walk, this is the perfect episode for you… and, hopefully, the perfect holiday escape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We flagged down a Big Yellow Taxi and rode it all the way to Melbourne to catch copywriter and Joni Mitchell mega-fan, Carolyn Barclay, this week.  A stubbornly strategy-first copywriter, Carolyn helps brands sound like actual humans instead of soulless robots sent from the future to bore us to death. She's also co-founder of Kingswood & Palmerston, a creative consultancy solving marketing puzzles for B2B and making ads for ad agencies. She talks to us on selling cheap suits to men who call them straitjackets, Bob Dylan, writing great copy by studying song writing, outspending versus outsmarting, why ordering ten blogs with a side of social is rarely the right thing to do, Eaon Pritchard, making ads for ad agencies, why rappers are good copywriters, whether AI robots really will take our jobs and a shed load more.  ///// Follow Carolyn on Twitter and LinkedIn  Check out her website  And Kingswood & Palmerston  Follow K&P on Twitter and LinkedIn too  Here's David Moore's collection of Ads for Ad Agencies  Carolyn recommends Eaon Pritchard's Back to Basics course  Read Carolyn's blog “How my failed songwriting career helps me write better copy” When Writing Sings by Gary Provost  To Leave Something Behind by Sean Rowe  Ads we chat about:  …Gasp! Turns 13 Life. Be in it.  Slip! Slop! Slap!  Backbone by Young & Rubicam  TDA Advertising & Design  Timestamps (01:45) - Quick fire questions  (03:12) - First job selling cheap suits  (07:50) - First marketing job organising Avon's Bargain Bin catalogue (13:51) - Writing great copy by studying song writing  (18:46) - Why she's a stubbornly strategy-first copywriter (23:59) - Kingswood & Palmerston (27:57) - Ads for ad agencies (34:07) - Listener Questions from John Lyons, Louis Lucente, Kate Taylor, and David Moore (34:29) - Why rappers make great copywriters  (39:20) - Thoughts on AI copywriting (44:39) - 4 pertinent posers Carolyn's book recommendations are: Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris   Anything by Margaret Atwood    Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon by Malcolm Gladwell  Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison    Junior by Thomas Kemeny  /////

Honestly, I really expected to call this episode “Covid Sedaris” because David Sedaris had just tested positive for COVID when we taped the interview. But when we spoke, he wasn't feeling it much at all. Had some symptoms that might have been allergies or COVID but were barely noticeable. Other people have it a lot worse, he says.David has been delighting audiences for 30 years now, ever since the broadcast of Santaland Diaries. His latest book, Happy-Go-Lucky, is deceptively titled, containing a lot of stories and memories that are pretty painful. David's father died last year at age 98 and liberated David to share some things he hasn't shared so openly before. He talks about how his father ridiculed him, belittled him, and just flat out didn't like him. He shares the story of being invited to give the commencement address at Princeton and bringing along his dad, who told the university president that they should have booked his sister Amy Sedaris instead.David also shares stories of his sister Tiffany, who died by suicide in 2013. He's caught heat over the years for writing and talking about how difficult it was for him to deal with her when she was at her most unstable. He also talks about the charges of abuse Tiffany made against David and their father before he died.There are still plenty of laughs in the interview because, come on, it's David Sedaris, but there's also pain and melancholy that you might not have heard from him before.Get your copy of David Sedaris' Happy-Go-Lucky wherever books are sold.Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum Fun. Hey, remember, you're part of Depresh Mode and we want to hear what you want to hear about. What guests and issues would you like to have covered in a future episode? Write us at depreshmode@maximumfun.org.Help is available right away.The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255, 1-800-273-TALKCrisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741.International suicide hotline numbers available here: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlinesThe Depresh Mode newsletter is available twice a week. Subscribe for free and stay up to date on the show and mental health issues. https://johnmoe.substack.com/John's acclaimed memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is available here. https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-hilarious-world-of-depression/Find the show on Twitter @depreshpod and Instagram @depreshpod.John is on Twitter @johnmoe.

Stories about the intersection of Christmas and retail, originally broadcast in 1996 when our show was only a year old. Including David Sedaris's story "Santaland Diaries," which first aired on NPR's Morning Edition in a much shorter version.

It's the holiday season so we at Book Of The Day wanted to bring you two of our holiday favorites. The first is David Sedaris' Santaland Diaries, which first aired on Morning Edition in 1992 and has been an annual NPR tradition ever since. It's a hilarious recounting of his time as a department store elf named Crumpet. The second is some of our staff here at NPR reading the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, which you might know as The Night Before Christmas. Happy holidays "...and to all a good night!"

I racked my brain thinking of a Christmas-related standup special or album to talk about and the closest thing I could come up with is David Sedaris's reading of "Santaland Diaries," a humorous essay about his time working as a mall Santa's elf (link below). I talked to my friend Michael back in WI about it and a little about fun standup things just on the horizon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5XLjG_S6eE 1. Always punch up 2. Keep swinging

This week the friends are off due to Anna's poor choices on take out dinners that led to her eventual food poisoning so we have a fun throwback from the early days of Pro Friends! This includes the origin story of Anna's elfdom, her boss and main squeeze Santa, and the seedy underbelly that is candy canes and arts and crafts.

Title: “Father, Son, and Holy Puppet” Inspired by stories from the podcast This American Life and the essay “Santaland Diaries” by David Sedaris, Ben wrote about a true experience he had with my family during Christmas Eve mass around four years ago. He altered any mentioned names, and voiced all the characters. It's only fair to make fun of myself when making fun of others. All music came from Universal Production Music.    

On the Dec. 3 program join Bill Anderson, Shannon Claire and Genevieve Randall for lively conversations about: Selah's holiday concerts in Kearney and Scottsbluff (postponed); "The Santaland Diaries" at The Tada Theatre; Yorkshire Playhouse's production of "Christmas Belles;" “Tidings of Comfort and Joy: Christmas with Nebraska Wesleyan;" “Miracle on 34th Street” at Olde Glory Theatre in Seward; “Bedtime Stories (As Told By Our Dad) (Who Messed Them Up)” at Hastings College; and the annual "Deck the Halls" concert by Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra. Also, more poetry from Fernando Montejano.

On the Dec. 3 program join Bill Anderson, Shannon Claire and Genevieve Randall for lively conversations about: Selah's holiday concerts in Kearney and Scottsbluff (postponed); "The Santaland Diaries" at The Tada Theatre; Yorkshire Playhouse's production of "Christmas Belles;" “Tidings of Comfort and Joy: Christmas with Nebraska Wesleyan;" “Miracle on 34th Street” at Olde Glory Theatre in Seward; “Bedtime Stories (As Told By Our Dad) (Who Messed Them Up)” at Hastings College; and the annual "Deck the Halls" concert by Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra. Also, more poetry from Fernando Montejano.

What with the whole world grinding to a viral halt and everything, this special series of essays and diary entries is recorded at the Sussex home of the world-renowned storyteller. In 2021, it's 25 years since David Sedaris first shared his very particular world view with the listeners to BBC Radio 4, having brought us The SantaLand Diaries back in 1996. In this eighth series of Meet David Sedaris, he continues to entertain with sardonic wit and incisive social critiques. David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humour writers and, in 2019, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that he's a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. Sedaris's first book, Barrel Fever (1994), which included The SantaLand Diaries, was a critical and commercial success, as were his follow-up efforts, Naked (1997), Holidays on Ice (1997) and Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000). He became known for his bitingly funny recollections of his youth, family life and travels, making semi-celebrities out of his parents and siblings. David Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. His latest international best-selling books include a collection of stories entitled Calypso, an edited selection of diary entries Theft By Finding, and a 'greatest hits' selection called The Best Of Me. Producer: Steve Doherty A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4

Jeffrey Lo is a Filipino-American playwright and director based in the Bay Area. He is the recipient of the Leigh Weimers Emerging Artist Award, the Emerging Artist Laureate by Arts Council Silicon Valley and Theatre Bay Area Director's TITAN Award. Selected directing credits include The Language Archive and The Santaland Diaries at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Vietgone at Capital Stage, A Doll’s House, Part 2 and Eurydice at Palo Alto Players (TBA Awards finalist for Best Direction), Peter and the Starcatcher and Noises Off at Hillbarn Theatre, The Grapes of Wrath, The Crucible and Yellow Face at Los Altos Stage Company and Uncle Vanya at the Pear Theatre (BATCC award for Best Production). As a playwright, his plays have been produced and workshopped at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, The BindleStiff Studio, City Lights Theatre Company and Custom Made Theatre Company. Jeffrey has also worked with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and The Asian American International Film Festival. In addition to his work in theatre he works as an educator and advocate for issues of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and has served as a grant panelist for the Zellerbach Family Foundation, Silicon Valley Creates and Theatre Bay Area. He is the Director Community Partnerships and Casting Director at the Tony Award Winning TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.Jeanne Sakata’s solo play HOLD THESE TRUTHS has won accolades in over twenty productions across the country, most recently at the Cultch Theatre in Vancouver, Barrington Stage Company, Arena Stage, San Diego Repertory, the Guthrie Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, Portland Center Stage, and ACT Seattle (Drama Desk nomination, Outstanding Solo Performance; Theatre Bay Awards for Outstanding Lead Performance, Direction and Production). Jeanne just finished a new radio play, FOR US ALL, commissioned by LA TheatreWorks, which will premiere in winter 2021. She has also enjoyed recent recurring/guest star TV and film roles in the internationally acclaimed indie film ADVANTAGEOUS, STATION 19, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES, NCIS LOS ANGELES, BIG HERO 6, and DR. KEN, and has performed onstage at such theaters as  the Vineyard Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Kennedy Center, Public Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Rep and East West Players (Theatre LA Ovation Award, Outstanding Lead Actress, RED by Chay Yew), and many more. Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams is a freelancing set designer based in NYC. Her design work has been seen Off Broadway at the Primary Stages, Working Theater, Epic Theater Ensemble, INTAR, EST, and National Asian American Theatre Company. Regional theatres at Guthrie Theatre, Arena Stage, Barkley Repertory Theatre, the Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare festival, Long Wharf Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Playmakers Repertory Company, ACT Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, Boston Lyric Opera, the Shed among others. In Japan her work has been seen at the Umeda Arts Theatre, Nissay Theatre, Nissay Opera, Nikikai Opera, Suntory Hall, Aichi Triennale in Nagoya, Kanagawa Prefectural Hall and Biwako Hall. As an associate scenic designer, Broadway credits include My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof and The King and I.  Currently, she is a teaching at  Yale School of Drama.is a freelancing set designer based in NYC. Her design work has been seen Off Broadway at the Primary Stages, Working Theater, Epic Theater Ensemble, INTAR, EST, and National Asian American Theatre Company. Regional theatres at Guthrie Theatre, Arena Stage, Barkley Repertory Theatre, the Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare festival, Long Wharf Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Playmakers Repertory Company, ACT Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, Boston Lyric Opera, the Shed among others. In Japan her work has been seen at the Umeda Arts Theatre, Nissay Theatre, Nissay Opera, Nikikai Opera, Suntory Hall, Aichi Triennale in Nagoya, Kanagawa Prefectural Hall and Biwako Hall. As an associate scenic designer, Broadway credits include My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof and The King and I.  Currently, she is a teaching at  Yale School of Drama.Learn more about the TheatreWorks Silicon Valley at theatreworks.org.Chapters is a multi-part series concerning the history and the lessons of civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices carried out against communities or populations—including civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices that are perpetrated on the basis of an individual’s race, national origin, immigration status, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.This project was made possible with support from Chapman University and The California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Guests: Jeffrey Lo, Jeanne Sakata, and Mikiko Suzuki MacAdamsHosts: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Jonelle StricklandProduced by: Public Podcasting

Published in 2008, this collection of satirical David Sedaris essays, all loosely holiday themed, may not have aged well. Beth joins Brookes to discuss the stories, starting with his most famous essay about his time as a department store Elf, Santaland Diaries.

Welcome to the PCMC Holiday 2020 special! On today's epic-sized episode our theme is Department Store Santas. Mike and Jen Litrell discuss the classic film A Miracle on 34th Street (1947). In the second segment Mike and Anthony Bongiorno talk about the groundbreaking essay "SantaLand Diaries" (1992) by David Sedaris. In the third segment Mike joins Janine and BIll Gagliardi to revisit the Simpsons Christmas Special (1989). In the fourth segment Mike and Anthony dissect the history and iconography of the Department Store Santa in pop culture.  Follow @PCMCpod on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  Have a safe and happy holiday. 

To make it as an artist today you have to have a side hustle and during the holidays, that sometimes entails slipping into an elf costume to become Santa’s little side ho ho ho.David Sedaris’ masterpiece, “The Santaland Diaries,” which explores the legendary writer’s gig as an elf at Macy’s Santaland in New York City, is now playing at the Goodman Theater starring Steven Strafford who joins us to look at all the odd holiday jobs we’ve taken over the years including his current job playing “Crumpet the Elf.”

The hilariously irreverent holiday play Santaland Diaries , based on the essay by David Sedaris and adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello, will be performed Dec 12-15, 2019 at the Brunner Theatre Center on the Augustana College campus. Starring Keenan Odenkirk, this Mississippi Bend Players ’ production is certain to entertain as he recounts his experience working at Macy’s in New York City during the busy holiday season dressed as Crumpet the elf.

Landree forces Drew to attend Goodman Theatre's The Santaland Diaries, featuring past guest Steven Strafford. Also: Landree Says a Gross Word, Prime Numbers, and The Pumpkin Wagon

BACK IN TIME !!!!!! The original SANTALAND podcast, with Rachel and Todd in the most magical place in all of Macys!  And we're pretty certain we were the very first podcast ever to be done here. This is a vintage BEWARE OF THE BABYLON podcast episode, originally published on DECEMBER 3, 2006! I It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on this very special episode of Beware of the Babylon for all our friends and family... * Todd and Rachel create their own Santaland Diaries moments. * Discover which cookies Macy*s claims as Santa's "favorite." * Find out which winter holiday is totally made up. * Plus, which celebrity will flash their naked shaven vagina before the holidays. Subscribe today for instant updates.

Pittsburgh City Theatre's CitySpeaks podcast this week features Shua Potter and Monteze Freeland.   Potter was on tour and on Broadway in Mary Poppins, won an episode of Chopped on the Food Network (in drag) and, in addition to building and selling two successful cleaning businesses and officiating 20 weddings with 13 lined up in 2020 so far, has a drag cabaret show called After Werk, which is performed monthly at Arcade Comedy Theater in Pittsburgh and also tours across the country. Find out more about Potter at:  www.shuapotter.com  www.actingofficiantweddings.com   Monteze Freeland directed the 2018 EQT Young Playwrights Festival at City Theatre, and past directing credits include: Savior Samuel, In The Heat of the Night, Fences, Miss Julie, Clarissa and John, Poe's Last Night, Sold, and Christmas Star (Pittsburgh Playwrights); Addams Family, Shrek, Hairspray and Freaky Friday (CLO Academy); I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Prime Stage), Dr. Iguanatron's Medicine Show (Arcade Comedy Theatre); The Wiz and Caps For Sale (ACH Clear Pathways); and Kalopsia The Musical (New Hazlett Theatre) As an actor Mr. Freeland was named the 2017 Post Gazette Performer of the Year.    Get tickets for City Theatre shows here: https://citytheatrecompany.org/categories/2019-2020-season/ Listen to episodes of CitySpeaks here: https://postindustrial.com/cityspeaks/

The friends talk about Anna's new job as an elf, New Year's Eve plans, and not so secret Santa gifts.

One-person shows with a holiday theme tend to skew toward the male variety, whether it’s a show about a disgruntled department store Christmas elf (David Sedaris’s Santaland Diaries) or a single dad desperate to maintain the fiction of Santa Claus with his children (David Templeton’s Polar Bears). Even Dickens’s classic A Christmas Carol has been reduced to a one-man show with Scrooge. Playwright Ginna Hoben’s the 12 Dates of Christmas is a rare female-centric holiday themed show that, despite its title, has little to do with the holiday and more to do with a one woman’s experience in the dating world. It runs at Santa Rosa’s 6th Street Playhouse through January 6. Mary (Jess Headington), a thirty-something actress in New York, is getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving with her fiancé when he calls to beg off due to food poisoning. She’s watching the Macy’s Parade on television, when what to her wondering eyes do appear but said fiancé nibbling on his co-worker’s ear. No sooner is the engagement ring dropped in a Salvation Army kettle when Mary begins her own parade - of dates. We skip from holiday to holiday and follow her through a year of family set-ups, chance meetings and the occasional hook-up. Each date is represented by an ornament Mary hangs on her Christmas tree. There’s a doctor who’s too good to be true, a bartender who forces Mary to break one of her personal rules (never date anyone with an ass smaller than your own), a stalker, a guy who offers her a steady job, a co-worker, an old friend, and even the ex-fiancé. Some dates are better than others. She turns down a guy who calls back. She waits for a call from a guy who never does. A year later, she’s still single, but seems content with her choices and has moved on, continuing to build her life, whether there’s another person in it or not. Headington is a talented performer and engages the audience from the get-go. Her Mary is a fully-formed character, neither perfect nor a walking disaster. She owns her choices, recognizes the bad ones she makes, revels in the good ones, and keeps plowing forward through the ups-and-downs of dating with her sense of humor intact. Mary is not the only character to take the stage, as Headington takes on the roles of her mother, her busy-body aunt, her perfect sister, her various dates and about a half-dozen other characters who enter the scene. She does a good job making each character distinctive and recognizable, either through vocal choice or physicality. Director Juliet Noonan keeps Mary on the move and brings the show in at about 90 minutes with an intermission. She utilizes the entire black box space and even has Mary come into the audience. Headington’s goodwill prevents these moments from becoming too intrusive. The closing moments of both acts need to be defined a bit more, though. It’s never good when an audience isn’t sure whether a show is over or not. The dating world is often a fertile field for comedy. Headington and the 12 Dates of Christmas do a pretty good job of harvesting that field for good-natured laughs. 'The 12 Dates of Christmas' runs through January 6th at the 6th Street Playhouse Studio Theatre in Santa Rosa. Friday and Saturday evening performances are at 7:30pm; the Sunday matinee is at 2pm. There’s one Saturday matinee on December 29th and a Thursday evening performance on January 3rd. For more information, go to 6thstreetplayhouse.com.

This holiday season, our host with the most J.J. Gordon stars in Theatre B's 2018 production of The Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris. Director Tucker Lucas and Assistant Director Monika Browne-Ecker sit down with J.J. to talk about the challenges of producing this one-man show, how it differs from previous iterations, and why tickets are selling fast for the funniest Christmas show around! Box Office 701-729-8880 info@theatreb.org http://www.theatreb.org

Reading is a big part of both of our lives, and in this episode we're excited to geek out with you on all things books! We’re opening up about our favourite authors, favourite books and our top tips for incorporating more reading into a busy schedule.  Reading has helped us to learn so much about ourselves, life in general and our businesses, and we can't wait to share our experiences with you! EPISODE 34 SHOW NOTES Ella's blog - Coco’s Tea Party  Monica's blog - The Elgin Avenue Ella's Instagram account - @CocosTeaParty  Monica's Instagram account - @MonicaBeatrice SHOW LINKS A special thanks to our amazing editor Rosie Lord Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok Episode 24 of Let's Discuss, in conversation with occupational therapist Rosie Curtis  Monica's blog post on joining a book club.  Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Erica Davies' Book Club  Coco's Tea Party's Book Club  American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld  Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld  Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld  Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels  Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain  The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin  ELLA'S FAVOURITE WRITERS AND BOOKS + ELLA'S MENTIONS Curtis Sittenfeld  David Sedaris  David Sedaris' Santaland Diaries audio on YouTube acast.com/privacy

Liz Cosby, President of the Greater Detroit chapter of the U.S. Bartenders Guild, drops by the podcast to talk craft cocktails. Also, Seth and Mike get a peek backstage at the Ringwald Theatre's Santaland Diaries and Season's Greetings, and learn the secrets of Detroit jewelry company Rebel Nell.

This week on StoryWeb: David Sedaris’s essay “The Santaland Diaries.” For Julia and Jim, my favorite David Sedaris fans My sister, Julia, is one of David Sedaris’s biggest fans. She and my husband, Jim, love giggling together over favorite passages from Sedaris’s droll radio essays. While Sedaris is an accomplished writer, it is in his oral delivery of his essays – his readings – that he really makes his mark. Sure, you can recite a favorite line or try to imitate him doing “Away in a Manager” as Billie Holiday, but really, why try? Only David Sedaris can really do David Sedaris. Sedaris’s breakout came when he recorded “The Santaland Diaries” for NPR’s Morning Edition in December 1992, his debut for national public radio. When the essay was broadcast, more people requested a tape of it than any Morning Edition story up to that time (except for the death of beloved NPR commentator Red Barber.)  Small in stature, Sedaris recalls landing a gig (if you can call it that) as Crumpet the Elf in Macy’s Santaland. He played Crumpet for two seasons at the Macy’s store in New York’s Herald Square. If you are familiar with Sedaris’s work, you know that this bizarre set-up – small gay man meets American capitalist Christmas extravaganza – is the perfect vehicle for Sedaris’s storytelling. How did Sedaris make it to the big time? Radio host Ira Glass discovered him in a Chicago club where Sedaris was reading from his diary. Glass invited Sedaris to appear on his weekly local program, The Wild Room. “I owe everything to Ira,” says Sedaris. “My life just changed completely, like someone waved a magic wand.” Since his big break on NPR, Sedaris has been a frequent contributor to Glass’s nationally distributed public radio program, This American Life. Are Sedaris’s essays true? Alexander S. Heard – in an article for The New Republic – went to the trouble of fact-checking some of the essays and found holes (sometimes gaping holes) in Sedaris’s tales. He did work at Macy’s Santaland, and Bob Rutan, a Macy’s executive, recalls him as “an outstanding elf.” But given the controversy surrounding the factuality of the essays, NPR now clearly labels “The Santaland Diaries” – a perennial holiday favorite – as fiction. And Sedaris himself in a note in his 2009 book, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, acknowledged that his tales are “realish.” (For more on the controversy over the “truth” behind Sedaris’s essays, check out an article in the Washington Post.) Ready to explore more of Sedaris’s work? Check out his 1994 collection, Barrel Fever, or his 1997 collection, Holidays on Ice, both of which include “The Santaland Diaries.” Other volumes include: Naked (1998), Me Talk Pretty One Day (2001), Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2005), and Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls (2014). These books are also available as audio recordings – and if you want the full David Sedaris experience, I recommend investing in The Ultimate David Sedaris Box Set. To learn more, visit Sedaris’s official website – and if you want to stay up to date on all things David Sedaris, you can follow him on Facebook or sign up for his newsletter. You can also listen to and read excerpts from a 2013 Terry Gross interview with Sedaris on Fresh Air. Visit thestoryweb.com/Sedaris for links to all these resources and to listen as David Sedaris reads “The Santaland Diaries” in its entirety. A shorter except is also available. This holiday season revisit David Sedaris’s “The Santaland Diaries” – or if you’ve never heard it before, sit back, buckle up, and get ready for some rip-roaring laughter.  

A first generation Cuban American Paolo is best known for the two seasons he worked as a regular cast member on Logo’s BIG GAY SKETCH SHOW. Most recently Paolo has been seen on THE PEOPLE VS. OJ SIMPSON, CRIMINAL MINDS, SCANDAL, JANE THE VIRGIN, THE LAST SHIP, MODERN FAMILY and THE ODD COUPLE. Paolo was also in the award winning indie film CASSANOVA WAS A WOMAN which just received distribution. On stage Paolo has worked all over the country including LA’s The Blank Theatre where he played 44 characters in the one man show SANTALAND DIARIES. In addition to acting Paolo has a thriving art career and voice over career. His oil and acrylic paintings can be seen at paoloandinoART.com He has voiced villains and vampires and outlaws in a multitude of video games, commercials and books on tape. In his spare time Paolo likes to build furniture and work on his industrial modern apartment:) He holds an MFA in theatre from UMKC and lives in Los Angeles with his dog Kai. www.paoloandinoART.com @paoloandinoART www.fuacatafilms.com ---------------------------------------------- Wanda Julian-Johnson is publisher and U.S. Editor-in-Chief of breakthrough international luxury life-style and fashion magazine Contessa’s Court that, after only three-years running, can already boast having had Madonna and Lady Gaga on its covers. Fashion having been Wanda’s original passion, her clothing worn by celebrities on red carpets, in fashion magazines, and in music videos, it was only a short step she needed to take to found her own magazine that better lives up to her own standards and expectations than did any of the others available on the marketplace.         With contributors across the sea to the UK and covers featuring Lady Ga Ga and Madonna and over 250,000 online readers this Spokane based magazine is making a lot of noise. ------------------------------------------ Friday Night Oct 14th will haunt the boyz and team of OUTSpoken FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!! First ride of the night – Timber Terror (Backwards) https://youtu.be/X0OTBJ31o9E

FROM THE BEST OF STATE OF THE ARTS - Originally Broadcast NOVEMBER 28, 2011 - Hold your hats and hallelujah... the holiday season shifts into full gear with crooner Erich Bergen (Jersey Boys) and television and stage star Paolo Andino (LOGO’s Big Gay Sketch Show) as they discuss their respective holiday projects (Erich Bergen’s Holiday Party at The Coteri in Hollywood, and A Snow White Christmas at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood; and Andino’s solo starring role in the Blank Theatre Company’s annual production of The Santaland Diaries at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood. The Live Arts Calendar highlights Sister Bernie’s Bingo Bash at the Greenway Court Theatre in Hollywood. Sterling reviews the Glendale Centre Theatre’s 47th annual production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and singer Lyn Stanley’s headlining debut at Sterling’s Upstairs at Vitello’s in Studio City, CA. Andino shares an embarrassing moment during a performance. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

GUEST: JUDAH FRIEDLANDER, Snow, 30 Rock, Squatch vs. Bigfoot, 90210, Monster Project, Fitting In, Santaland Diaries, Fantastic Show, Greg Gets Rear-ended, SantaCon Debauchery, World Of Crazy, Victoria Secret Man Shopping, Moobs, Cheating Radiologist, Ball Talk, LeBron Movie, Predictions, Science Facts, Santa Cookies, Santacon Rapid Reload

TV and stage star Paolo Andino (LOGO TV’s The Big Gay Comedy Sketch Show) is interviewed about his starring role in the Blank Theatre production of David Sedaris’ Santaland Diaries at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood. Sterling gives mini reviews of Silence! The Musical at the Hayworth Theatre in Los Angeles, and the Donny & Marie Christmas in Los Angeles spectacular at Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre. The Live Arts Calendar features the Orange County Men Alive Chorus’ A Winter Spectacular with Special Guest Liza Minnelli at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA; and the State of the Arts Sweepstakes sponsored by Breakdown Services. 2012 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award Winning Director Michael Matthews (The Color Purple at Hollywood’s Celebration Theatre) discusses a bountiful year of directing which also includes the hit world premiere musical Justin Love/Celebration Theatre, and the Santaland Diaries/Stella Adler Theatre. Andino and Matthews recall embarrassing career moments. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Distinguished Award-winning Los Angeles Theatre Artistic Directors Ron Sossi (The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble) and Daniel Henning (The Blank Theatre Company) are interviewed about their respective year end projects: Sossi’s original production titled Theatre in the Dark which is performed in total darkness (30 short plays combined and rotated on different evenings under the sub titles of Dark and More Dark); and Henning’s unique fundraising event titled Hollywood on Tap, a craft beer festival complimented by popular LA food trucks to be held on the “Streets of New York” backlot at Paramount Studios; as well as The Blank’s annual Christmas holiday show The Santaland Diaries with Paolo Andino, former co-star of LOGO TV’s Big Gay Sketch Show. Sterling reviews The Beat Goes On at Hollywood’s Arena Stage Theatre. Sossi and Henning share embarrassing moments during their careers. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Obie and Peabody Award winning actor/writer Roger Guenveur Smith (A Huey P. Newton Story) discusses his latest work Juan and John at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in downtown Los Angeles. Sterling coerces Stroili to talk about his weekend road trip to Arizona and a close encounter of the fudge kind. Popular radio show host Sheena Metal (LA Talk Radio.com) is interviewed about her co-starring role in Last Summer at Bluefish Cove and its reopening at the Lounge Theatre in Los Angeles. The Live Arts Calendar highlights the Blank Theatre Company’s hilarious holiday offering of The Santaland Diaries. Sterling reviews A Sentimental Journey, The Story of Doris Day at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. Smith and Metal divulge awkward on stage moments. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

David Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist, writer, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor. Sedaris was first publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay “SantaLand Diaries”. He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. His next five subsequent essay collections, Naked (1997), Holidays on Ice (1997), Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000), Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004), and When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2008), have become New York Times Best Sellers. In 2010, he released another collection of stories Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary. As of 2008, his books have collectively sold seven million copies. Much of Sedaris’s humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating, and often concerns his family life, his middle class upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, Greek heritage, various jobs, education, drug use, homosexuality, and his life in France with his boyfriend, Hugh Hamrick.

Silver Bells, Silver Screen, Asthmatic Kitty and Santaland Diaries.