Strangers with Candy: The Movie?
 

Lately, thanks to Netflix, I have been renting "Strangers with Candy" on DVD and have been watching it non-stop for the past two days. I have never seen this show before on Comedy Central but saw it advertised a lot. I hadn't realized that the lead was Amy Sedaris. (I'm a huge David Sedaris fan and had to see Amy in action after hearing about her fat suit trick on her father.)
I've watched Seasons 1 & 2 and love the show and most of all her.
Now, when I researched her bio on imdb.com, I see that there is a "Strangers with Candy" movie coming out. It apparently was screened at Sundance.

Can I just say that I can't wait to see it?

Anyone else fond of this show?

:)

I've been waiting to borrow a buddy's copy for all the reasons you just mentioned.

PS David's "Plague of Tics" still breaks me up every time I read it.

You know, I have never seen any of these shows. They are in my Netflix queue, on my Amazon Wishlist I've even fingered them a few times at various stores, but I've never seen them.

Now, just about anything else the Sedaris Family does is an indicator enough that I NEED to experience it. But, I have never gotten to these particular morsels. But, some day, I will.

BTW, if you likde Davis Sedaris, try Augusten Burroughs. I haven't read the latest collection of short stories yet, but I have read his 2 memoirs and love them both for their hilarity and insanity. But, be warned, while David's mother is a bit crazy, Augusten's mother is certifiable. It made me appreciate his humor all the more.

I hear 'Running with Scissors' is going to be made into a film. I haven't read it yet, but I plan to.
:)

Both Running with Scissors and Sellavision (which I haven't read) have been optioned. Annette Benning has been cast as his mother in "Scissors" and Gwynth is going to be, I presume, Hope - which is good IMHO. But, if you haven't read it, that won't matter to you. ;)

I like David Sedaris. I don't particularly like Strangers with Candy. It's got it's ammusing moments, but mostly it hits me as one of those shows that just tries too hard to be weird.

If anyone is interested, I have a DVD that contains a film of the actual woman that Amy Sedaris' character is based on. She's giving a talk to teens about the dangers of drug use (the disc was compiled by a SWC fan, so it has a bunch of other related stuff, too). It's pretty amazing to see the roots of Jerri Blank.

PM me if you want a copy.

What GD said.

Also, her character in Strangers is so disturbingly ugly, I can't watch it.

It's her teeth isn't it? :D



She's pretty out of her SWC makeup.
:)

FYI, just did a quick screen grab.
Here's what Florrie Fisher, the "real" Jerri Blank looked like: