David Sedaris is one of my favorite authors, simply because he's funny. It's easy to laugh in a full theater, or even in an empty living room with a good comic on TV. It's a lot harder to laugh while reading a book. But Sedaris manages to elicit this reaction consistently with his written work. This link is a replay of the original airing of his short story "Santaland Diaries," which chronicles his work as an elf in the Herald Square Macy's for two Christmases. In typical Sedaris fashion, it's funny without trying too hard, and hearing his intonations while he reads his own work adds more flavor to the already well-seasoned piece. It demonstrates how audio can still provide excellent entertainment--maybe even better than movies or the TV.
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