Slog - Comments on Even Amy Sedaris's Press Releases Are Hilarious http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil Towleroad directed me to the delightful press release sent out recently by Amy Sedaris's people. The key announcement is about the completion of the drafting of an agreement—including "numerous clauses and sub-clauses, with substantial remunerations and disbursements, and also some waivers, and some subwaivers, and also a disclosure or two, and there is one subdisclosure, as I recall, and an addendum or two," says Lady Sedaris—that would allow Jerri Blank and the rest of Strangers With Candy's Flatpoint High crew (I love you, Tamela!) to appear on the 500th episode of The Simpsons. "There is any amount of mischief... Copyright 2008 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:38:54 -0800 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:48:06 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Ari Spool But the 500th episode of the Simpsons would be in like two years. . .The season finale this year was the 400th, I think. I don't like finding out about things two years in advance, unless it's the apocalypse.

]]> Ari Spool http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765391 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765391 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:16:29 -0800 Comment by G$ what scandal?

]]> G$ http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765392 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765392 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:16:40 -0800 Comment by Chris B And, again, I'm left scratching my head waiting for her to be funny.

]]> Chris B http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765402 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765402 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:22:59 -0800 Comment by Sally Struthers Lawnchair Man, The Strangers With Candy movie was horrible. Like italicized horrible.

]]> Sally Struthers Lawnchair http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765407 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765407 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:28:39 -0800 Comment by David Schmader I agree--the SWC movie was a bomb. A sad bomb.

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765410 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765410 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:32:14 -0800 Comment by JC Anyone have a working link to the Florrie Fisher video "The Trip Back" which was the inspiration for SWC?

A reference link (there's a slightly NSFW image on the top of the page):

http://fourfour.typepad.com/fourfour/2006/06/for_the_love_of.html

All the video links are dead and I must see this video.

]]> JC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765420 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765420 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:38:19 -0800 Comment by come again Dina Martina is funnier, better looking and wears her lipstick with far more panache.... therefor, I won't pay the least bit of attention to Amy Sedaris.The little I've seen of her, I found her extremely unfunny.

]]> come again http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765472 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765472 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:18:47 -0800 Comment by Jerri That's hilarious, Orlando.

]]> Jerri http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765477 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765477 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:20:48 -0800 Comment by jackie treehorn SWC Movie was memorably bad, but the show was memorably good; good enough to own, even.

"First of all the retarded don't own the night. Nobody does. "

Genius.

]]> jackie treehorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765521 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765521 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:46:44 -0800 Comment by miss spoilsport alas, i believe this "press release" is a joke. and i mean, one not produced by amy herself.

]]> miss spoilsport http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765522 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765522 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:49:15 -0800 Comment by diggum Ugh. Dina Martina? Really? Hasn't that schtick gotten old to EVERYONE? I really wish her "15 minutes of fame" had really only lasted 15 minutes.

]]> diggum http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765551 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765551 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:26:26 -0800 Comment by fun shaped #9 -- THEN THEY COME AT YOU ALL FISTS AND ELBOWS


"Who Wants Cake" is probably my favorite episode.


When Stephen Colbert tells her the retarded like shiny things then taps on her braces with his ruler, hahah.

]]> fun shaped http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765562 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765562 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:37:32 -0800 Comment by ellarosa g$ @2, the david sedaris scandal is about him blending fiction into his non-fiction. hence, he is being accused of "lying" ho hum.

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765870 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765870 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:05:49 -0800 Comment by ellarosa g$ @2, david was accused of "lying" because he blended fiction into his nonfiction. ho hum

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765877 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765877 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:46:56 -0800 Comment by ellarosa i don't know how that happened. sorry.

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765878 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil#c765878 Media Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:48:06 -0800