A conversation with humorist David Sedaris

David Sedaris
"When You Are Engulfed in Flames" is the sixth collection of essays by David Sedaris.
Anne Fishbein

David Sedaris is a writer, radio contributor, playwright, and Grammy Award-nominated American humorist.

He's been described as "the most brilliantly witty New Yorker since Dorothy Parker."

But Sedaris swears he's just a timid guy who's afraid of everyone and everything.

Reporter Nikki Tundel sat down with the best-selling author to discuss writing, humor and his new book "When You Are Engulfed in Flames."

They also talked about life without a cell phone, the absurdities of the Internet, and what not want say to people at a book signing.

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