Thurs. Nov. 9

Several years ago, I had the good fortune to have lunch with David Sedaris. I found him as witty and charming as audiences did on tv and radio, or in his books and New Yorker pieces. I have yet to have the good fortune to dine with his younger sister, actor-author-racounteur Amy Sedaris, but one can have dreams. Actually, I have a dream where she invites me over and cooks. This dream was generated by her new book, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence," where her skewed take on life takes shape in book form. But I've been a fan ever since I spotted her on the late night chat shows talking about her imaginary boyfriend and her fanciful life, pulling off the I'm-not-on-drugs-but-it-seems-like-it act really well. She's also a great flirt, which is probably one reason David Letterman likes her so much.
Another thing: She doesn't need to have a product to flog to be on TV or be funny. She can just, you know, be that way. And I expect that's what will happen Thurs. Nov. 16 at the Brattle Theatre at 9:30 p.m. Here's the deal. It's a free event and the "tickets" are all sold. But we understand "a limited number" will be available before her gig. And we guess there'll be lots of people milling about Brattle Street prior to. She'll follow the opening of Magner's Irish Film Festival, a screening of "Black Irish" at 7. Tickets for the film: $10.

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