And, needless to say, as Sedaris’ confidant, you should know that Hugh is his partner, and Amy and Lisa his sisters. The recurring characters of his essays - Hugh, Amy, Lisa - are mononymous like Sedaris, they need no introduction because, through the intimacy of Sedaris’ storytelling, you are rendered his confidant. Then, always choosing not to like the photo, he’d scroll to the next image.Īll that to say: This was Sedaris’ key demographic - white, affluent, middle-aged, vaccinated - and, during the reading, they seemed to be enjoying themselves immensely. For each picture, he’d zoom in, examining the bowties, the dresses. His feed was populated entirely by gray-haired heterosexual couples posing in formal attire - senior prom photos, one might call them. In the row in front of me, a man of a certain age was scrolling through Instagram. To my right, a pair of friends was discussing their love of horseback riding to my left, a couple recounted their great pandemic travels. In any case, the holdup allowed me ample time to eavesdrop on neighboring audience members. Perhaps the delay was to accommodate the stragglers fishing through their handbags for vaccine cards perhaps it was simply to ratchet up the suspense. Of course, this all happened a fashionable 15 minutes after the show’s slated start time. Instead, to kick off BroadwaySF’s “An Evening with David Sedaris,” he walked onstage in an outfit that was half–sport coat, half–French maid dress (with some motel curtains layered in to boot) and said, “I know you’re thinking, ‘Oh my God, he looks … amazing.’” The packed crowd roared in laughter. If, on a drizzly Monday night, you’ve made the trek to San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House and proffered your $100 ticket to hear him read from a book you’ve probably already read, he’s assuming you know who he is. David Sedaris apparently doesn’t feel the need to introduce himself.

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