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Playwright, NPR commentator, housecleaner and former elf to Santa, DAVID SEDARIS

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Published August 30, 1994 at 12:00 AM EDT

2: Playwright, NPR commentator, housecleaner and former elf to Santa, DAVID SEDARIS. He launched his radio commentator career with his "SantaLand Diaries," broadcast during NPR's "Morning Edition" in 1992. His humor has been described as a "caustic mix of J. D. Salinger and John Waters." Along with his sister, Amy Sedaris, he wrote the play "Stitches," which was described as a "macabre and hilarious social satire." Now he's making his literary debut, with a new collection of stories and essays, "Barrel Fever." (Little, Brown and Company) (Rebroadcast. Originally aired 6