Good times and things

This is about 15 minutes of pure splendor: Amy Sedaris' appearance on Tuesday's episode of The Martha Stewart Show. Amy is a very funny woman but her true talent is her ability to openly mock and simultaneously charm a person. My favorite moment occurs when Martha asks Amy about the smoked cheese she's adding to her demonstration cheeseball. You can hear Amy quietly say, "Don't judge me," while Martha is going on about not liking smoked cheese. It's subtle, but so so brilliant.

Also, the way her face falls after Martha tells her, "You're very gullible, Amy," makes me crack up. Jerri Blank will never die as long as Amy Sedaris is making talk-show appearances.

Comments

[YY]

Ha! I was just watching Strangers with Candy this morning! I love Amy Sedaris! I want to visit her house and make crafts with googly-eyes.

[Brandon H]

Hahaha, Martha's jokes came off a little defensive and mean, don't you think? I don't watch the show, so either she's the most uncomfortable person when it comes to banter or didn't care for Sedaris' comments.

Either way, it was enjoyable watching Amy.

[Thisisme]

I laughed so hard hearing "bongwater" said multiple times on Old Lady Prim and Proper's tight assed show.

For some reason, the word bongwater makes me giggle like a fool. It ranks second only to 'Wholahay' and just ahead of 'incontinence'.

<3 you Amy (and Rich).

[Average Jane]

I just caught a glimpse of this on TV at work with no sound on. Amy Sedaris is the perfect guest to take Martha Stewart down a few pegs while Martha remains oblivious.

[Beckylooo]

The most profound question of my life thus far: "Who do I love more, Amy or David?" It keeps me up at nights.

[Scout]

Awesome! Thanks for watching the boring bits to sift out the brilliance so that we don't have to!

Now if only Merrill Markoe would pay Martha Stewart a visit…

[yungrii]

i have the same problem.. i was a lover of david for years and then amy pops out of the mold infested woodwork and steals my heart.

i dont think martha stewart is oblivious to the statements amy sedaris is making , but as a day time talk show i would just assume she is trying to slide over them.

[mariaaaaa]

Saw this on the internets yesterday (can't see it here cuz its youtube). I love how Martha refuses to acknowledge the word, idea or concept of bongwater. "BOGwater?" Come on Martha, you know you enjoyed the occasional spliff in the joint.

I remember maybe 5 or 6 years ago The Rock was on Martha's show and they made cookies. She was practically GIGGLING she was so giddy to be near such a hot hunk of manflesh. Martha likes 'em big and strapping.

Amy Sedaris is divine.

[dizzy blonde]

Thank you Rich for seeing this.
I was on the floor laughing and wondering what all those Martha people were thinking. I love, love, love Amy Sedaris and this is only the 2nd time catching the Martha show. Is she always so arrogant to her guests? Amy was disarmingly brillant. She need to go see "The View".

[Gwen]

How did I miss this? Martha totally piffed (thanks Renee from ANTM cycle 8!) me off with her A-1 & smoked gouda scoffing. Amy totally took her down a couple pegs & looked fabulous doing it. Love her!

[meme]

i too love the sedarises. i think i'm in love with the youngest brother the most though.

Why didn't they make hot fruit?

[shruti]

I actually caught the end of this and wanted to see the whole thing! thank you for posting it. I love the Sedaris's...(Sedarii?) so much.

[Blair]

I agree with MeMe...the youngest brother is the best. His foul mouth makes me laugh hard.

But Amy and David rock my world.

[amanjo]

Thank you so much for bringing the awesome that is Amy Sedaris. If there's anyone I ever want to see dressed up in a '60s Barbie Date Night dress, it's her. FABULOUS!

[Julia]

I love her.
Last time they made the Lady Baltimore cake...only for special occasions.
Julie

[Julia]

I love her.
Last time they made the Lady Baltimore cake...only for special occasions.
Julie

[Lindsay]

Haha I am soooo making "Blue Ball Blue-Cheese Balls" at my next party. Thanks, Amy.

[tommy]

Old Lady Prim?

Martha's cool. Love her and Amy both when they're on Conan's show.

[Henry Evil]

I'm a little dumbfounded that you wrote about Amy Sedaris as I've been obsessed with her appearances on talk shows for the past summer. Although I have to say she's a bit more sedated on Martha than she is on say, Letterman, where she's in her prime.

[RidingOnDMetro]

miss jay on top model last night looked like diana ross in the wiz during panel.

[Trey]

Best part:

Martha: It's easier if you soak these in uh, ice water for just a couple minutes.
Amy: Live alone?

Love her.

[finding the filth]

shes too fabulous. love her!

[Vagabondblogger]

I love Amy. Thanks for posting this. We don't get Martha here in Cairo.

[moss]

.. I don't know.. I think Martha handled herself well.

I saw Martha and Jennifer Garner when I was at the gym.. with the sound off. It seemed VERY catty to me.

I liked... "Are these pe-CANS?" "Pe-cawns, pe-CAWWWWWNS"

[Gayest Neil]

Yay. Amy needs a show again.

[Juno]

Great! I love ALL the Sedaris's. But I have to say, I don't think Martha was oblivious AT ALL. I think she was keeping right up with Amy, getting in the same kinds of little gibes but in her own style.

[shannon]

i don't know what was my favorite from the first video: "How's your book doing?" "Better than yours." or "So I hear you lost Turkey Hill?"
From the second my favorite was: "Ok, I'm not too old to wear this dress but I think you're too old to go trick or treating."
The only thing that would have made it better would be if Amy said to Martha: "I want your spermies!"
Thanks for starting my day of procrastination off right!
:)

[LaSexorcisto]

Daytime television can yield some unexpected gems. I agree, I don't think Martha was oblivious, she was giving it back to Amy but of course Amy's going to win that battle every time. Amy's delivery was pitch-perfect, the right amount of cattiness and the Suzy-Sunshine-Stepfordism that we associate with Martha. Martha just came across as kinda catty. She can't bully this one around like she did Lindsay Lohan!

[katryne]

LOve her! Saw David do a reading of his book once. GOod GOd what i wouldn't give to go to a family celebration of theirs!

(at christmas i am always trying to find them cause i grew up in Raleigh near them...)

[Gregoire]

When this originally aired, I had it saved on my DVR for WEEKS and made everybody who came over watch it. I love that she throws in a 'hello, ladies' to the audience and says she eats her cake with 'a glass of scotch'.

[duane]

Thank you for this Rich, you made my day. I LOVE Amy Sedaris, and I love Martha too!

[Mike V.]

I knew I loved Amy Sedaris when I saw her do a guest spot as a "cat lady" on My Name is Earl on NBC.
She was awesome.

[collegecallgirl]

"NEVER do that with a cucumber."

Man, she is always pitch-perfect.

[Nurse D'Aughntrice Jackson]

Frankly I was shocked that Sedaris was on Martha again. Her first appearance was one of the worst segments ever on the Martha show (topped only in awkwardness by the horrifying Naomi Judd)

In fact, Sedaris was kind of an asshole to Martha during her first appearance, but then she mentioned on Letterman that Martha was sort of torturing her during the commercial breaks, saying all sorts of strange and accusatory things to her. It's surprising that she returned...or was asked back.

Maybe they get on the horn with each other and laugh about it later. Who knows. Either way, it don't matter how great Sedaris is, there is no reason to try and top Martha. It's just not worth it....

[Nurse D'Aughntrice Jackson]

In response to an above comment, Martha and Jennifer Garner really like each other. Garner's dog is named Martha Stewart and she appeared on the old show, too....and they flirted. No Lie...they were absolutely ecstatic to be around each other. They were having a nice time today, too.

Martha said PEEEE-CAWWWHN because southern people will tell you that a PEE-CAN is something you put under the bed and a peee-cawhn is something you eat.

[Washington Cube]

Those Sedaris children are quick, aren't they? If you've ever seen David in action, he's another that can really slide one in there.Must have been something in the bong water growing up.

[Joan]

That was great television. Love AS!

I like MS so much more now that she has a record. She seems kinda cool to me now.

[Lurkey]

Uh...Nursey? She's supposed to be an asshole, that's the point. That's Sedaris's act. The two of them have a looong (pre-jail) history of intentional duelling late-night talk show appearances where Amy expresses her half-pretend jealousy of Martha and makes some ridiculous craft. In fact, Sedaris wrote an entire (bestselling) book on entertaining that can be read as one big long loving jab at Martha. ("I Like You.") And Martha is completely in on the joke, just like she is when she goes on Conan and Letterman. She is a smart businesswoman and she knows that poking fun at her stodgy image in this way is something people love to see, and not only makes her endearing to a wide variety of people, but also makes lots of people run to K-Mart to buy her crap. You can't open a magazine anymore without seeing a picture of Martha posing with 50 Cent or some other seemingly incongruous pairing. Martha's got her shtick too...

[sophia]

saw this on another site but so happy to see some more amy love. the sedaris' are great.

amy looked delicious in her barbie doll dress. and she did a shout out to Dusty!

[akasha]

I love that she looks like a milkmaid who just stumbled in from The Sound of Music, but she sounds like...well, like Amy Sedaris. Awesome.

[Nurse D'Aughntrice Jackson]

Uh....Lurkey? (unlike my name, yours does have a 'Y' at the end of it.)

What part of

"Maybe they get on the horn with each other and laugh about it later" was missed when you read my comment? I am well-versed in the machinations of Martha Stewart...and her appearances in magazines with hip-hop folk are also "pre-jail"--it's been going on long before Sedaris managed to make some money by grabbing from a branch of the Martha tree.

Just because I don't necessarily think Sedaris' asshole persona is that spectacular doesn't mean I need a lesson in Stewart's capitalist strategy.

I found Sedaris insufferable in both of her appearances on Martha, and I am a fan. I can only imagine what the actual, unironic fans of Stewart think about her appearances.

It's so funny that you are that defensive.

[Monica]

I watch Martha all the time and she's much more ironic and sinister than most people realize. She knows exactly what she's doing.

Love her jail jokes best of all. Haven't heard any in awhile, but I'm sure they'll return when we least expect it.

[stephanie]

I piled up a huge library fine with Amy's book. I had it for months and I have got to buy a copy and have a party every weekend to try all the recipes and crafts...Gotta love the hotdog octopus!

The Sedaris' are from Raleigh, NC, which is my hometown. The parents still live near my parents, and we see the Sedaris Airconditioning company vans alot. They own a number of companys there.

[Jen]

I love Amy! I didn't see her as "taking Martha down a few pegs" - it seemed like they were playfully teasing. I love Martha AND I love Amy.

[madeline]

Those two are pros in passive aggression! lol. Martha treated Amy like a daughter-in-law that she couldn't stand.

[Holly Wood]

love love LOVE Amy Sexaris!!!

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[melissa]

did you see this? She's developing a show for HBO with Paul Dinello.

http://blogs.clevescene.com/cnotes/2007/10/amy_sedaris_does_akron_an_inte.php

[Kifar]

wow marthas such a bitch. Normally I lvoe tha tin a woman, but Any is so fucking funny.

[Laura Varlas]

oh man this had me guffawing out loud in my cubitron and disturbing my very catholic coworker. alcoholic nose! a1 bongwater! up the greeks--i luv you amy!