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87: A Very Special Sedaris Christmas
Act Three

Based On A True Story

A Hollywood TV producer tries to convince a church of evangelical Christians to sell out a member of their own congregation. Matt Malloy reads. He was one of the stars of the acclaimed independent film In the Company of Men.

Also in this act: Dickens vs. Sedaris. Dickens scholar John Jordan compares the Christmas stories of Charles Dickens (who wrote one nearly every year from 1843 through 1867) and David Sedaris. (24 minutes)