Fans of David Sedaris and Sarah Silverman should immediately check out I Know I Am, But What Are You by The Daily Show's Samantha Bee. Like Sedaris, Bee writes essays about assorted mortifying experiences in her life, including the time someone thought she and her mother were a lesbian couple, her glory days in a terrible Sailor Moon stage production, and how she thought her legs were long and gazelle-like for many years, only to learn that they are not. Her narration is deadpan and perfect, and you will wish the audiobook could go on much longer than it does. Hopefully, she will continue to experience many weird and wonderfully strange moments so that she can provide a sequel.
If you aren't convinced, here's an interview to give you a sample of her humour:
"[My family] seem to really like it, they seem to be embracing it wholeheartedly, though they did not read the book before it came out. In fact, I’m so merciless, I’ve actually made them buy it. Isn’t that awful? I have free copies, too! I have all these free copies. But it’s actually kind of hard to send a book across the border, because the border guards think its pornography, so they tear it all apart." [Click to read more].

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