![]() It’s a homemaker’s talk show elaborated as a Dadaist carnival. To call the show “quirky” would be lazy, especially when the word “demented” is sitting right there. Marinetti’s “The Futurist Cookbook” and Kingsley Amis’s top-drawer advice on bottom-shelf liquor. It shares its lineage not only with “The Frugal Gourmet” and “The Martha Stewart Show” but also with F. It’s a heartfelt, crackpot homage, with an independent creative vision. ![]() ![]() Although the show often exaggerates the Wonder Bread textures of heirloom cooking shows and lampoons the weird frequencies of daytime local TV, there is not too much ironic distance on offer. The cult celebrity of its charming host rests on the satirical platform of Comedy Central’s “Strangers with Candy,” but “At Home,” created by Sedaris and Paul Dinello, is not exactly a spoof. “At Home with Amy Sedaris” (truTV) might be best described as a deviled egg spiritually possessed by an imp of the perverse. ![]()
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