At Home with Amy Sedaris

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At Home with Amy Sedaris
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Created by <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Starring Amy Sedaris
Composer(s) Jon Spurney
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 30 (list of episodes)
Production
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Producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Jodi Lennon
  • Ryan Cunningham
  • Daria Scoccimarro
Cinematography Smokey Nelson (S1), Robert Barocci (S2)
Editor(s) Christein Aromando
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • PFFR (season 1)
  • A24 (season 2–3)
  • Buck Tooth Productions
Release
Original network truTV
Original release October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24) –
July 29, 2020 (2020-07-29)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

At Home with Amy Sedaris is an American surreal comedy television series that premiered on October 24, 2017, on truTV. Hosted by Amy Sedaris playing various characters, the show focuses on the comedian's love of entertaining, crafts, and cooking. The series was met with critical acclaim upon its premiere, garnering a nomination for Outstanding Variety Sketch Program at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards. The second season premiered on February 19, 2019, and the third season premiered on May 20, 2020. On January 19, 2021, the series was canceled after three seasons.[1]

Premise

At Home with Amy Sedaris follows Sedaris as she demonstrates "her diverse but necessary homemaking skills."[2]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Amy Sedaris as herself, Patty Hogg, Ronnie Vino, Hobo, and Nutmeg

Recurring

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Guest

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Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 10 October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24) December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19)
2 10 February 19, 2019 (2019-02-19) April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30)
3 10 May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20) July 29, 2020 (2020-07-29)

Season 1 (2017)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 1 "TGIF" Drake von Sedgewynn Amy Sedaris, Drake von Sedgewynn, Cindy Caponera, Jodi Lennon, Frank Lesser, & Meredith Scardino October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24) 0.173[3]
2 2 "Cooking for One" Drake von Sedgewynn Amy Sedaris, Drake von Sedgewynn, Cindy Caponera, Jodi Lennon, Frank Lesser, & Meredith Scardino October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24) n/a
3 3 "Gift Giving" Bill Benz Amy Sedaris, Drake von Sedgewynn, Cindy Caponera, Jodi Lennon, Frank Lesser, & Meredith Scardino October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31) 0.193[4]
4 4 "Entertaining for Peanuts" Paul Briganti Amy Sedaris, Drake von Sedgewynn, Cindy Caponera, Jodi Lennon, Frank Lesser, & Meredith Scardino November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07) 0.180[5]
5 5 "Grieving" Bill Benz Amy Sedaris, Drake von Sedgewynn, Cindy Caponera, Jodi Lennon, & Meredith Scardino November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14) 0.263[6]
6 6 "Nature" Peter Lauer Amy Sedaris, Drake von Sedgewynn, Cindy Caponera, Jodi Lennon, & Meredith Scardino November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21) 0.165[7]
7 7 "Holidays" Bill Benz Amy Sedaris, Drake von Sedgewynn, Cindy Caponera, Jodi Lennon, Frank Lesser, & Meredith Scardino November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28) 0.177[8]
8 8 "Out of This World" Peter Lauer Amy Sedaris, Drake von Sedgewynn, Cindy Caponera, Jodi Lennon, Frank Lesser, & Meredith Scardino December 5, 2017 (2017-12-05) 0.199[9]
9 9 "Making Love" Paul Briganti Amy Sedaris, Drake von Sedgewynn, Cindy Caponera, Jodi Lennon, & Meredith Scardino December 12, 2017 (2017-12-12) 0.242[10]
10 10 "Murdercide" Drake von Sedgewynn Amy Sedaris, Drake von Sedgewynn, Cindy Caponera, Jodi Lennon, & Meredith Scardino December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19) 0.193[11]

Season 2 (2019)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date [12] Viewers
(millions)
11 1 "Teenagers" Bill Benz Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Cole Escola, & Allison Silverman February 19, 2019 (2019-02-19) 0.157[13]
12 2 "Creativity" Bill Benz Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Cole Escola, & Allison Silverman February 26, 2019 (2019-02-26) 0.186[14]
13 3 "All About Amy" Bill Benz Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Cole Escola, & Allison Silverman March 5, 2019 (2019-03-05) 0.153[15]
14 4 "Makeover" Bill Benz Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Cole Escola, & Allison Silverman March 12, 2019 (2019-03-12) 0.102[16]
15 5 "Anniversary" Bill Benz Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Cole Escola, & Allison Silverman March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26) 0.160[17]
16 6 "Halloween" Paul Dinello Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Cole Escola, & Allison Silverman April 2, 2019 (2019-04-02) 0.103[18]
17 7 "Hospital-Tality" Bill Benz Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Cole Escola, & Allison Silverman April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09) 0.129[19]
18 8 "Thanksgiving" Bill Benz Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Cole Escola, & Allison Silverman April 16, 2019 (2019-04-16) 0.131[20]
19 9 "Confectionaries" Bill Benz Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Cole Escola, & Allison Silverman April 23, 2019 (2019-04-23) 0.142[21]
20 10 "Game Night" Paul Dinello Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Cole Escola, & Allison Silverman April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30) 0.128[22]

Season 3 (2020)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Viewers
(millions)
21 1 "Babies" Ryan McFaul Amy Sedaris, Edward Keaton, Cole Escola, Jeremy Beiler, Peter Grosz May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20) 0.140[23]
22 2 "Valentine's Day" Ryan McFaul Amy Sedaris, Edward Keaton, Cole Escola, Jeremy Beiler, Peter Grosz May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) 0.158[24]
23 3 "Outdoor Entertaining" Ryan McFaul Amy Sedaris, Edward Keaton, Cole Escola, Jeremy Beiler, Peter Grosz June 3, 2020 (2020-06-03) 0.148[25]
24 4 "Easter" Matt Sohn Amy Sedaris, Edward Keaton, Cole Escola, Jeremy Beiler, Peter Grosz June 10, 2020 (2020-06-10) 0.155[26]
25 5 "Travel" Edward Keaton Amy Sedaris, Edward Keaton, Cole Escola, Jeremy Beiler, Peter Grosz June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17) 0.133[27]
26 6 "First Dates" Anu Valia Amy Sedaris, Edward Keaton, Cole Escola, Jeremy Beiler, Peter Grosz June 24, 2020 (2020-06-24) 0.111[28]
27 7 "Dips and Dunkers" Ryan McFaul Amy Sedaris, Edward Keaton, Cole Escola, Jeremy Beiler, Peter Grosz July 8, 2020 (2020-07-08) 0.160[29]
28 8 "Signature Dishes" Matt Sohn Amy Sedaris, Edward Keaton, Cole Escola, Jeremy Beiler, Peter Grosz July 15, 2020 (2020-07-15) 0.096[30]
29 9 "Inspiration" Bill Benz Amy Sedaris, Edward Keaton, Cole Escola, Jeremy Beiler, Peter Grosz July 22, 2020 (2020-07-22) 0.106[31]
30 10 "New Year's" Bill Benz Amy Sedaris, Edward Keaton, Cole Escola, Jeremy Beiler, Peter Grosz July 29, 2020 (2020-07-29) 0.136[32]

Production

Background

Sedaris grew up in the 1960s and 1970s in Raleigh, North Carolina and learned to cook at a young age. She frequently watched local hospitality shows like WTVD's At Home with Peggy Mann and WRAL's The Bette Elliott Show. These shows inspired the initial concept of the show. Describing Mann's influence, Sedaris has said, "She would do cooking and crafting, and she would have local people on to talk about their businesses. It was very boring and I was obsessed with Peggy Mann. I liked the idea of pretending you had a show happening in your home."[33] She also researched entertainers like Lawrence Welk and Dinah Shore, as well as vintage educational programs and public access shows, which served as inspiration for the specific tone and off-kilter sensibility of the series.[34]

Sedaris conceived the show 20 years ago and eventually developed it into a satire on various famous homemakers including Martha Stewart.[34]

Development

On January 14, 2017, it was announced during the Television Critics Association's annual winter press tour that TruTV had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. Executive producers were set to include Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Alyson Levy, John Lee, and Vernon Chatman. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of PFFR.[35][36]

On April 18, 2018, it was announced that truTV had renewed the series for a second season consisting of ten episodes with A24 joining the series as an additional production company.[37] On December 11, 2018, it was reported that the second season would premiere on February 19, 2019.[38]

On April 23, 2020, it was announced that the third season would premiere on May 20, 2020.[39][40] On January 19, 2021, TruTV canceled the series after three seasons.[1]

Casting

Alongside the initial series order announcement, it was confirmed that the series would star Amy Sedaris.[35] On December 11, 2018, it was announced that guest stars in the second season would include Rose Byrne, Matthew Broderick, Justin Theroux, Susan Sarandon, Ann Dowd, Gillian Jacobs, Juliette Lewis, Ellie Kemper, Fred Armisen, Michael Shannon, Martha Plimpton, Jessica Walter, Campbell Scott, Billy Crudup, Bridget Everett, Julie Klausner, Paul W. Downs, Janeane Garofalo, Richard Kind, Thomas Lennon, David Krumholtz, Ana Gasteyer, Darrell Hammond, Jackie Hoffman, John Early, James Monroe Iglehart, and Matt Malloy.[38]

Release

Marketing

On July 27, 2017, a clip from the first season was released featuring Jane Krakowski.[41] On September 22, 2018, a trailer for the first season was released.[42] On December 13, 2018, a series of still images from the second season were released.[43] On January 18, 2019, a trailer for the second season was released.[44]

Premiere

On September 22, 2017, the series held its world premiere during the 1st Annual Tribeca TV Festival in New York City. Following a screening, a discussion moderated by Andy Cohen was held with Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello.[45] October 23, 2017, the series held another screening during the 13th Annual New York Television Festival in New York City. Following the screening, a conversation was held with Amy Sedaris.[46]

Reception

Critical response

The series was met with a positive response from critics upon its premiere. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.25 out of 10 based on 15 reviews.[47] The second season holds a 100% approval rating based on 5 reviews.[48] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 82 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[49]

In a positive review, Verne Gay of Newsweek gave the first season three and a half stars out of four and commented, "Sedaris remains, as ever, hilarious, inventive, unbalanced and deeply, joyously, shamelessly twisted. Her new show's not bad either. At Home With Amy Sedaris is each of those [The Frugal Gourmet, Barefoot Contessa, Paula's Home Cooking, and 30 Minute Meals], on acid."[50] Danette Chavez of The A.V. Club praised the series saying, "Sedaris has an earnest desire to share her unique brand of hospitality. What she mixes up here is cozy and kooky, with a side of depravity."[51] James Poniewozik of The New York Times said in positive review that, "each episode is a self-contained distillation of Ms. Sedaris's talents and HGTV-meets-Adult-Swim sensibility. Even in an age of oddball TV experiments, there really is no place like At Home."[52]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2018 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Variety Sketch Series At Home with Amy Sedaris Nominated [53][54]
2019 Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy/Variety Sketch Series Cindy Caponera, Paul Dinello, Jodi Lennon, Meredith Scardino & Amy Sedaris Nominated [55]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Variety Sketch Series At Home with Amy Sedaris Nominated [56]
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series Jason Singleton, Naomi Munro & Kim Fischer (for "Teenagers") Nominated
2020 Primetime Emmy Awards Jason Singleton, Katy Porter & Naomi Munro (for "Outdoor Entertaining" and "Travel") Nominated [57]
2021 Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy/Variety Sketch Series Jeremy Beiler, Cole Escola, Peter Grosz & Amy Sedaris Won [58]

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