The Best Hostess Gift? A Pound Of Butter Says Amy Sedaris
Amy Sedaris
The actress and comedian Amy Sedaris has become famous for  her  roles in shows like Strangers With Candy and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. At the same time   she  has always harbored a not-so-secret love of home crafting projects.
 She 's written books about it â Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People  and I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence â and now   she  has a program on Tru TV  At Home With  Amy Sedaris   inspired by the shows  she  loved as a kid.
On  her  inspirations
The actress and comedian  Amy Sedaris  has become famous for her roles in shows like "Strangers With Candy"...
SHAPIRO: At the same time   Amy Sedaris  has always harbored a not-so-secret love of home crafting projects.  She  has written books about it. There is "Simple Times: Crafts For Poor People" and "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence." And now  she  has a new program on truTV called "At Home With  Amy Sedaris ."
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW  "AT HOME WITH  AMY SEDARIS ")
SHAPIRO:  Amy Sedaris   welcome to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
 SEDARIS : Thank you for having me.
 SEDARIS : Well  I grew up with these two local hospitality shows  "At Home With Peggy Mann" and the "Betty Elliott Show." And that's what triggered the whole thing. I remember pointing to the TV when I was 10  saying  I'm going to do that show when I grow up. And then I was inspired by Lawrence Welk and "Galloping Gourmet" and "Frugal Gourmet" and Julia Child and "Two Fat Ladies" - I mean  all those shows.
SHAPIRO: OK. So  Amy Sedaris  if you're invited to a party for the holiday season  can you suggest a host or hostess gift that somebody could bring that's different from the typical bottle of wine or bouquet of flowers?
SHAPIRO: Amy Sedaris  congratulations on your new show.
SHAPIRO: The new program on truTV is called "At Home With Amy Sedaris " and it starts tonight.
[TGT]  has become famous for   [TGT]   roles in shows like Strangers With Candy and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. At the same time   she  has always harbored a not-so-secret love of home crafting projects.
 She 's written books about it â Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People  and I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence â and now   she  has a program on Tru TV  At Home With   [TGT] inspired by the shows  she  loved as a kid.
On  her  inspirations
The actress and comedian   [TGT] has become famous for  [TGT]  roles in shows like "Strangers With Candy"...
SHAPIRO: At the same time    [TGT] has always harbored a not-so-secret love of home crafting projects.   [TGT]   has written books about it. There is "Simple Times: Crafts For Poor People" and "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence." And now   [TGT]   has a new program on truTV called "At Home With  Amy Sedaris ."
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW  "AT HOME WITH  AMY SEDARIS ")
SHAPIRO:   [TGT]    welcome to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
  [TGT]  : Thank you for having me.
  [TGT]  : Well  I grew up with these two local hospitality shows  "At Home With Peggy Mann" and the "Betty Elliott Show." And that's what triggered the whole thing. I remember pointing to the TV when I was 10  saying  I'm going to do that show when I grow up. And then I was inspired by Lawrence Welk and "Galloping Gourmet" and "Frugal Gourmet" and Julia Child and "Two Fat Ladies" - I mean  all those shows.
SHAPIRO: OK. So   [TGT]   if you're invited to a party for the holiday season  can you suggest a host or hostess gift that somebody could bring that's different from the typical bottle of wine or bouquet of flowers?
SHAPIRO:  [TGT] congratulations on your new show.
SHAPIRO: The new program on truTV is called "At Home With  [TGT]  " and it starts tonight.