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 — Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People , and I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence — and now, she has a program on Tru TV, At Home With Amy Sedaris , inspired by the shows she loved as a kid. Interview Highlights On her inspirations I grew up with these two local hospitality shows, At Home with Peggy Mann , and the Bette Elliott show. And that's what triggered the whole thing. I remember pointing to the TV when I was ten, saying, "I'm going to do that show when I grow up." And then I was inspired by Red Skelton and Ernie Kovacs and Lawrence Welk, and Galloping Gourmet and Frugal Gourmet and Julia Child, and Two Fat Ladies, I mean, all those shows. But that's the thing — like, Martha Stewart, who's really talented, and she had
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