David Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He gained widespread recognition in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "Santaland Diaries", which introduced his distinctive comedic voice to a national audience. Sedaris published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. His breakthrough came with his second book, Naked, published in 1997, which became the first of several New York Times bestsellers. His 2000 collection Me Talk Pretty One Day won the Thurber Prize for American Humor, cementing his reputation as a significant voice in contemporary American humor writing.