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"John Oliver was the correspondent for the night, reporting on British backlash in Syria. We saw him perform just a week ago at a little bar in the East Village and were blown away by his stage presence."

CC Insider contributor Patrick from aLive from New York had his dreams come true this weekend when he met Steve Guttenberg at a performance of "Gutenberg! The Musical". Read all about how Patrick got his copy of "Short Circuit" signed on his blog.

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(aLive from New York is a comedy blogger and party enthusiast. Last night, he went to Amy Sedaris' book signing and reading. This is his report.)

Amy Sedaris was at Barnes and Noble last night to promote her new book, “I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence.”  A crowd of 400 people packed the 4th floor of the Union Square store to watch Amy demonstrate a few crafts from her book and one special craft (Google: Land O’Lakes + Indian) that corporate red tape kept out of the book.  She even hawked lighters and gold and silver wands, insisting that all proceeds go to charity. 

The young crowd hung on every facial expression the famous North Carolinian made.  When one person asked about “Strangers with Candy,” all it took was Amy sticking out her two front teeth for a millisecond for her loyal fans to erupt with laughter.  A little Jerri Blank also slipped out when Amy bent over her arts and crafts table, giving the audience a glimpse of cleavage, and said seductively, “Sex sells.”

(More, including that hot Sedaris cleavage, after the jump...)

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(aLive from New York is a comedy blogger and party enthusiast. Last week, he snuck in to the Freak Show premiere party. This is his report.)

...I headed over to the Cake Shop, where my friend Erik was playing. He told me there was a private party next door at Pianos, hosted by David Cross. When I saw Jon Benjamin, Jon Glaser, and Janeane Garofalo standing outside, I realized what was going on...

Freak Show premiere party! I introduced myself to Jon Benjamin, who has been one of my comedy idols since Dr. Katz, and congratulated him on the show. He asked if I was coming in to watch it live (it was 10:10 at this point) and I told him my friend was trying to get us in but wasn't sure if he'd be able to. "Don't worry about it," he said. "I'll put you on the list. What's your name?"

And suddenly I gained entry to another exclusive party where I didn't belong. But I didn't care if I belonged or not. I wanted to see the show. Oh, and did I mention there was an open bar?