''Wigfield: The Can Do Town That Just May Not'' is a satirical novel by comedians
Amy Sedaris
Amy Louise Sedaris (; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in both ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–2020) and '' The Book of Boba Fett'' (2022) as Peli Motto. She played Jerri Blank in the ...
,
Paul Dinello
Paul E. Dinello (born November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, and writer, best known for his collaborations with Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris. He portrayed Geoffrey Jellineck on Comedy Central's ''Strangers with Candy'', and later ...
, and
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( ; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program '' The Colbert Report'' from 2005 ...
, three of the four creators of the Comedy Central show ''
Strangers with Candy
''Strangers with Candy'' is an American comedy television series produced by Comedy Central. It first aired on April 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on October 2, 2000. Its timeslot was Sundays at 10:00 p.m. ( ET). A pr ...
''. It was first published on May 7, 2003, by
Hyperion Books.
Introduction
Publication
It has sold over 29,000,000 copies in paperback and hardcover combined
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''Colbert to Get Truthy in Real Book with Fake News''
The Book Standard, March 21, 2006. and has also been published by Highbridge Audio as an unabridged
audiobook
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Spoken audio has been available in sc ...
with voice performances by Sedaris, Dinello, and Colbert.
References
2003 American novels
American satirical novels
Fictional populated places in the United States
Satirical books
Books by Stephen Colbert
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