SIX DEGREES: David Javerbaum booksigning at Powell’s on 11/8

If you’re in or around Portland, Oregon, you’re not going to want to miss the book signing event featuring David Javerbaum and his new book “What to Expect When You’re Expected: A Fetus’s Guide to the First Three Trimesters“. The event will be held at the Powell’s City of Books at Burnside this Sunday, November 8th at 3p.

The Oregonian posted an interview publicizing the event that dropped some very interesting bits about Javerbaum’s career, and some interesting news snippets as well:

‘Daily Show’ scribe takes on books, Colbert and baby talk
By Jeff Baker, The Oregonian
November 04, 2009, 11:25AM

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“The great thing about Stephen is he can do anything,” Javerbaum said from his office in New York. “He can sing, he can do anything the material requires, and that’s a wonderful thing for a writer. If you want him to juggle on roller skates, he can probably do it.”

Javerbaum doesn’t write much for Colbert, but he still keeps busy on “The Daily Show.” As its former executive producer and head writer, he used to be at the center of the action but joked that his title is now “the emeritus” and his role is “to grumble about how everything used to be better.”

“When actually it’s better than it’s ever been, and it’s a joy and a privilege to work here,” he added, sincerely and a little too quickly, in case Stewart was walking by. What he really does now is write for the show — he was working on a piece on the Obama administration’s fight with Fox News — and write books. His big future project is a sequel to “America (the Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction,” the fabulously successful textbook parody he wrote with Stewart and Ben Karlin. It’s taking up most of his time, but not so much that he can’t promote his big current project, “What to Expect When You’re Expected.”

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Ooh, a sequel to “America (The Book)”? Sign me up!

• Six Degrees: Daily Show Edition
• Episode 5132 (10/13/2009)
• Six Degrees: Interview with “Colbert Christmas” lyricist David Javerbaum
• Six Degrees: Too. many. people.