I used to listen, in the car, to NPR and they had a regular series called “This American Life” (a product of WBEZ Chicago). One of the segments featured a very-satiric Christmas story by actor Matt Malloy, titled “Based on a True Story”. If you have 20 minutes over the Christmas holidays to spare you might want to give it a listen.
A brief description follows:
The link will bring you directly to Act 3 of the program for that day (12/19/1997) “A Very Special Sedaris Christmas” (59:07) and position you at timemark (33:30) Act 3. Matt Malloy’s story begins at timemark (38:30) and run to the end of the program (20 minutes).
Act Three: “Based On A True Story” Matt Malloy
A Hollywood TV producer tries to convince a church of evangelical Christians to sell out a member of their own congregation. Matt Malloy reads. He was one of the stars of the acclaimed independent film In the Company of Men.