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TheRichest.com’s 15 Hottest Comedians

Posted on July 8, 2017 by nwilson

There is a perception in stand-up that beautiful women get more breaks because of their looks – breaks they don’t necessarily deserve. In his articl...

Humor Theories/Stand-Up Comedy/Theories About Spaces

Carnival II: Real Action

Posted on July 1, 2017 by nwilson

In a previous post, I discussed a common, simple model of carnivalesque that was based off the idea of a Roman Catholic celebration of Carnival prior to Lent wr...

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Persona

Posted on June 22, 2017 by nwilson

I’ve already written a bit on the documentary, Dying Laughing, but there’s a lot more to say there [plus, I transcribed quite a bit of stuff, so I&#...

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Iliza Shlesinger and Jokes About Vaginas

Posted on June 19, 2017 by nwilson

Controversy I’m a fan of Iliza Shlesinger; seen her live, watched all her specials. So when, on Monday (6/12/2017), Deadline’s Matt Grobar posted an...

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