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Michael Ian Black on His Persona and Goals

Posted on August 27, 2017 by nwilson

I was a fan of Kids In The Hall, way back in the day, and have followed all the members’ careers with interest, so I was happy to read Michael Ian Black t...

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George Lopez on Being a Truthsayer

Posted on August 26, 2017 by nwilson

George Lopez gave an interview to NPR’s Stacey Vanek Smith for All Things Considered (8/5/2017). in which he talks about the limits on his comedy.  The ex...

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Amber North is Woke and Doing Comedy

Posted on August 25, 2017 by nwilson

In an interview for Access Atlanta, Najja Parker asks Amber North some questions about her monthly show, “Wake Up!” (8/3/2017). The material “...

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Jack Lewis on Political Comics

Posted on August 24, 2017 by nwilson

Jack Lewis wrote an article for The Diamondback about Hari Kondabolu (8/2/2017) that deserves some pixels here. Political Comedians Lewis makes a distinction be...

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D.J. Mausner on Promoting More Female Comics

Posted on August 23, 2017 by nwilson

In an interview for The Globe and Mail (8/1/2017), D.J. Mausner tells Giuseppe Valiante about how to helps out female comics. Role models She says that women do...

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Sam Adams on Political Comedy and Making People Laugh

Posted on August 22, 2017 by nwilson

In an interview for the Littleton Independent (7/31/2017), Tom Skelley ask Sam Adams a couple of questions of relevance here: one on political comedy, and one o...

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Jack Bernhardt on the Benefits of Stand-Up and Jokes Versus Threats

Posted on August 21, 2017 by nwilson

In The Guardian, comedy writer Jack Bernhardt writes a nice little column on “Why everyone should try standup comedy once” (7/31/2017). He says, I a...

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Aditi Mittal on Her Goals

Posted on August 20, 2017 by nwilson

Aushree Majumdar interviewed Aditi Mittal for The Indian express.com (7/30/2017), and along the way expressed some things that we should talk about here. Double...

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Sara Schaefer on Stand-up in the Age of Trump

Posted on August 19, 2017 by nwilson

Sara Schaefer wrote a poignant article for The Herald (7/29/2017) about telling Trump jokes in the current era. Burnt out vs. ready for more She notes that some...

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Ann Nguyen on Punching Down

Posted on August 18, 2017 by nwilson

Blame Ann Nguyen of Elle.com (7/24/2017) for introducing me to Caty Borum Chattoo’s The Laughter Effect. In her article, she says a few things about this ...

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