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Joe Louis: America’s Hero… Betrayed

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Feb.08] :. While the film reports events of Joe Louis' life, it doesn't shape them or trace specific themes. What does emerge in this bleak outline, however, is the sense that Louis was "betrayed" by a "nation."

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Bill Cosby reflects on humor, families and his new book

by Robert Philpot [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[28.Sep.07] :. When the phone rings, you don’t expect the voice at the other end to say, “Hi, it’s Bill Cosby.” Sure, an interview with the comedian had been in the works. But it...

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The Best of the Electric Company

by Dan MacIntosh

[15.Feb.06] :. This Electric Company retrospective displays the lasting power of entertaining education.

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Comedian (2002)

by Stephen Kelly

[25.Aug.03] :. Comedian presents stand-up comics as working stiffs.

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The Dick Cavett Show: Comic Legends

by Michael Buening (Rating: 8; Extras: 9)

While he never developed a singular performing presence, Cavett is a skilled comic technician whose sense of timing and punchline set-ups pays off in playing straight man to his guests.

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