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Articles tagged "comedians" Books ReviewComedy at the Edge by Richard Zoglinby Jenny Carlson[7.Mar.08] :. Zoglin frames stand-up comedians who achieved artistic maturity during the ‘70s as the “forgotten heroes” of the cultural revolution that rocked the country from Vietnam until the Reagan era.  Books ReviewDiaries 1969-1979: The Python Years by Michael Palinby Michael Merschel [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][14.Dec.07] :. No laughing matter: Comics' memoirs reveal seriously hard work, conflict behind success. NewsGeorge Carlin says he’s not angry - just disillusionedby Sarah Linn [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][1.Oct.07] :. For entertainer George Carlin, comedy is a secret weapon. “Laughter is a completely Zen moment. When a person laughs, they’re completely defenseless,” he explains in his familiar... NewsItalian lawmakers aren’t laughing at comic’s petition driveby Christine Spolar [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][19.Sep.07] :. ROME—Beppe Grillo usually leaves `em laughing. But the mop-haired comedian’s latest ribald attack on the political elite in Italy—a Web-based, hip-hop campaign demanding an end to...  NewsRichard Lewis is anything but unhappyby Len Righi [The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT)][8.Jun.07] :. Here’s how far Richard Lewis will go for a laugh, especially when his good buddy, “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator Larry David, is involved: In...  NewsKathy Griffin’s ‘Life on the D-List’ begins new seasonby Luaine Lee [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)][5.Jun.07] :. PASADENA, Calif.—You’d think that someone with a reality show wouldn’t have much to hide. Not so with standup comic Kathy Griffin. Griffin stars in her own show on Bravo, “My... |
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