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Articles tagged "comedians" Books ReviewThe Modern Wit by Shelley Kleinby Michael Antman[20.Nov.08] :. Combining blurts from celebrities with well-crafted words from comedians just because they make us laugh is rather like comparing rollercoasters with root canals because they both make us scream.  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... Kathy 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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