Comedians as Activists, Challenging Prejudice
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Four Arab-American comics create a niche and a few laughs with Comedy Centralâs Axis of Evil Comedy Tour.
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In a revelation that should give late-night comedians two or three days&#39; worth of snark fodder, the headlines this morning startled us with the news that the world&#39;s
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An Arab-American comedy troupe tries to get the Middle East laughing over some of the things it often fights about
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A Bollywood comedy about a gangster's tryst with Indian freedom movement leader Mahatma Gandhi is proving a hit across the country, inspiring people to emulate his pacifist ideals, often with humorous results.
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A theme party which appeared to mock African Americans is being investigated by a US university.
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Comedienne Shabana Rehman's Pakistani roots and Norwegian lifestyle make a provocative comic brew
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Perry Moore has the fervor of an activist when discussing the dearth â and occasional shoddy treatment â of gay superheroes in mainstream comic books.
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By LYNN ELBER LOS ANGELES - A barrage of racial epithets unleashed by former &quot;Seinfeld&quot; star Michael Richards during a stand-up comedy routine drew condemnation from Richards' industry colleagues.
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Revolutionary or unreadable? The long, strange afterlife of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest
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âVince Vaughnâs Wild West Comedy Showâ imagines itself a contemporary equivalent of rootinâ- tootinâ traveling entertainments like Buffalo Billâs Wild West Show. Thatâs a tall comparison to draw.
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Whatâs fun for two colleagues can be offensive to others. And jobs may be at stake.
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Deloss Brownâs new comedy comes out of the Restoration stage world of rakes and cuckolds and sexual misalliances.
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Some are born to rule, others to ridicule is a worthy reminder to U.S presidential hopefuls struck by an endless arsenal of satirical barbs on the Web.
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Cartoon characters adored by kids seized the spotlight in the latest flare-up of America's culture wars, but the debate itself poses serious questions for adults involving the depiction of gays and lesbians in materials for teaching children about diversity and tolerance.
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'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry' has it both ways: It's a pro-gay comedy that makes jokes about gays.
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Comedy mirrors culture, but observers say that many men and women find attractive, aggressively funny women threatening.
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In following a famously acerbic actorâs travels with a group of stand-up comics, âVince Vaughnâs Wild West Comedy Showâ reveals his earnest side.