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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shock Media.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello, I'm Johnny Mack with your daily comedy news and

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<v Speaker 2>daily briefing on stand up comedy, comedians and the comedy industry.

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<v Speaker 2>A sentence the Algorithm loves. Hope you enjoyed the George

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<v Speaker 2>Lopez grill yesterday, because we're back to politics. Very serious

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<v Speaker 2>topic here for real. Stephen Colbert says CBS blocked him

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<v Speaker 2>from having on a rising democrat on The Late Show.

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<v Speaker 2>Colbert said he was told, quote in no uncertain terms,

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<v Speaker 2>that he could have Representative James Tallerco on The Late Show.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's a lengthy clip. I will let Stephen Colbert explain.

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<v Speaker 1>You know who is not one of my guests tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Texas State Representative James Talerico. He was supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms

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<v Speaker 1>by our network's lawyers, who called us directly, that we

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<v Speaker 1>could not have him on the broadcast. Then then I

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<v Speaker 1>was told in some uncertain terms that not only could

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<v Speaker 1>I not have him on, I could not mention me

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<v Speaker 1>not having him on. And because my network clearly doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>want us to talk about this, let's talk about this.

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<v Speaker 2>You've probably heard.

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<v Speaker 1>So you might have heard of this thing called the

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<v Speaker 1>equal time rule. Okay, it's an old FCC rule that

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<v Speaker 1>applies only to radio and broadcast television, not cable or streaming.

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<v Speaker 1>That says, if a show has a candidate on during

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<v Speaker 1>an election, they have to have all that candidate's opponents

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<v Speaker 1>on as well. It's the FCC's most time honored rule,

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<v Speaker 1>right after no nipples at the Super Bowl. There's long

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<v Speaker 1>been an exception for this rule, an exception for news

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<v Speaker 1>interviews and talk show interviews with politicians. Now that's crucial.

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<v Speaker 1>How else were voters supposed to know back in ninety

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<v Speaker 1>two that Bill Clinton sucked at Saxophone? But on January

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<v Speaker 1>twenty first of this year, a letter was released by

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<v Speaker 1>FCC chairman and smug bowling pin Brendan Carr. In this letter,

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<v Speaker 1>Car said he was thinking about dropping the exception for

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<v Speaker 1>talk shows because he said some of them were motivated

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<v Speaker 1>by partisan purposes. Well, sir, you're chairman of the FCC,

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<v Speaker 1>so FCCU.

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<v Speaker 2>Because I think.

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<v Speaker 1>Simple, because I think you are motivated by partisan purposes yourself. Sir,

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<v Speaker 1>I smelt it because he had delt it. You are

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<v Speaker 1>Dutch ovening America's airwaves. Let's just call this what it

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<v Speaker 1>is Donald Trump's administration wants to silence anyone who says

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<v Speaker 1>anything bad about Trump on TV because all Trump does

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<v Speaker 1>is watch TV. Okay, He's like a toddler with too

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<v Speaker 1>much screen time that's cranky and then drops a load

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<v Speaker 1>in his diaper.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, so like super interesting there now. In this next section,

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<v Speaker 2>Colbert talks about his alliance with Jimmy Kimmel and how

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<v Speaker 2>he put the interview on his YouTube page. I have

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<v Speaker 2>edited this for pacing.

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<v Speaker 1>It's no surprise that two of the people most affected

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<v Speaker 1>by this threat or me and my friend Jimmy Kimmel.

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<v Speaker 1>When this letter dropped. We both talked about the letter

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<v Speaker 1>on air, and then later car defended it like this,

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<v Speaker 1>if Kimmel.

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<v Speaker 2>Or Colbert want to continue to do their programming and

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<v Speaker 2>they don't want to have to comply with this requirement,

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<v Speaker 2>then they can go to a cable channel or podcast

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<v Speaker 2>or streaming service and that's fine.

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<v Speaker 1>Great idea man whose job is to regulate broadcast TV

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<v Speaker 1>suggest everyone just leave broadcast TV. It's like when Arby's

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<v Speaker 1>changed our slogan to Arby's would it kill you to

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<v Speaker 1>eat a salad? Anyway? I decided to take Brendan Carr's advice.

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<v Speaker 1>I am going to interview James Tallerico tonight, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be on the Late Show. It's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be on the Late Shows YouTube page. The network says,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't give you URL or a QR code, but

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<v Speaker 1>I promise you if you go to our YouTube page,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll find it.

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<v Speaker 2>And as the SEC Commissioner has pointed out, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>part of the equal time rules. So at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of this podcast, I will play some of that interview.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll come back to that. Meanwhile, Dave Chappelle did appear

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<v Speaker 2>in Minneapolis. He was at the Grand Casino Arena. Neil

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<v Speaker 2>Justin caught the show for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Neil

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<v Speaker 2>reports near the beginning of the show, Chappelle said, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sorry I couldn't get here sooner, but you didn't need me.

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<v Speaker 2>Chappelle wondered if the people in Springfield, Ohio, near his

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<v Speaker 2>hometown would be able to show the same nerve if

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<v Speaker 2>and when federal agents conduct similar raids in Springfield, Ohio.

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<v Speaker 2>Quoting the account from the newspaper, Chappelle apparently said, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know as much faith in the whites of Springfield

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<v Speaker 2>as I do in the whites of Minneapolis. The recap

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<v Speaker 2>interestingly says Chappelle largely avoided jokes about transgender people, but

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<v Speaker 2>he was far from timid when it came to joking

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<v Speaker 2>about other groups. We're told Chappelle joked, I'm about to

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<v Speaker 2>say the most racist thing I'll say tonight, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>not the only racist thing I'll say. He then launched

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<v Speaker 2>into a bit about Chinese people being sneaky. Neil Justin writes,

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<v Speaker 2>the truth is most of his material was wrapped in affection.

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<v Speaker 2>The one exception was his frequent use of a derogatory

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<v Speaker 2>term for gay people that was dated and unnecessary. But

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<v Speaker 2>for the most part, Chappelle was on good behavior, or

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<v Speaker 2>what passes for good behavior for a comic who thrives

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<v Speaker 2>on pushing buttons. There was hilarious routine on looking at

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<v Speaker 2>Raiders of the Lost Arc with fresh eyes, and another

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<v Speaker 2>on how we tried to get Will Smith and Chris

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<v Speaker 2>Rock to hug it out. On Saturday Night Live, Chappelle

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<v Speaker 2>announced that all proceeds from the show would stay in

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<v Speaker 2>the community. I shared in the Facebook group, which is

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<v Speaker 2>Daily Comedy News podcast group, a video of Dave Chappelle

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<v Speaker 2>visiting the memorial to Alex Pretty Dave play some flowers there.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no audio for me to really share with you here,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's in the Facebook group if you want to

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<v Speaker 2>check that out. Now. While I was in Chappelle mode,

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<v Speaker 2>I found some reviews of his Super Bowl weekend shows. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I had been looking for these and they just weren't

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<v Speaker 2>coming up in search. Chappelle's and Ami tend to throw

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<v Speaker 2>into the search engines every single day, especially like yesterday

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<v Speaker 2>when I didn't have much news, But all of a

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<v Speaker 2>sudden these popped up. When from the SF Gates Dan

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<v Speaker 2>Chinilly went to see Dave. Dan has written about Chappelle

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<v Speaker 2>many times in the past. Dan thinks it seems like

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<v Speaker 2>a recording of the set might be heading to Netflix.

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<v Speaker 2>He wasn't sure. Chappelle walked out wearing a shirt and

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<v Speaker 2>blazon with Colin Kaepernick on the back that got a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of applause. Colin Kaepernick played for the San Francisco

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<v Speaker 2>forty nine ers. Dan writes, if you've seen Dave's perform

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<v Speaker 2>in San Francisco before, odds are you've heard much of

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<v Speaker 2>the set. He returned to transgender jokes a few times

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<v Speaker 2>and added some lines about Somalians to keep things topical,

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<v Speaker 2>but this time most of the humor was aimed at

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<v Speaker 2>Chinese and Jewish people. The other main theme was Dave's

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<v Speaker 2>famous friends, with anecdotes about Will Smith and Chris Rock's

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<v Speaker 2>Oscar slap. Dan found those bits dated. The standout bit

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<v Speaker 2>of the Knight saw Chappelle recounting the plot of readers

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<v Speaker 2>of the Lost Arc. All right, so that seems like

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<v Speaker 2>it's part of the new set. Dan Wright says he

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<v Speaker 2>has at almost every San Francisco show of the last

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<v Speaker 2>three years. Chappelle told a story about running into a

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<v Speaker 2>childhood friend at a Lakers game who directed him to

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<v Speaker 2>his favorite Indian restaurant in the Tenderloine. Of course, the

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<v Speaker 2>Cli the story includes an unhoused person pooping on the sidewalk.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave closed the night on a somber note. He lowered

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<v Speaker 2>his voice and explained that he performs these days because

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<v Speaker 2>being around audiences makes him feel better, and that was

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<v Speaker 2>in power want to keep us from gathering. The SF

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<v Speaker 2>Chronicle said Dave treated his latest Bay Area appearance not

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<v Speaker 2>as escapism but a reminder to stay vigilant. They recap

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<v Speaker 2>that Dave did some free association weaving together celebrity weekend chatter, politics,

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<v Speaker 2>conspiracy culture, and long winding stories that ended a punchline

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<v Speaker 2>you can see coming but still don't quite expect. A

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<v Speaker 2>chunk of the set was about travel. He described leaving

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<v Speaker 2>the country after his last special and wandering through Paris,

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<v Speaker 2>including a long riff about finally seeing the Mona Lisa

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<v Speaker 2>and imagining how he'd react if he spotted her in

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<v Speaker 2>the club. Oh, he's got a really good punch here,

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<v Speaker 2>but I will get in trouble if I say it's

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<v Speaker 2>so read it in the SF Chronicle. But the punchline

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<v Speaker 2>to the Mona Lisa joke is hilarious. The show's rhythm,

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<v Speaker 2>ramling story, sharp left turn, punchline, then a longer meditation

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<v Speaker 2>also carried the themes that have defined his recent work,

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<v Speaker 2>from the speed of online outrage to the way political

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<v Speaker 2>identities harden into tribes, and how fame turns every breaking

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<v Speaker 2>news update into something uncomfortably close. He then talked about

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<v Speaker 2>Minneapolis again. This show was in San Francisco. Dave said,

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<v Speaker 2>zeffed up what they're doing. Ice were snatching up so

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<v Speaker 2>many Mexicans, they got carried away. They run out of Mexicans,

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<v Speaker 2>so they flew to Venezuela and snatched up the president

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<v Speaker 2>brought him back to America so they could try and

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<v Speaker 2>send him back to Venezuela. That's funny. Something is wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>isn't it. Trump is working on something. And then apparently

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<v Speaker 2>that goes into the readers of the Lost Arc Chunk

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<v Speaker 2>spoilers here for that chunk, Chappelle goes through theories of

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<v Speaker 2>what the arc symbolized. Dave said, you know what the

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<v Speaker 2>box represented to me when I saw it on beet

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<v Speaker 2>the other day. The Epstein Files. They just dumped three

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<v Speaker 2>million pages of the e fing most salacious crap. But

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<v Speaker 2>I'm smart, I'm not going to look. Dave continues, The

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<v Speaker 2>Epstein Files got the whole world ft up, don't they.

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<v Speaker 2>Every time I go out to the party, like all

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<v Speaker 2>Super Bowl weekend, I keep seeing celebrities everywhere, and they'd

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<v Speaker 2>be like, hey, Dave, let's get a picture. I'm like, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>But in my mind when I'm taking the picture, I'd

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<v Speaker 2>be like, boy, I hope you don't reap. In another section,

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<v Speaker 2>Dave described a futurist split between quote maggot Country, which

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<v Speaker 2>is what we're going through now, a woke land, this

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<v Speaker 2>one where he used the homophobic slur using one of

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<v Speaker 2>the F words, quoting Dave, I'm going to read it

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<v Speaker 2>flat deliberately. If I have to choose, and I can't

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<v Speaker 2>believe I'm saying this, I'm probably going to fight on

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<v Speaker 2>the F word land side. I'm going to be in

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<v Speaker 2>a foxhole, like, what's your pronoun soldier? I need more ammunition.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's lighten things up a little bit. Todd Barry will

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<v Speaker 2>be in Syracuse tonight. He posted on social media asking

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<v Speaker 2>celeb friendly solo dining in Syracuse. Actress Laura and Holly

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<v Speaker 2>wrote back, No, you should probably leave the state immediately.

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<v Speaker 2>Musician Stephen Page from The Bare Naked Lady said try

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<v Speaker 2>Noble Settler or the Wedge. Some other recommendations included postibilities

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<v Speaker 2>Dinosaur Barbecue, the York lemongrass Eten, Copper Top Tavern, Daniella Steakhouse,

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<v Speaker 2>and many others. Boy, people really got into this. Todd

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<v Speaker 2>Barry liked to feel the suggestions, including a tip for

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<v Speaker 2>the Wegman's Food Court, but one social media user for

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<v Speaker 2>the win. That person wrote, if you're the select question,

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<v Speaker 2>I think you'll be okay no matter where you go.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's see what's happening at Just for Last

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<v Speaker 2>Vancouver tonight. We have our special correspondent, Mike Chisholm from

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<v Speaker 2>the Letterman Podcast. I sent him to two shows last night.

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<v Speaker 2>He got up super early. He texted me at like

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<v Speaker 2>five in the morning. He lives in the Vancouver suburbs.

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<v Speaker 2>He lives in a place called Moose Antler is a

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<v Speaker 2>British Columbia and apparently after commute to Vancouver like ridiculously early.

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<v Speaker 2>So I was sending him to like seven pm shows,

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll hear back from Mike. But if we were

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<v Speaker 2>at Just for Last Vancouver tonight, anyone interested in this one? Mike,

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<v Speaker 2>You're listening at seven o'clock at the Queen Elizabeth Theater

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<v Speaker 2>an evening with David Letterman and special guest Zach Galifnakis. Boy,

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<v Speaker 2>I hope Letterman has something to talk about. What would

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<v Speaker 2>he possibly bring up? So we all know where Mike

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be tonight. I considered going out to

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<v Speaker 2>this thing. It's a Wednesday, Like if this were like

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<v Speaker 2>closer to a weekend and I could have stretched out.

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<v Speaker 2>I probably would have showed up at JFL Vancouver one

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<v Speaker 2>of these years, I'm going to go to it. But

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<v Speaker 2>it was a Wednesday. It was like, eh, so Mike

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<v Speaker 2>an Evening with David Letterman and special guest Zach Galifanakis.

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<v Speaker 2>Some other shows tonight at the Rio. Craig Connant, He's

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<v Speaker 2>got a show at seven, good luck. Catherine Blandford, who

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<v Speaker 2>you don't know yet. She's fantastic. I've seen her. She's

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<v Speaker 2>really good. I sent Mike to that show last night.

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<v Speaker 2>She has a show tonight at seven. But again, Letterman's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna win all ties. Matty Kelly has a show at

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<v Speaker 2>the Fox Cabaret at seven. Dylan Adler, I've seen him.

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<v Speaker 2>He's really good. He's got a nine o'clock show. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess you could run from Letterman over to the

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<v Speaker 2>Review stage and catch Dylan Adler. He's really good. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a very very solid night at Just for Last Vancouver.

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<v Speaker 2>From Radar Online, which tends to be a gossipy sight.

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<v Speaker 2>Amy Schumer in the news again. The headline Amy Schumer's

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<v Speaker 2>divorced strategy exposed, including how she's intent on controlling the

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<v Speaker 2>narrative of split from Chris Fisher. Read article about Amy

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<v Speaker 2>Schumer just always makes you feel good, doesn't it. Radar

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<v Speaker 2>Online writes. When speculation ramped up about the possible divorce,

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<v Speaker 2>Schumer maintained, Chris and I are still married, fingers crossed.

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<v Speaker 2>We make it through. He's the best. A source tells

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<v Speaker 2>Radar Online the divorce was already underway, with money, custody

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<v Speaker 2>and property divided. The source told Radar Amy wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>get everything handled before making the news public. For her

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<v Speaker 2>son's sake and for Chris, She's focused on protecting them both. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>fair enough. She knows she's going to be picked apart

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<v Speaker 2>and wants to give people as little ammunition as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>She's hoping that she and Fisher can be a quote

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<v Speaker 2>consciously uncouple, similar to Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin. The

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<v Speaker 2>source says, then it won't all hurt so much. Ray

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<v Speaker 2>Romano made his Broadway debut in Simon Rich's comedy about Ambition.

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<v Speaker 2>Ray told the Today Show, Relax, I'm not singing. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't ever want to hear this voice sing. Ray said,

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<v Speaker 2>over the years, have been offered a couple of Broadway things,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've never really had the courage to do a

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<v Speaker 2>full play that runs for months. This seemed like the

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<v Speaker 2>perfect little introduction of Broadway. And let's circle back to

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<v Speaker 2>where we began. On the Late Show YouTube page, Stephen

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<v Speaker 2>Colbert spoke with Representative James tell Rico. Let's listen to

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<v Speaker 2>the beginning of that interview. I've trimmed it a little

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<v Speaker 1>Joining me now is a representative in the Texas State House.

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<v Speaker 1>It is currently running for the United States Senate. Please

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to the Late Show YouTube page. Representative James taller Rico.

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<v Speaker 3>I know, thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't usually say this to a guest, but if

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<v Speaker 1>people are watching this right now, it's because they found

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<v Speaker 1>us online on YouTube. I did an act of the

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<v Speaker 1>show that's on tonight, explaining why it's not the first

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<v Speaker 1>time you've caused some trauma. FCC opening probe into the

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<v Speaker 1>view after appearance by taller Rico, do you mean to

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<v Speaker 1>cause Trump?

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<v Speaker 3>I think that Donald Trump is worried that we're about

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<v Speaker 3>to flip Texas and Stephen this. This is the party

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<v Speaker 3>that ran against cancel culture, and now they're trying to

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<v Speaker 3>control what we watch, what we say, what we read.

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<v Speaker 3>And this is the most dangerous kind of cancel culture,

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<v Speaker 3>the kind that comes from the top. They they went

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<v Speaker 3>after the view because I went on there. They went

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<v Speaker 3>after Jimmy Kimmel for telling a joke they didn't like.

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<v Speaker 3>They went after you for telling the truth about Paramount's

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<v Speaker 3>bribe to Donald Trump. Corporate corporate, corporate media executives are

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<v Speaker 3>selling out the First Amendment to curry favor with corrupt politicians.

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<v Speaker 3>And a threat to any of our First Amendment rights

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<v Speaker 3>is a threat to all of our First Amendment rights.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm just the.

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<v Speaker 1>Fact the fact check you my network's at are canceling.

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<v Speaker 1>This was a purely financial decision, got it, and I

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<v Speaker 2>And you can find the rest of that interview on

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<v Speaker 2>the YouTube page. I've shared the link in the episode notes.

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<v Speaker 2>And that is your comedy news for today, Oh, Comedy Survivor.

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<v Speaker 2>Looks like last time I checked, it was like a

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Hart voting block trying to get rid of Kevin

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<v Speaker 2>Hart and the SIGNATARO people. They're talking a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>too now. As a Star Trek fan, there are certain

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<v Speaker 2>people who are just ruining Star Trek. They include Stephen Colbert,

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<v Speaker 2>who's putting me in a tough spot today because obviously

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<v Speaker 2>I believe in free speech. But on the other hand,

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<v Speaker 2>Stephen Colbert aligns himself with Alex Kurtzman and the people

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<v Speaker 2>destroying Star Trek. So I am forced to choose. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>in a no win battle there. Do I choose free speech?

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<v Speaker 2>Do I choose Star Trek. You know, Johnny Mack takes

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<v Speaker 2>his Star Trek very seriously, but I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 2>burn down the Republic to save Star Trek. I've got

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<v Speaker 2>the DVDs up in the closet next to the Scrubs DVDs.

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<v Speaker 2>I can watch Star Trek TuS whenever I want. What

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<v Speaker 2>you do is you go to the Facebook group taly

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<v Speaker 2>Comedy News podcast group. You find a picture of me

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<v Speaker 2>extinguishing the torch of Seth Myers who was voted off

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<v Speaker 2>last week. Write down the name of who like voted

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<v Speaker 2>off Comedy Island. The list of remaining comedians is in

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<v Speaker 2>that post. Voting continues until end of day Thursday. In

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<v Speaker 2>METU Comedy news for today, see tomorrow