standup comic
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Maybe Congress needs an intervention — or maybe a standup comic should be speaker of the House.
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2023
After years spent, as she put it in a recent interview, “crying and dying,” she could hardly believe that the creators had trusted her to play a standup comic.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023
During the podcast on Thursday, standup comic Tom Segura mentioned a recent federal court ruling that protects homeless people’s property from government seizure in Los Angeles.
From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2022
The 59-year-old Stewart — born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz — rose to prominence as a standup comic and host of multiple failed talk shows before taking over Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” in 1999.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2022
When Guthrie asked how she managed to pull off such success, the standup comic was quick with a quip.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2021
