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Feminist Comedian Lizz Winstead, Co-Creator Of "The Daily Show," Wants You To Laugh To Keep From Crying: Bust Intervie
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(Entertainment)
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In the year of the pivot, comedians have had to get creative with their venues. At least for now, the days of packed, basement-dark comedy clubs and soaring, Liberace-esque amphitheaters are gone. Instead, ...
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Created on 17 December 2020
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Sarah Cooper’s Satirical Trump Impressions Are The Only Thing Keeping Me Sane Until Election Day
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(Entertainment)
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It’s official: we are less than 100 days away from the 2020 presidential election. And while the prospect of finally ousting Trump in the very near future is comforting to say the least, that doesn’t ...
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Created on 29 July 2020
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Getting Real With Akilah Hughes: BUST Interview
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(Entertainment)
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... beautiful things happen. So I would just say please don’t be discouraged.
There is hope.
There’s hope!
You say in your book that comedians consider you a YouTuber, but Youtubers consider you a comedian. ...
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Created on 24 December 2019
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Megan Amram’s Trump Tweets & The Genius of Repetition
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(Entertainment)
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... is a horse” performed by comedians Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal. In the sketch, Schaal dances around like a horse while Braunohler cries out the refrain “Kristen Schaal is a horse” until he is blue ...
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Created on 20 November 2019
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Four Unfunny Men Declare Comedy To Be “Inherently Masculine”
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(Entertainment)
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... Louis C.K. To Filth, Revisits Her Kerfuffle With Tilda, And More, On BUST's Poptarts Podcast!
Badass Comedian Emily Duke Is Everything: BUST Interview
Comedians Carolyn Castiglia And Shalewa Sharpe ...
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Created on 06 September 2019
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Badass Comedian Emily Duke is Everything: BUST Interview
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(Entertainment)
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... giving a voice to those typically excluded from the industry with her monthly stand-up show, Canal Yards Project. And while Duke loves listening to burgeoning comedians’ tapes, and hearing from those courageous ...
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Created on 24 June 2019
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Dulcé Sloan Of "The Daily Show" Is Equal Parts Funny And Swee
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(TV)
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... Martin Luther King’s last name is ‘Boulevard.’”) This kind of informed thoughtfulness is a key element to Sloan’s humor. As far as she’s concerned, comedians who strive just to be offensive are wasting ...
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Created on 01 April 2019
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10 Women Who Are Changing The Comedy Game In 2018
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(Entertainment)
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Yesterday, my blood really started to boil when Forbes released an article called "The World’s Highest-Paid Comedians Of 2018," which included a list of the wealthiest comedians. And surprise, surprise—the ...
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Created on 20 December 2018
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#NastyWomen: A Night Of Female Resistance Comedy, AKA Stand-Up That's Actually Funn
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(Entertainment)
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... the event as “a forum for female comedians that empowers all through laughter, camaraderie and tangible activism tools.” It is particularly inspired by the Women’s March, and is extra relevant in the aftermath ...
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Created on 14 November 2018
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Michelle Wolf Tells Us Why She Hates Trump Jokes
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(Entertainment)
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... in shitting on the elite, she doesn’t worry about what will happen when she does.
A lot of comedians who have done the White House Correspondents’ Dinner say it was the worst experience. I’m curious ...
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Created on 07 August 2018
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Lizz Winstead Visits BUST's "Poptarts" Podcast to Discuss Comedians vs. Trum
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(Poptarts)
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From Michelle Wolf to Samantha Bee, female comedians have been grabbing headlines lately for their pointed commentary on our current administration. But do they ever go too far? And what about the ...
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Created on 15 June 2018
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Samantha Bee Forced To Apologize For Calling Ivanka A "Feckless C*nt": Link Roundu
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(TV)
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... to Roseanne’s racist tweets, which were—you know—not really the same thing. Read more on NPR.
Kathy Griffin Weighs In On Trump’s History With Comedians Who Challenge Him…
Comedian Kathy Griffin, a ...
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Created on 01 June 2018
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2 Dope Queens Jessica Williams And Phoebe Robinson Are Taking Over HBO — And The World
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(Entertainment)
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Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson’s podcast 2 Dope Queens will absolutely make you snort coffee out of your nose on your morning commute. The comedians and BFFs banter about everything from shopping ...
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Created on 02 February 2018
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Sarah Silverman On "I Love You, America" And Trying To Understand Trump Supporter
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(TV)
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... was born. Coat: Mr. Larkin; Turtleneck: TSE There’s a familiar trope in stories about comedians, and it involves a terrible childhood with awful parentage, leading one to grow up to become a sad clown. ...
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Created on 03 November 2017
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Facebook Continues to Cause Harm to Marginalized Groups
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(Feminism)
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... to help review complaints.
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... a New York Times-bestselling book, writing and starring in her own movies, and being one of the most popular comedians in the world.
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American C*nts Fight Back! With Jena Friedman: BUST Review
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With Donald Trump as America’s president-elect, we need women to tell their stories now more than ever. And that’s especially true when those women are talking about reproductive justice, misogyny, ...
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Created on 15 November 2016
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Samantha Bee’s Response To Donald Trump's Election Proves She’s The Comedian We Need These Next Four Year
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(TV)
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A few key quotes:
"And please don't even think about writing something stupid like 'What a lucky break a Trump presidency is for comedians! The jokes just write themselves!' No, no, no, shut up. Jokes ...
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