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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The highs -- and many lows -- of being a standup comedian

    Starring Melissa Leo, Showtime’s “I’m Dying Up Here” follows a group of young comedians struggling to make it big on the Sunset Strip in the 1970s.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 7, 2017 • 1 min read

    Starring Melissa Leo, Showtime’s “I’m Dying Up Here” follows a group of young comedians struggling to make it big on the Sunset Strip in the 1970s.

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    2. 9:33Who is Trump's nominee to head FBI?
    3. 16:07How one Chinatown bank was 'small enough to jail'
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    5. 44:40Remembering William Krisel, architect who defined Palms Springs style
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Amy Ta

      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Melissa Leo

      actress, "I'm Dying Up Here"

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Previewing James Comey's blockbuster testimony
    1. 0:00Trump to Comey: 'That's what I want -- honest loyalty'
    2. 9:33Who is Trump's nominee to head FBI?
    3. 16:07How one Chinatown bank was 'small enough to jail'
    4. 28:54The highs -- and many lows -- of being a standup comedianYou’re reading this
    5. 44:40Remembering William Krisel, architect who defined Palms Springs style
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