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    Barack Obama and the World of Comedy

    As Inaugural Day approaches, Barack Obama is even more the center of world attention than he was last year, before and after Election Day. What does that mean for the world of comedy? Will white comics have to be careful? Will black comedians have a built-in advantage?

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    As Inaugural Day approaches, Barack Obama is even more the center of world attention than he was last year, before and after Election Day. What does that mean for the world of comedy? Will white comics have to be careful? Will black comedians have a built-in advantage? Lizz Winstead is a co-creator of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, and star of the web show Wake Up World.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Lizz Winstead

      co-creator of “The Daily Show”

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    3 of 3
    Is Internet Reading Speeding Us Up by Dumbing Us Down?
    1. 1:40D-Day for Analog Conversion to Digital
    2. 7:37Reading in a World Wide Web of Distraction
    3. 46:06Barack Obama and the World of ComedyYou’re reading this
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