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		<title>Video: Paul Mecurio’s ‘Unreliable Intelligence’ at the DNC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Daily Show veteran, and comedian Paul Mecurio has been in Denver the last few days filming a web series called Unreliable Intelligence. In the first episode below, Mecurio explains what political spin is and in the process, annoys people. In the second episode (after the jump), Mecurio campaigns to get John Edwards elected President, instead [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/video-paul-mecurios-unreliable-intelligence-at-the-dnc</link>
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		<title>DL Hughley: Def Comedy Jam was the best and worst thing to happen to black comedy</title>
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In an interview published today in suburban Chicago’s Beacon News, DL Hughley claims that HBO’s hugely popular stand-up series, Def Comedy Jam – which ran from 1992 – 1997 – has become a bittersweet benchmark for black comedy.
&#8220;Def Jam was the best and worst thing to ever happen to black comedy,&#8221; Hughley told the Beacon [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/dl-hughley-def-comedy-jam-was-the-best-and-worst-thing-to-happen-to-black-comedy</link>
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		<title>Kevin Hart named new host of Comic View</title>
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BET’s Comic View where many black comedians have gotten there start, is getting a face lift in the fall Kevin Hart style.
The show’s new title will be Comic View: One Mic Stand and is hyped to be an even fresher, hipper, stylistic version than the original.  The new comedy showcase is going to be the first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/kevin-hart-named-new-host-of-comic-view</link>
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		<title>Thursday stand-up video: Tom McNaughton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Tom McNaughton envisions a time where washing your hands in a public restroom won&#8217;t be considered mandatory. Your genitals, however, would be another story. Check it out.












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		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/thursday-stand-up-video-tom-mcnaughton</link>
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		<title>Video: Eugene Mirman reports from the DNC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Eugene Mirman is in Denver with all the other serious reporters covering the Democratic National Convention. It&#8217;s almost as if these conventions are just huge jokes, huh? [Grabbed from Comedy Central Insider via 23/6]












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		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/video-eugene-mirman-reports-from-the-dnc</link>
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		<title>Eddie Griffin’s make up/break up with hometown comedy club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Eddie Griffin’s plan on making a triumphant return to his hometown of Kansas City was unexpectedly cancelled. The Kansas City native was scheduled to return to tape a segment for his upcoming VH1 reality show, Going for Broke. One segment called for him to settle a long-standing spat with Stanford’s Comedy Club owner Craig [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/eddie-griffins-make-upbreak-up-with-hometown-comedy-club</link>
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		<title>Wednesday stand-up video: Kevin Shea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not that comedian Kevin Shea isn&#8217;t happy for Michael Phelps and his eight gold medals. It&#8217;s just that he can&#8217;t relate to that lifestyle. Check it out.












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		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/wednesday-stand-up-video-kevin-shea</link>
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		<title>Jerry Seinfeld-inspired stock picks are here!</title>
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Seems even the financial analyst types are trying to capitalize on the popularity of stand-up comedy these days. Ever since Jerry Seinfeld was named the 25th most powerful celebrity on Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list and since the comedian is attached to lots of publicly traded stocks, the folks at TheStreet.com and Stockpickr have been compiling [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/jerry-seinfeld-inspired-stock-picks-are-here</link>
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		<title>Tuesday stand-up video: Tom Simmons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Tom Simmons is sick and tired of the vagina being used as a metaphor for weak-willed people. It&#8217;s time for a change! Check it out.












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		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/tuesday-stand-up-video-tom-simmons</link>
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		<title>Video: Kyle Grooms does a sick Obama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not usually a fan of impressions. But a few weeks I saw Kyle Grooms weave some of this Obama material in a set at Gotham Comedy Club; I couldn&#8217;t help but get giggly. Check it out.

 
 











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		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/video-kyle-grooms-does-sick-obama</link>
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		<title>Monday stand-up video: Sheng Wang</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Sheng Wang has a difficult time reconciling the concept of &#8220;family pack&#8221; condoms. Check it out. [Grabbed from Comedy.com]












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		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/monday-stand-up-video-sheng-wang</link>
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		<title>Interview: Kevin Nealon, hosts World’s Funniest Videos tomorrow on TBS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Nealon has, over the past decade, proven himself a viable, and very funny, commodity to not just one generation of comedy fans. It’s something that any stand-up comedian would aspire to.
No doubt, the vast majority of us know Nealon from his 13 years on Saturday Night Live. (Remember when it was good?) And now, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/interview-kevin-nealon-hosts-worlds-funniest-videos-tomorrow-on-tbs</link>
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		<title>Jerry Seinfeld becomes Microsoft pitchman</title>
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Jerry Seinfeld is set to be the main pitchman in a new $300 million Microsoft ad project, promoting the Windows Vista operating system. Seinfeld will be paid $10 million to appear in Microsoft commercials with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. 
But in a world where more and more of the younger consumers are opting for Macs, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/jerry-seinfeld-becomes-microsoft-pitchman</link>
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		<title>Jeffrey Ross announced as contestant on Dancing with the Stars</title>
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Jeffrey Ross, who just premiered his first one-hour Comedy Central special on Aug 22, has been announced as one of the new contestants of ABC’s hit show Dancing with the Stars. He’ll be partnered with pro dancer Edyta Sliwinska.
In related news, the Roast Master General will share the stage once again with Cloris Leachman, who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/jeffrey-ross-announced-as-contestant-on-dancing-with-the-stars</link>
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		<title>Bill Burr: &#8216;I&#8217;m a functioning psycho&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the release of an album, DVD and the premiere of his one-hour Comedy Central special, Why Do I Do This? it&#8217;s a busy month for one Boston-bred comedian&#8211; especially for a self-professed &#8216;pyscho.&#8217; Welcome to the honest &#8212; if not, slightly frightening &#8212; mind of Bill Burr.
Over the past five years, few comedians have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/site/2008/08/bill-burr-im-a-functioning-psycho/</link>
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		<title>Mitch Hedberg: Do You Believe in Gosh?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“That’s a retarded joke, I know,” Mitch Hedberg proclaims after he tells a joke wherein his vodka-soaked Hoover is so drunk it can’t vacuum in a straight line.
The self effacing Hedberg uses the phrase and slight variations thereof throughout the nearly 40 minutes of stand-up contained on the now iconic comic’s third album Do You [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/site/2008/08/mitch-hedberg-do-you-believe-in-gosh/</link>
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		<title>Video: Patton Oswalt is a talented bullfrog, says Greg Giraldo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the fine folks at the Comedy Central Insider comes this wee interview with Greg Giraldo talking about being a fake lawyer on Lewis Black&#8217;s Root of All Evil and making fun of other fake lawyers like Patton Oswalt, Andy Daly and your mom.

I know I&#8217;m over-analyzing this video, but it&#8217;s interesting to see Giraldo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/video-patton-oswalt-is-a-talented-bullfrog-says-greg-giraldo</link>
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		<title>Andy Kaufman creation Tony Clifton lives on, will tour</title>
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Andy Kaufman has been dead for over 24 years, but his alter-ego is still going strong. Tony Clifton — the obnoxious Las Vegas lounge singer made famous by Kaufman — is returning this fall for a national tour. 
Clifton had been unseen since a brief appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2004 until he played [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/andy-kaufman-creation-tony-clifton-lives-on-will-tour</link>
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		<title>Interview: Geoff Brousseau</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my quest to highlight Seattle&#8217;s cream of the crop, I would be demonstrating complete comedy nescience if I were not to mention Geoff Brousseau. With his unique style of self loathing material, Brousseau is without a doubt a staple of the Seattle comedy scene.
Gearing up for the Boston Comedy Festival, Geoff took a moment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/interview-geoff-brousseau-seattles-finest</link>
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		<title>Video: Kirk Cameron proves comedy could happen on accident</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Years ago, Kirk Cameron &#8212; you know him as the lovable but always-in-trouble Mike Seaver from Growing Pains &#8212; found Jesus. We mean, really found him&#8230; like he found the shit out of him. More recently, he&#8217;s been known as the former teen sitcom star who pops up on TV occasionally to preach the word [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/video-kirk-cameron-proves-comedy-could-happen-on-accident</link>
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