( MORNING EDITION / NPR
12-21-15 transcript & podcast 3:18 )

'The Comedians' Stand-Up History And Some Laughs

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( MORNING EDITION / NPR
12-18-15 transcript & podcast 4:51 )

Comedy Writer Paula Pell Says You Don't Have To Go Far For Good Material

keywords _> Paula Pell - comedy writer - TV / movie - women - "Sisters"; material source / ideas - personal experience;

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( NPR - HIDDEEN BRAIN
12-08-15 podcast    20:38 )

How What Makes You Laugh (And Cringe) Reveals Your Hidden Biases

keywords _> psychology, group association, communication - evolution, audience tracking / response / feedback

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( WNPR news
09-29-15 LISTEN ONLY    6:35 )

Funny books by funny women

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( NPR - Snap Judgement
03-27-15 transcript & podcast 18:10 )

The Running Joke

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( WEEKEND EDITION / NPR
02-14-15 transcript & podcast 2:54 )

For Three Comedians, Valentine's Day Makes For One Big Joke

keywords _> Comedy topic love relationships

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( Wisconsin Life
01-27-15 LISTEN ONLY    3:56 )

Breaking Into Stand-Up Comedy

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( MORNING EDITION / NPR
01-10-15 transcript & podcast 2:55 )

Satire May Be Uncomfortable, But Humor Makes Us Human

keywords _> Radical islamist kill journalists at French satire magazine, religion, politics; Tyrant - Saddam Hussein - Iraq, China

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( ALL THINGS CONSIDERED / NPR
11-05-14 transcript & podcast 4:52 )

In Comedy Writing, Fear The 'Bono's' And 'Nakamura'

keywords _> TV sitcom - trade lingo; joke, call-back, running gag, fails / laugh - blow

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( MORNING EDITION / NPR
08-14-14 transcript & podcast 6:57 )

For Would-Be Screenwriter, Enough False Starts To Fill A Book

keywords _> comedy writer - screenplay - movie

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( MORNING EDITION / NPR
04-25-14 transcript & podcast 7:19 )

Where Jokes Go To Die, And Other Observations From Comic John Oliver

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( WHYY / Fresh Air
11-20-13 podcast    45:14 )

For Key And Peele, Biracial Roots Bestow Special Comedic 'Power'

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( MORNING EDITION / NPR
01-01-13 transcript & podcast 3:40 )

Can An Algorithm Discover The Key To Laughter?

keywords _> Psychology, website, movie recommendation app, dating app

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( TALK OF THE NATION / NPR
11-01-12 transcript & podcast 16:32)

Well-Liked Leaders Know The Secret: Make Us Laugh

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( MORNING EDITION / NPR
10-29-12 transcript & podcast 7:18 )

Impersonating The President: From Will Rogers To Obama's 'Anger Translator'

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( NPR - HIDDEEN BRAIN
08-06-12 transcript & podcast 8:55 )

An Anthropologist Walks Into A Bar And Asks, 'Why Is This Joke Funny?'

keywords _> communication / psychology, evolution, stand-up comedian

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( NPR
07-19-12 transcript & podcast 17:49 )

Bill Bellamy: Full Throttle Family Man, Funny Man

keywords _> Comedian African American stand-up comedy observational comedy relationships

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( WEEKEND EDITION / NPR
07-08-12 transcript & podcast 4:06 )

In The Writer's Room, One Woman Quietly Makes Late Night History : Code Switch

keywords _> comedy writer - African American woman; late night TV - talk show / comedy; Chicago - Second City

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( ALL THINGS CONSIDERED / NPR
04-11-12 transcript & podcast 4:36 )

Not Just For Laughs: Why Humor Can Be A Powerful Campaign Tool

keywords _> Presidential politics - Obama, Romney; media, correspondence dinner; cut/diss, self-deprecating - Lincoln

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( TALK OF THE NATION / NPR
03-13-12 intro & podcast 16:58)

'Key & Peele' Layer Race Issues With Laughs

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( WEEKEND EDITION / NPR
10-31-10 transcript & podcast 9:00 )

From Funnyman Judd Apatow, A Few Solid Laughs

keywords _> writer - comedy movie; book review

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( ALL THINGS CONSIDERED / NPR
12-06-09 transcript & podcast 6:21 )

Series Creator, Star Weigh In On 'Better Off Ted'

keywords _> New TV sitcom corporate culture advanced technology

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( WHYY / Fresh Air
09-11-09 podcast    13:22 )

Jay Leno's Path, From Struggling Comic To TV Star

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( WEEKEND EDITION / NPR
08-01-09 transcript & podcast 9:36 )

Comedy Writing: How To Be Funny

keywords _> Harold Ramis, Mike Sacks; movies, TV - sitcom; childhood, human nature, focus group

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( WHYY / Fresh Air
02-06-09 podcast    20:15 )

Demetri Martin On Puzzles And 'Important Things'

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( ALL THINGS CONSIDERED / NPR
10-05-08 transcript & podcast 4:16 )

Political Humor's Hysterical History : NPR

keywords _> Presidential politics Obama Biden Palin McCain

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( TALK OF THE NATION / NPR
08-07-08 transcript & podcast 30:19)

How Does Comedy Influence Politics?

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( WEEKEND EDITION / NPR
06-07-08 transcript & podcast 4:28 )

Politics and Humor: Fun on the Stump

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( MORNING EDITION / NPR
12-26-06 podcast 7:18 )

Writer Tina Fey on Leading the Way in TV Comedy

keywords _> comedy writer /actress ; head writer - SNL, TV sitcom - 30 Rock

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( TALK OF THE NATION / NPR
05-11-06 podcast    30:10 )

Politics as a Contact Sport: Humor in Public Life

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( NPR - news & notes
12-12-05 transcript & podcast 5:30 )

Pryor Found Success Amid Highs and Lows

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( WEEKEND EDITION / NPR
08-08-04 transcript & podcast 7:43 )

Humor in Politics: Dangers and Benefits

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