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TheGrio's 100: Mo'Nique, a comedienne with serious talent
6:50 AM on 03/07/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Mo'Nique made a career for herself as a brash but smart comedienne, breaking down barriers...
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Tiger's drama is fresh material for TV laughs
1:19 PM on 12/07/2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Tiger Woods and his marital problems proved a tempting target for "Saturday Night Live."
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Black comedians crack up under Hollywood pressure
7:45 AM on 11/13/2009
OPINION - The glare of the spotlight is relentless and between success and urban realities, it gets even harder.
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Bill Cosby is honored with Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
7:00 AM on 10/27/2009
Someone had to hold Bill Cosby back to keep him from crawling over a balcony and joining fellow comedians on stage as the stars lined up to pay tribute to his life's work...
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Meet Jay Leno's new comedy queen
8:03 AM on 10/02/2009
VIDEO - Marina Franklin's everyday comedy helped land her a spot on NBC's "The Jay Leno Show" ...
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Mother-in-law humor is no joke for L.A. comedian
1:50 PM on 08/25/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Take my mother-in-law -- please," isn't a joke you're likely to hear often these days from Sunda Croonquist.
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Comedian-in-Chief
8:24 AM on 06/22/2009
President Barack Obama got a chance to take out his bag of jokes again Friday, this time at the expense of national journalists. The president was the keynote speaker at the radio and TV correspondents' dinner in Washington, D.C. The dinner is more of a roast, where speakers tell jokes...
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Dems down to the wire lobbying for reform votes
VIDEO - They've made some progress. A fourth Democrat, John Boccieri of Ohio, has switched his vote from "no" to "yes."...
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