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Doug Benson – Best Weed Ever

by John RossSeptember 28, 2009
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In what seems to be most people’s opinion, pot is generally portrayed as a drug that slows things down. It takes you to a place of ease, a place where a slight interest in movies and video games are transformed from mildly interesting entertainment options, into daily Dorito fueled routines. A place where things like [...]

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We’re Getting random with Maria Bamford

by John RossSeptember 28, 2009
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A Sacramento Comedy Interview
SacComedy:
I understand you have two pugs. Bert and Blossom. Is that true? If so, what are their names attributed to?
Maria: Yes.  It is true.  Blossom was named for the Power Puff (?) girls by my nephew, George.  Bert was named in order to save him from being called “Colby”- which is not his name at all.

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Retro Review – Lily Tomlin and Bobcat Goldthwait

by John RossSeptember 27, 2009

Lily Tomlin
“Modern Scream”
By Keith Lowell Jensen
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Lily Tomlin has never been purely a stand up comedian. She can be regarded as one of the pioneer’s of the one woman show. With her long time partner Jane Wagner, Tomlin has always presented a wild ensemble of characters since she first entered the public consciousness portraying Edith Ann [...]

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An Interview with Kate Clinton

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A Sacramento Comedy Interview
Thirty years is a long time to work in any industry, especially the entertainment industry. You’ve got so many variables to sift through. Your own endurance, your world view, the world’s view of you, economic booms, recessions, MySpace, Facebook, Kanye West and the occasional  4 to 8 year change political power. Three decades worth of trends and regurgitated trends are enough to make you crazy or just  plain forget that is was a trend in the first place.

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