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Censorship Revisited : Tommy Smothers Gets his Due
Tommy Smothers overlooking a valley in his Sonoma vineyard – he still gets together with brother Dick to perform their routine. Photo by Kim Komenich / San Francisco ChronicleTommy Smothers: ‘I dedicate this Emmy to all people who feel compelled … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Censorship, Comics, Entertainers, Freedom of Speech, Peace Movement, Sixties, Smothers Brothers, Television, Tommy Smothers, Vietnam
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The Most Trusted Man in America
You can’t be serious: How a comedian became the most influential voice in American politicsby Leonard Doyle / August 19, 2008 See video below. When Jon Stewart inaugurated his fake news anchor on The Daily Show eight years ago, his … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Comics, Entertainers, Humor, People, Satire, Video
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Mexican Comic and Stamps Draw Charges of Racism
Houston: Customers ask Wal-Mart stores to remove Memín Pinguín comicBy Leslie Casimir / July 8, 2008 See “Stamps Racist, Civil Rights Leaders Say,” at end of this article. Beloved by Mexicans for his dim wits, street smarts and playful disposition, … Continue reading
Clear Channel Bans Ads For Harry Shearer’s CD Over Anti-Bush Image
Clear Channel, the radio station and billboard powerhouse, has banned an ad for Harry Shearer’s new CD “Songs of Bushmen” because it depicts George Bush with a bone through his nose, the New York Post‘s Page Six reports: The outdoor … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Censorship, Clear Channel, Comics, Corporate Media, Entertainers, George W. Bush, Satire
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A Litany for George Carlin in Seven Words
George Carlin, who died of heart failure Sunday at 71, leaves behind not only a series of memorable routines, but a legal legacy: His most celebrated monologue, a frantic, informed riff on those infamous seven words, led to a Supreme … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Comics, Deaths, Dissent, Entertainers, Freedom of Speech, Humor, Language, Obscenity, Satire, Social Commentary
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Will He Thank God For this Honor?
George Carlin will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said Tuesday. Carlin, 71, will be the 11th recipient of the award, which will be presented Nov. 10, a … Continue reading
Another One Bites the Dust
George Carlin: American RadicalBy John Nichols / June 23, 2008 I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately. — George Carlin. The last vote that George Carlin said … Continue reading →