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How Comedy Turned Serious

A funny thing happened on the way to the election—politics and comedy swapped roles

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 29, 2008 7:53 AM CST

(Newser) – Politics and comedy are trading places, Lee Siegel writes in the Wall Street Journal, as the antics of politicians get more outlandish and comics are increasingly the people speaking truth to power. Fake newsmen like Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert, with their stern commentary, lean...   Read full story »

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