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Sarah Silverman plans 'Ni**erhead' Texas show

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY - Comedian and TV actress Sarah Silverman is set to thump Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry with a provocatively titled comedy show in his home state...
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Obama to take jobs sales pitch to North Carolina

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - More than half of the nearly $450 billion plan Obama sent to Congress last week is devoted to tax cuts and tax credits to encourage businesses to hire...
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Has Kevin Hart saved the stand up comic film genre?

Javier E. David
OPINION - Are expectations lofty for a comedian who freely confesses to having been booed during his earlier appearances? Certainly...
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Kevin Hart's 'Laugh at My Pain' jokes its way to a top 10 box office debut

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Inside Movies - We checked in the Kevin yesterday right before he gifted 100 fans with tickets to Pain at Los Angeles' AMC Universal CityWalk theater to talk about its success, how he pulled it off, and how he's going to celebrate...
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Why Eddie Murphy should be raw during the Oscars

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY - Ever since he broke out as a young comedian on 'Saturday Night Live' in the early 1980s, we've been privvy to the two sides of Eddie Murphy...
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Will Eddie Murphy make a hilarious Oscar host?

Michael Arceneaux
OPINION - Eddie has great comedic timing, is extremely personable, and the choice would be exciting...
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Katt Williams apologizes for anti-Mexican rant

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CLUTCH - Williams has made the following official statement: "My remarks were not meant to be offensive. I want to apologize if my comedy act was taken out of context...
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Katt Williams to heckler: 'Go back to Mexico!'

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TheGRIO REPORT - Comedian Katt Williams went on an extended rant during a comedy show Saturday, taunting a heckler of Mexican descent...
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Kevin Hart's 'Laugh At My Pain' marks comedian's big-screen stand-up debut

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His stop at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater put him in the record books as the first African-American comedian to net over $1.1 million for two-day ticket sales...
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Can Dave Chappelle combat the 'crazy' label?

Ronda Racha Penrice
OPINION - Anyone who has ever met Dave Chappelle, especially during his pre-"I'm rich, b**tch" fame, couldn't miss Chappelle's social awkwardness...
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