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At 22 Simon Rich became the youngest SNL writer in history. Sharilyn Johnson at Third-Beat.com caught up with him at a reading for his new novel Elliot Allagash. At the Q and A session afterward, he shed some light on the SNL writing process.
Read MoreChips Cooney has mastered the art of bad magic as he elegantly demonstrated on America's Got Talent. Piers Morgan doesn't get it. Sheckymagazine.com has the story.
I'm a huge podcast fan and comedy fan. Marc Maron's WTF podcast is the perfect combination of both as he interviews comedians famous and infamous. If you are a fan of stand-up you absolutely must listen to the two-part interview with Carlos Mencia. Carlos has a reputation as a joke thief and Marc asks him about it. The answers are fascinating as are the responses from comics like Willie Barcena who have known Carlos for years. You can download at Marc's site or it is also available on iTunes.
Read MoreAziz Ansari juggles his day job at Parks and Recreation with preparation for the MTV Music Awards.
Read MoreDeadFrog.com looks at Paul Provenza's book Satiristas.
Read MoreUSA Network picks up a new Ron White comedy.
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