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Not really, at least not in the context of this conversation*
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Posted by OB25
on October 25, 2023, 19:56:26, in reply to "
Gleeson and Issa Rae are pretty famous*
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would have never heard of. Whether by choice or necessity, it’s not always A list celebs these days.
Quinta Brunson
Brendan Gleeson
Jerrod Carmichael
Ariana Debose
Carey Mulligan
Claire Foy
Issa Rae
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And him still be one of the least famous people to host SNL. Just saying.
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And his last special was Amazon's most viewed program ever.
As usual, Sounder, just because you're not aware of something doesn't mean it isn't popular, relevant, or part of the zeitgeist.
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He’s top 5 for sure.
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Is Nate Batgatze the least famous person to ever host SNL?
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:02:46
He's in Chicago all weekend at the Chicago Theater. $$ tix!*
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DiamondDazzle
October 31, 2023, 14:07:57
We're going Friday*
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longsnapper
October 31, 2023, 15:43:31
I looked at them briefly since we're coming downtown Saturday
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Gene Parmesan
October 31, 2023, 15:31:18
Somewhat SNL-related: I saw Steve Martin and Martin Short onstage yesterday
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Tortillini
October 29, 2023, 10:54:07
cromulent episode
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Blazer
October 29, 2023, 0:06:04
The Washington's Dream skit is so great
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Sounder
October 31, 2023, 14:05:56
This seems to be the runaway winner, though I preferred the Chef Showdown*
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Blazer
October 31, 2023, 15:46:39
They were both very good*
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Sounder
October 31, 2023, 15:52:29
It's brilliant*
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UofIL6
October 31, 2023, 14:06:24
One of the best skits I have ever seen
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Sounder
October 31, 2023, 14:08:13
I thought his monologue and chef showdown were awesome*
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Sounder
October 30, 2023, 9:47:36
I can’t stop laughing at this:
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JeffFrank
October 29, 2023, 3:22:39
Here it is:
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JeffFrank
October 29, 2023, 3:25:13
I could write funnier stuff than that schlock*
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Stu
October 29, 2023, 10:25:01
Ok, slick. Write a sensual breakfast skit for us.*
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timmer
October 29, 2023, 11:12:47
That was great. Best part of the episode*
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illini21
October 29, 2023, 9:14:28
It’s funny because we all know who JC’s agent is and his mannerisms
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timmer
October 29, 2023, 9:43:01
She has a history of roasting him:
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JeffFrank
October 29, 2023, 12:05:42
Hey Sounder, Timothee Chalamet hosting in two weeks
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Blazer
October 28, 2023, 23:34:38
Clearly they have changed their stance
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Sounder
October 29, 2023, 16:27:54
Is Heidi Gardner the best looking cast member ever?*
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John Coctostan
October 28, 2023, 23:10:47
This discussion led me to the discovery of a 2011 Abbey Elliot Maxim shoot
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Sounder
October 30, 2023, 9:45:25
Impossible not to think of her dad though*
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Herman Blume
October 30, 2023, 9:56:50
It surprised me to learn that Maxim was still around in 2011
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Sammich
October 30, 2023, 9:53:48
No, Nasim Pedrad is/was*
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TarheelIllini
October 29, 2023, 15:38:44
Kristin Wiig, Abby Elliot*
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Sounder
October 29, 2023, 14:55:09
Heidi Gardner outdoors in that Lexus December to Remember skit was a delightful view
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timmer
October 29, 2023, 11:11:41
That's like asking who the best Bears QB of all time is*
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HamptonSki
October 29, 2023, 10:19:26
I would include Abby Elliot in that list*
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JacobRDaugherty
October 29, 2023, 9:54:57
Julia Louis Dreyfus, Nasim Pedrad, Tina Fey
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IlliniSax05
October 28, 2023, 23:40:52
interesting question. off the top of my head, in no particular order
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biclops
October 28, 2023, 23:39:57
This is a solid list*
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KingTalkyTiki
October 29, 2023, 15:10:49
This is a solid list*
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KingTalkyTiki
October 29, 2023, 15:10:27
Pedrad and Elliott for sure on my short list*
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John Coctostan
October 29, 2023, 9:56:37
Kate McKinnon is gorgeous too
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Blazer
October 28, 2023, 23:56:46
Not gorgeous*
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JeffFrank
October 29, 2023, 3:23:34
Sarah Silverman. What a fine looking Jew.*
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complainant
October 29, 2023, 0:06:56
Huh? I don’t find her attractive at all*
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Carl Spackler
October 28, 2023, 23:33:51
I haven’t seen snl in a few years but I thought she looked great in Shrinking
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IlliniSax05
October 28, 2023, 23:44:10
Agreed*
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UofIL6
October 28, 2023, 23:52:00
Chloe Fineman for me!!!!*
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JeffFrank
October 28, 2023, 23:25:45
Okay yeah I don’t get it at all
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illini21
October 28, 2023, 22:58:07
No accounting for taste
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Blazer
October 28, 2023, 23:33:25
Batgatze is my favorite Prince song.*
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DT
October 26, 2023, 8:07:54
I hadn’t heard of him before he turned up as SNL host
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AintHatin
October 25, 2023, 20:26:30
More like Nate Batguano amirite? *
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illini
October 25, 2023, 20:06:30
The internet says here are less famous people
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JacobRDaugherty
October 25, 2023, 19:51:34
That article is already posted in this thread
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 20:00:31
He just broke the attendance record at the Bridgestone Center in Nashville
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 18:53:15
But you need to come up with less famous people for him to be wrong. *
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assassin
October 25, 2023, 19:15:56
Describe “famous” *
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digs
October 25, 2023, 19:25:55
I can't do this again*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:33:04
Just say I’m old and out of touch and it’s over
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digs
October 25, 2023, 20:16:48
That’s on Sounder. His claim. *
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assassin
October 25, 2023, 19:30:32
I'm sure he's funny, I just don't think he's famous*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:17:45
It’s possible for all of these things to be true
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:02:59
I'm saying he's famous
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 19:57:22
Looking through the last few seasons, there are quite a few that a very large % of the population…
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OB25
October 25, 2023, 19:32:02
I’ve heard of Claire Foy, I think. The Crown? (nm)
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Jack McMurdo
October 29, 2023, 10:21:53
I'm pretty out of touch, and I recognize 4 of those people. *
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larue33
October 26, 2023, 4:30:00
I’ve never heard of any of these people. Not a one. *
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haighter
October 25, 2023, 23:07:21
Gleeson and Issa Rae are pretty famous*
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JacobRDaugherty
October 25, 2023, 19:53:37
The only reason I know who Brendan Gleeson is because he hosted SNL*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:59:15
Ok you’ve lost all credibility
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 20:12:08
The only reason I finished Banshees of Inishirin is because I was positive
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 20:16:35
Did you miss that it was an allegory for the Irish civil war?*
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VIV
October 25, 2023, 20:56:08
I got all that, I just thought it was boring AF*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 21:14:59
Ok?
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 20:18:52
(no subject)
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CanHartlebHireSnider
October 25, 2023, 20:03:37
Not really, at least not in the context of this conversation*
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OB25
October 25, 2023, 19:56:26
it's kinda shocking me that at least two people don't recognize him by name
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 19:55:10
Mad Eye Moody
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IlliniSax05
October 25, 2023, 20:14:24
Yeah I know him after googling but not by name*
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PapaDels
October 25, 2023, 19:59:03
0/7, but I certainly knew who Bargatze is*
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PapaDels
October 25, 2023, 19:53:14
No clue who the first four are. *
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assassin
October 25, 2023, 19:42:55
1 is a cast member on Abbott Elementary, 2 is an Irish actor who you'd probably know if you saw him
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 19:52:19
not just a cast member, she's creator/writer/director/producer
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:58:32
I'm an Abbot Elementary fan but I've never heard of her.*
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 20:01:27
They have certainly been much less "famous" the past few years
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:35:29
she played young Elizabeth on The Crown*
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 19:54:22
part of this discussion is the current lack of monoculture
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 20:09:08
if you said the name Keke Palmer to me 5 minutes ago I would have guessed baseball player*
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 19:34:37
FWIW, she's also in my top 5*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:35:58
Friendly joke incoming...
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 19:44:14
*coughs* Kevin hart *coughs*
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digs
October 25, 2023, 19:24:36
I'm willing to admit I was wrong on that one
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:36:48
He’s really damn good. *
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VIV
October 25, 2023, 18:42:31
Jerrod Carmichael is up there*
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 18:42:09
IMO he’s top 3, as is the Bridgerton dude*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:44:51
Literally no idea who he is.*
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Toonces
October 25, 2023, 18:31:04
Yeah can’t say I’ve ever heard that name*
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illini21
October 25, 2023, 18:56:08
same. never heard of him. I thought the comic du jour was Matt rife?*
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lcubed
October 25, 2023, 18:39:04
Now I thought his special was amazing*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:40:05
*pile on* that guy sucks. *
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VIV
October 25, 2023, 20:52:33
Okay, you aren't a comedy fan. Noted. *
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Dilbert
October 25, 2023, 19:56:35
Jesus Christ. I thought you were a comedy fan*
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longsnapper
October 25, 2023, 19:42:10
dear god.*
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 18:41:33
His comedy is very famous on Facebook/Instagram reels and tiktok. That's why he's hosting
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Taz
October 25, 2023, 18:27:29
lol*
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illini21
October 28, 2023, 23:02:42
You think Nate bargaetze hits with the younger crowd?
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longsnapper
October 25, 2023, 19:27:08
zoomers don't cuss, do drugs, or fuck
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 19:56:02
He’s hosting because there is an actors strike*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:28:37
Nope...
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SurfTheBoneyard
October 25, 2023, 18:58:59
it's a solidarity thing*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:41:29
Based on what?
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SurfTheBoneyard
October 25, 2023, 20:21:22
They have said that they don't want to use actors as hosts*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 20:23:35
Pete Davidson is an actor. And Pedro Pascal was on last week.*
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 20:27:09
I mean, calling Pete Davidson an actor is a stretch
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 20:29:39
Watch it! You don't want the wrath of butthole eyes nation to come down on you.*
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 20:32:19
They probably figured they could take a flier with the host since the band is Foo Fighters. *
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doubledown
October 25, 2023, 18:07:14
He’s awesome. Sorry*
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GMAW
October 25, 2023, 18:06:35
I’m not saying he’s not, but I am a comedy fan
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:07:54
He literally broke your company’s streaming record
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bigbop85
October 25, 2023, 18:28:52
Those aren’t exactly impressive numbers*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:36:42
It’s quite literally the most impressive comedy special numbers ever on Prime
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bigbop85
October 25, 2023, 18:43:00
I’m saying that’s an indictment of Prime*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:45:34
Do you think Jim Gaffigan is famous?*
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 18:56:50
I think he's significantly more famous than Nate Bargatze
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:10:05
Bargatze's special had more viewers than Gaffigan's*
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 19:55:50
To be fair I think Gaffigan fans are older and less likely to watch a streaming special
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IlliniSax05
October 25, 2023, 20:23:10
I understand that, I don't care*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 19:58:48
Ok, let’s just ignore facts then
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 20:14:31
Uh oh, now you pissed off Shedeur*
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 18:47:44
I don’t think I’ve ever heard his comedy. Yet I’m familiar with his name
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CanHartlebHireSnider
October 25, 2023, 18:10:57
you're not a comedy fan.*
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Chuck Woodaby
October 25, 2023, 18:09:42
This*
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 18:53:34
ooo
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assassin
October 25, 2023, 18:05:14
Teve Torbes*
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OB25
October 25, 2023, 18:31:01
So in the modern era, the answer is yes*
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Sounder
October 25, 2023, 18:10:05
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