Comic TV Appearances: Mon, 12/28 – Sat, 1/2

New Year’s Eve Stand-Up Specials: Edwin San Juan’s Pacific Rim Comedy premieres at 8pm; Maz Jobrani: Brown & Friendly premieres at 9pm; and Goin’ Native: The Indian Comedy Slam premieres at 10:05pm on Showtime. Comic television appearances include Greg Proops, Bill Bellamy, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Donnell Rawlings, Whitney Cummings, Jen Kirkman, Brad Wollack and Sebastian.

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Video: Beginner Comics – Learning What to Write

Learn what to write and most importantly, why you want to write about a topic in this free video by renowned comedy coach Chris Murphy.

Humor Column: The Urban Erma by Leighann Lord: Dear Kim Jong II…

Hope You are Fine. Wish You Were Here.
Obama Writes Letter to N. Korea Leader

By Leighann Lord

Special Envoy and honorary post man Stephen Bosworth delivered a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong II written by President Obama. The contents of the letter are unknown but it is part of the effort to get North Korea back to talks about nuclear disarmament. Political paparazzi may wonder what this heretofore secret letter says, but style mavens everywhere really want to know: handwritten or typed?

In these days of email, texting and Skyping, handwritten letters are a lost art, but Barack Obama is a class act. He knows a beautiful handwritten note on presidential stationery could be just the thing to the North Korean leader. And what writing implement would the president use for such a sensitive missive? Ballpoint? A roller ball? Fountain pen? Fine, medium or broad point?

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