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ANATOMY OF A JOKE
"Racism Damnit!"
Written and Performed by Shang  
"I like talking about racism
because I know it still exist. It
kills me that people still act
like racism is gone.

'No, come on nigger. We
gave you the NBA. You got
R&B and rap music on lock.
What's the problem? Be
happy, nigger. Drive your
Lexus...which is really a
Toyota with an 'L' on it.'"

From the CD, Live On
Broadway New York,
©2004
<--Topic: Racism
Set up
Self POV
<--Act-Out
Punchline
Character POV
DVDs featuring Shang                       
Anatomy of a Joke

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

FEATURES
Festival Wrap Up:
New York Underground
Comedy Festival

Hustle & Grow:
STAGE TIME Celebrates
1st Anniversary

Comic Resolutions 2007

Comic's Final Progress
Report 2006

INTERVIEWS
Brad Stine

**NEW**
Careers in Comedy:
Ryan McCormick
PR Manager

COVER STORY
Shang

REVIEWS
Angry Bob
Comedy Jump Off
Doug Powell
Eric Schwartz
James P. Connolly

**NEW**
Anatomy of a Joke
"Racism Damnit!"
Written and Performed
by Shang
Booty Parlor
STAGE TIME is always searching for new ways to promote comedians and discuss the art of stand up. During our interview with
Shang, we asked his opinion about creating a new page that breaks down the art of joke writing. He loved the idea and
agreed to be our first featured comic. Needless to say, we did not receive Shang's submission by deadline, so we selected a
bit from his latest CD,
Live on Broadway New York.