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Amy Schumer, Aziz Ansari, Samantha Bee and Larry Wilmore are among the leading comedians in the U.S. today. They are breaking gender and racial barriers of the historically white male dominated form of entertainment. 

MPR reporter Marianne Combs took a serious look at comedy with NPR's TV Critic, 

, Managing Director at HUGE Improv Theater in Minneapolis.

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MPR arts reporter Marianne Combs discussed the state of humor and what it means for our public discourse on race, gender and politics with Molly Chase, Managing Director at HUGE Theater, and Eric Deggans, TV Critic for NPR.  3/9/16

An unfunny look at the state of comedy

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