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Some Words Get You Fired

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How to Be a Successful Field Producer

The Daily Show really taught me how to do that because when you're a field producer you're essentially we're like writing and directing those segments. Having that level of control is similar to the level of control you have as a stand up. I'm just getting back into stand up now. I don't love it as much as I love the other stuff. The other stuff it's so hard. Stand up is easier for sure. But I remember doing a Daily Show piece with a state senator. She also voted to increase like selenium and coal chemicals in the water until she was herself poisoned by the by a chemical contamination. And we did and we had this poor like elected official running

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