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WWDTM: The First Quarter Century

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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How to Be a Funny Comedian in the Middle East

A lot of that stuff works better in the Middle East where they know about this different. A lot of times you tell jokes about the country you're in. People love laughing about how horrible their traffic is. Like in Egypt, I always say, there should be a video game for traffic in the Mideast. It's insane. Crossing the street is worth your life. And they're so casual about everything.

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