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Offline: Stephen Colbert on Finding Laughter in the Darkness

Pod Save America

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The Last Four Hours of Work Are of No Use

The late night show was cancelled after sponsors pulled out because of the comedian's controversial views. Chris Rock: 'I've never been so furious in my entire life that i could feel all this blood curdling fury' He says he and co-hosts wrote for hours to see what reaction they would get, but it didn't matter as long as there was an audience. The comedy world has changed a lot since then with more mainstream shows like Saturday Night Live coming up.

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