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A BU researcher studies how comedians in Turkey make marginalized communities visible on stage, often risking prosecution and social consequences.

Jimmy “Mad Dog” Matis is stepping away from the public eye, going back to what he has always been, first and foremost: a family man.

WSCR, Chicago Announces Parkins & Spiegel New Afternoon Show. Chicago sports talker WSCR-AM “670 The Score” brings Matt Spiegel back to the air in a full-time capacity, hosting the afternoon drive show with former partner Danny Parkins. The two co-hosted the midday program in 2017 and 2018 before Spiegel was bumped to a part-time role and Parkins moved to afternoons alongside Dan McNeil, who was let go from the station back in September after tweeting disparaging comments about ESPN si...

>> reporter: to the rescue, a comedy boom the likes of which has rarely been seen. over the top. >> smoking. >> reporter: relentless. >> phil connors. >> ned? >> reporter: outrageous. >> i just laugh my ass off. >> reporter: and the comedy craze had hard. >> oh. >> and you have a number of people who are especially adept at the form of the romantic comedy. you have sandra bullock. you have hugh grant. you have meg ryan. and you have tom hanks. >> my name is forrest gump. >> reporter: beyond the ...

Whats happening? >> reporter: to the rescue, a comedy boom the likes of which has rarely been seen. over the top. >> smoking! >> reporter: relentless. >> phil conners. >> ned? >> reporter: outrageous. >> i just laugh my ass off. >> reporter: and the comedy craze had heart. >> oh! >> and you have a number of people who are especially adept at the form of the romantic comedy. you have sandra bullock, you have hugh grant, you have meg ryan and you have tom hanks. >> my name is forrest gump. >> repo...

Heroic moments were plentiful and for many the challenge was getting through the work day. >> to the rescue, a comedy boom, the likes of which has rarely been seen. over the top -- >> smoking! >> relentless. >> bill connors, man! >> outrageous! >> i just laugh my ass off. >> and the comedy craze had heart. >> and you have a number of people who were especially adept at the form of the romantic comedy. >> you have sandra bullock. you have hugh grant, and meg ryan. >> my name is forrest, forrest g...

>> i ate his liver with fom beans. >> i had to come to prison to be a crook. >> shaw shang redemption is about seeking justice in an imperfect world. and when the convicts win you have a sense of relief. and its somehow justice has been done. >> in real life, the headlines held plenty of drama. but the economy was steaming along. heroic moments seemed plentiful. and for many americans, the biggest challenge was getting through the workday. >> hello, peter. whats happening. >> to the rescue, a co...

This is it! put a stamp on it! >> narrator: jon stewart has left the building. before jon stewart became the iconic host of "the daily show," in fact, before there was a "daily show" or comedy central, stewart moved to new york during the 1980s comedy boom to make a name for himself. by the early 1990s, hes a regular on the circuit. >> hes very cute and hes very smart and very funny. thats kind of all you can ask for in a comedian. just fun because you were watching someone at the height of thei...

>> i wont miss me. [ laughter ] >> he may be about the only person saying that. >> i think hes changed the media and politics more than he will ever admit, but what i will miss is watching him on tv. >> i have big news -- this is it! >> put a stamp on it. >> "john stewart has left the building." before jon stewart became the iconic host of the daily show, in fact before there was a daily show or even comedy central, stewart moves to new york during the 1980s comedy boom to make a name for hims...

I would say, how come im on that late? the whole industry is gone, because it was the comedy boom. she says, because nobody wants to follow you. i said, -- i got banned from some diners, six shairves came to put me in jail. i was with a william morris agent, and i got up in the booth, and that place was packed. so i got signed the next day. then the movie theaters were packed, and i would give the guy running -- the manager ten bucks to shut the music, so i could go up and have full audiences. >...