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The Comedian's-eye View of 09/24/97

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From: Peter Langston <psl>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 97 19:37:12 -0700
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Subject: The Comedian's-eye View of 09/24/97

Excerpted-from: 09/24/97 -- ShopTalk

                      Wednesday September 24, 1997

	"Farm Aid founder, Willie Nelson explained that technically, the
	concert hadn't been canceled, it's just that the musicians are
	participating in a new government incentive program that pays them,
	'not to play.'"
			- Craig Kilborn, The Daily Show

                               &&&&&&&&&&

The "ER" cast will perform live on Thursday.  "It will feature live action,
zoom shots and lots of blood.  It's for anyone who might have missed the
local news." (Kenny Noble Cortes)

"Janet Reno put Al Gore on a 30-day investigation notice last week and then
Saturday she put President Clinton on notice," says Argus Hamilton.  "She
has gone power crazy.  On Monday, she ordered Nixon to turn over the tapes."

The Australian tennis team played the U.S. team in the Davis Cup semifinals
this weekend in Washington, D.C.  "That's ironic," says Argus Hamilton.
"Australia started out as a prison colony, while Washington has evolved into
one."

"Things are not going well for Marv Albert at his trial.  His attorney can
get him to say all the right things, but he still foams at the mouth and
salivates when his accuser walks by." (Rosenberg)

The trial of Marv Albert continues.  He was attracted to his accuser for
two reasons.  She not only tasted great, she was less filling. (Alan Ray)

A report says three quarters of small currency in big cities is laced with
cocaine powder.  Thus, the reason for the motto hanging in the Dallas Cowboy
locker room.  "Another day, another dollar." (Ray)

© 1997 Peter Langston