Why we need comedians in Canada

[1]Redeye

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April 21, 2009

summary:

Stand-up comic Charlie Demers tells us why he thinks Canadians need satire more than ever these days.

Artist: Charlie Demers [2]
Title: Why we need comedians in Canada [3]
Album: Redeye: Vancouver Cooperative Radio [4]
Genre: Interview [5]
Year: 2009 [6]
Length: 13:57 minutes (12.78 MB)
Format: Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

Comedians are usually seen as entertainment. But there's a long tradition of comics using their skills to skewer people in power. Charlie Demers talks about how comedians can step in where journalists fear to tread.

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[4] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/album/redeye_vancouver_cooperative_radio
[5] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/genre/interview
[6] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/year/2009
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