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Re: Fwd: Kennedy Center To Honor Comic Pryor
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Charles Yates <[log in to unmask]>
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Charles Yates <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 16 Sep 1998 19:40:43 -0500
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On 9/16/98, Mark Twain Forum wrote:
>You bring up an interesting question, Kathy. What is the
>difference between a comic and a humorist?

I like what "country comic" Jerry Clower from Yazoo City, Mississippi used
to
say about his own story telling, "I don't tell funny stories; I tell stories
funny."

btw, Jerry passed away just a couple of weeks ago.  Any chance for a
posthumous
award in the future?  He, like Twain had opinions on politics, religion,
education, et al.  He once told me, "I ain't neutral on nothin'."

Charles Yates, LMSW-ACP

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