Experts
Lizz Winstead
Comedian/Co-Creator, The Daily Show
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Big Think Interview With Lizz Winstead
June 22, 2009 | In Media & Internet
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Lizz Winstead Disputes Christopher Hitchens on "Funny"
Winstead: "Funny is like sushi—do you like sushi, or do you not like sushi?" Read More
June 12, 2009 | In Arts & Culture
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Lizz Winstead Questions Amateur Comedy on the Web
"The thing I find incredibly awesome about the internet is that it...weeds out the complainers." Read More
June 12, 2009 | In Arts & Culture
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Lizz Winstead: "Glenn Beck...is telling his viewers that they have no control."
Though some broadcasters are taking investigative journalism seriously again, the "Fright Wing" still holds America's attention. Read More
June 12, 2009 | In Arts & Culture
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Lizz Winstead Traces the Shifting Role of Comedians
Comedians are asking questions that the media had ceased to ask. Read More
June 12, 2009 | In Arts & Culture
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Lizz Winstead: "It felt like we hired them so we could have material."
The comedienne remembers feeling almost as though Americans were paid off to elect Bush. Read More
June 12, 2009 | In Arts & Culture
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Lizz Winstead Recounts the History of "The Daily Show"
It was important to the comedienne that mainstream media be critiqued, not just news-makers. Read More
June 12, 2009 | In Arts & Culture
