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    Trump Can Be Comedy Gold, But Not All Comedians Are Mining

    Comedians at the Just for Laughs comedy festival are mixed on the value of mocking President Trump.
    by Elizabeth Blair Jul 29, 2017 2 minutes
    Josh Scott and Aaron Johnson embrace the comedy of the Trump family in Funny or Die's <em>Jared & Ivanka</em>.

    Comedians have vastly different styles and sensibilities. Nowhere is this more apparent than at Montreal's annual Just For Laughs comedy festival, where one minute you're riding a speedboat of brainy one-liners from Jerry Seinfeld; the next, you're floating along with the intoxicating tales of Ron Funches.

    Comedians are just as varied in their decisions

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