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COMEDIANS: Cowards, or hacks? UPDATE: From the comments: Doing jobs Americans won?t do? If ?

By Glenn Reynolds

COMEDIANS: Cowards, or hacks?

UPDATE: From the comments: Doing jobs Americans won’t do?

If domestic comedians aren’t supplying the comedy you like, you should import comedy from overseas.

British comedians are not at all shy about making fun of Obama. Hugh Dennis does a very good impression.

While British comedians are not known for being conservative (they think the Labour party is right wing), they have interest in American politics, and skewer all regardless of position.

Skewer all? That’s a novel approach. Perhaps we should try it here.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on May 10, 2009 (boomark / email).