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Paula Poundstone, Comedian & Cat Fancier Extraordinaire

Duncan — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:00:33 +0000

Paula Poundstone–veteran comedian perhaps best known as a regular panelist on NPR’s popular weekly quiz show, “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me” and cat fancier extraordinaire–provides an update on her family’s current feline population (holding steady at 16), recent behavioral challenges amidst the brood, and more. She also addresses the all-important litter box topic–including that they have […]

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Kevin Nealon, comedian-actor-animal advocate

Duncan — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:00:57 +0000

Kevin Nealon–the comedian, actor and longtime animal advocate who stars as pot-loving accountant Doug Wilson in the Showtime series “Weeds,” and earlier in his career, enjoyed nearly a decade stint on “Saturday Night Live”–discusses starting to shoot the eighth and what may be the final season of “Weeds,” and why the series may have been […]

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Paula Poundstone, Comedian and Serious Cat Enthusiast

Duncan — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:00:04 +0000

Paula Poundstone — The singular comedian who for much of her 30+ year career has laced her routines with cat tales, often based on observations and misadventures with the sizable flock of felines sharing her home–discusses the current household cat population (16), and how the tally got that high. She also mentions some […]

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Pioneering comedian Elayne Boosler, who’s also founder of non-profit animal organization, Tails of Joy

Duncan — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:00:39 +0000

Elayne Boosler–who’s been a touring comedian since the 1970s, and was slated to perform locally two days later–discusses the circumstances that led to founding her own non-profit animal organization, Tails of Joy, in 2001. She also describes how Tails of Joy functions, and the enormous, international scope of rescues and other animal organizations that it […]

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Marc Maron, a veteran comedian, cat fanatic and host of the immensely popular and celebrated podcast, “WTF”

Duncan — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:00:21 +0000

Marc Maron, a veteran, highly accomplished comedian and cat fanatic whose podcast, “WTF,” has become enormously popular and celebrated–its profile ratcheting up several notches in the wake of a major Sunday New York Times feature and a spotlight in Rolling Stone–discusses the cats that live in and around his, the fabled “Cat Ranch,” from which […]

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Janeane Garofalo–comedian-actress-activist

libby — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:00:30 +0000

Janeane Garofalo–the comedian-actress-activist and former Air America radio host who’s also a longtime animal lover and advocate (with a particular emphasis on rescue dogs)–discusses the rescue dogs she’s adopted, how she decided to no longer put them through the stresses of traveling with her to movie locations and other shoots, her adventures and misadventures with […]

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Margaret Cho–Comedian and animal rights activist

libby — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:00:22 +0000

Comedian Margaret Cho–who’s not only a vocal activist in the areas of gay rights and women’s rights, but also passionate about animal rights and animal rescue–discusses the newest rescue dog to join the Cho household (and how this tiny, new member has affected the canine dynamic: by being in charge), the healing powers of animals […]

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Margaret Cho–Comedian-activist

libby — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 15:30:09 +0000

Comedian-activist Margaret Cho, a whip-smart provocateur and woman of many talents and wearer of many hats–from a “Talking Animals”-centric standpoint, she’s a longtime animal lover, big into animal rescue, passionate about animal rights, and her writings include a piece in the canine literary anthology, “Dog Is My Co-Pilot”–discusses the current status of the dogs spotlighted […]

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Janeane Garofalo–comedian, actress, activist and longtime animal lover

libby — Mon, 02 Feb 2004 14:00:28 +0000

Janeane Garofalo–comedian, actress, activist and longtime animal lover–discusses the dogs in her life, two NYC animal rescue organizations, the pros and perils of high-profile activism, her move into hosting a show on the liberal radio network (Central Air), and a number of other topics. COMEDY CORNER: Brian Regan’s “Animals” [www.BrianRegan.com] MUSIC: The Eels’ “I Like Birds,” […]

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