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With stand-up, there's a little bit of an exaggerated reality because things have to be manipulated to create comedy, to create jokes.

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Chris Hardwick
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 23
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Louisville
Kentucky
Christopher Ryan Hardwick
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