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For me, comedy should have a certain amount of joy in it. It should be about attacking the powerful - the politicians, the Trumps, the blowhards - going after them. We shouldn't be attacking the vulnerable.

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Craig Ferguson
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: May 17
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