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A lot of the times I'm looking at something that I discover is part of a larger framework and not just a couple jokes. I see that it's a set, a story that I'll be telling. Sometimes I get lost in that.

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Lewis Black
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: August 30
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Lewis Niles Black
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