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In real life, people in the most dire situations must cope through humor.

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Tina Fey
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: May 18
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If you’re looking for a spiritual allegory in the style of C.S. Lewis, I guess you could piece something together with Lorne Michaels as a symbol for God and my struggles with hair removal as a metaphor for virtue
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