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People Used to Hate This Type of Comedy. Now It’s Taking Over.

Por: Slate Life September 14, 2024

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No clown on earth looks quite like Julia Masli. A crown of wires on her head emits an electric-blue spotlight, while a dainty plastic mannequin leg—foot flexed in a ballerina arch—swallows up her right arm. A microphone balances on the toes of that appendage, and for the hour she performs her show, Masli strafes the pews of her theater, pushing the leg into the faces of her audience members. She wants to know what is currently bothering... + full article



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