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Barbershop 2: Back in Business - Barbershop 2: Back in Business is a 2004 comedy film sequel to 2002 movie Barbershop, from the writing/producing team Robert Teitel and George Tillman, Jr. It is directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan and written by Mark Brown (characters) and Don D.

Humber College Comedy: Writing and Performance - The Humber School of Comedy (Comedy: Writing and Performance program) was founded in 1999, at Humber College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the first and only post-secondary degree program in comedy in the English-speaking world.

That's Funny! - That's Funny! is a syndicated comedy TV show created by Vin Di Bona, the creator of America's Funniest Home Videos (now just America's Funniest Videos) It features gags and pranks similar to that of Candid Camera, home videos of (of course) AFV, and small family-oriented comedy skits.

Bob Ricci - Bob Ricci is a musical artist, with a knack for comedy, who has been performing parodies and writing creatively original music since his early teens. Bob has built a diverse and powerful fan base over the years through his exciting and funny live performances as well as his “ingenious and hilarious” lyrical compositions; all the while focusing on a dedication to the integrity of the artists' and his own music.

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