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Blank on Blank - Season 1 Episode 56 Garrison Keillor on Humor

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“My family was shocked when I came home with a volume of Hemingway … There was a price to be paid for being interested in fiction.” - Garrison Keillor in 1994. In this new episode we have a conversation with a true storyteller, the humorist, Garrison Keillor. This interview was recorded in front a live audience back in November of 1994 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. On stage that night was Keillor, the host of A Praire Home Companion, and George Plimpton, the famed editor of the Paris Review. The thread of their conversation that night was: the qualities of humor. It’s been awhile since we dug into the archives of talks recorded at the 92Y over the years. What we loved about this conversation was something we hadn’t really thought about before: What is the obligation of humor? Enjoy

First Air Date: May 09, 2012

Last Air date: Jan 24, 2017

Season: 1 Season

Episode: 80 Episode

Runtime: 6 minutes

IMDb: 7.00/10 by 1.00 users

Popularity: 3.909

Language: English

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