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" I remember 9/11; we had 'Comics Come Home' about a month after those events. That night, even the comedians were concerned. Would the audience be ready to laugh? It was a release for everyone. "

Denis Leary

Audience

Laugh

Night

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School

Great

" I will not bond. I will not share. I refuse to nurture. "

Denis Leary

Will

Refuse

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Believe

Know

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