Episode 050 CONTRAST – Usama Siddiquee: “Contrast is the basis of all humor”
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ormer NYC comedy wunderkind, now a full grown rocket-to-the-top funny manchild, Usama Siddiquee, returns to the show to explore the central pillar of laughter, CONTRAST, through killer bits by Nate Bargatze, Andrew Schulz, and Demetri Martin.
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