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Kristen Schaal's joke on slacktivism in the Trump era is all of us


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At the LA Largo at the Coronet last Thursday night, the existential terror of making people laugh for a living in this age of perpetual global crisis was on full display. 

Through a night of standup performances, the cast and creative team behind Bob's Burgers teamed up with the International Rescue Committee to raise funds for famine relief and refugee resettlement from Yemen. 

Host Kristen Schaal (voice of Louise Belcher), kicked off the night by telling the crowd that, "We're gonna feed some hungry refugee kids. I decided not to do the research cause I didn't wanna get depressed. I mean, I have to be fun tonight!" Read more...

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