In America, for instance, there are opportunities galore for funny people--standup comedy, late-night talk shows, etc.

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Japan's National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology has come up with a take on the Segway concept that's unlikely to encourage the Japanese government to allow standup two-wheelers on its roads.

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In the presence of the local media they jointly announced that "Standup for Malala - Stand up for Girls' Right to Education" day in Paris will be attended by the president of Pakistan Mr. Asif Ali Zardari.

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Imagine a standup comic who delivers the punch-lines of his jokes first, a plane with landing gear that deploys just after touchdown, or a stick of dynamite with a unique fuse that ignites only after it explodes.

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Medley, who had been doing standup comedy routines in Denver and was working full-time at Target, had no health insurance, his brother Seth said.

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The 35-year-old Hafner kept running and pulled into the third with a standup triple.

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The comedian returns to standup and finds new joy in, and respect for, the art of death-defying.

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Ben did a minute on hip-hop, a minute on his baby daughter, a minute on his freshly minted standup career.

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