Steve  Albert

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Even innocuous political comedy was out of the question. CBS radio comedian Phil Baker rattled off the ages of the Supreme Court Justices, “62, 68, 72, 75,” and then yelled, “Bingo!” The censors scolded him, “You can’t make passes at dignity over the radio.”
Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars
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