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Comedy Writer From Winnetka Files Lawsuit

A freelance comedy writer from Winnetka accuses Conan O’Brien of using jokes he wrote.

07/29/2015 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Comedy Writer From Winnetka Files Lawsuit

Clip: 7/29/2015 | 11m 27sVideo has Closed Captions

A freelance comedy writer from Winnetka accuses Conan O’Brien of using jokes he wrote.

Alex Kaseberg, a freelance comedy writer from Winnetka, accuses Conan O’Brien of using jokes he posted on Twitter and has filed a lawsuit against the late-night comedian. Tonight, we’ll talk with comedian Dwayne Kennedy, Curtis Flagg, the director of operations at Chicago’s Laugh Factory; and Anne Libera, the director of comedy studies at Columbia College Chicago about the ethics of comedy and ho

07/29/2015 | Rating NR

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