Daily Show, Colbert Report Executive Producer Prepping Anthology, Wants Clooney

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Ben Karlin, Comedy Central’s executive producer du jour of the Daily Show and Colbert Report — and apparent Vespa owner — is prepping an anthology of humor to be printed next spring, Karlin tells FishbowlNY. But lest you bombard him with your “hilarious” submission, keep in mind he’s looking for names like George Clooney and Jerry Seinfeld to write ‘em. Hey, but don’t fret, aspiring humorists — there’s always Mad magazine.

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