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Why Podcasts Are Comedy's Second Coming

6:00 AM PDT 9/27/2011 by Shirley Halperin

While still in its infancy, the medium has brought new life to comics from stand-up and radio. But will profits follow?

Podcasts have been compared to television in the 1940s, and for good reason: The medium is entering uncharted territory but has the potential to rival terrestrial radio.

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