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Comedy: Bobby Lee During eight years on the sketch comedy show MadTV, comedian Bobby Lee made the most of his status as the show's first (and only) Asian castmember by playing both Connie Chung and Kim Jong-Il, as well as starring role in a recurring sketch called Taedo-Attitudes and Feelings, Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive. The sketch parodied Korean soap operas, and its title alluded to a running gag in which the length of English subtitles (Attitudes and Feelings, Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive) are disproportionate to the length of the Korean speaker's statement (Taedo). It'll come as no surprise then that much of Lee's act revolves around his Asian heritage, albeit with fewer costume changes. Oct. 7-9 at the DC Improv, 1140 Connecticut Ave. NW. Phone: (202) 296-7008. Web: http://www.dcimprov.com/

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Lecture: Jews and Race Relations in the South You might not know it from pop-cultural, or even serious discussions of southern race relations, but Jews have lived and worked below the Mason-Dixon line since long before Boca Raton was a hoity-toity retirement town. The first Sephardic Jews to settle in Alabama did so in 1765, when it was still part of British West Florida. Judah P. Benjamin, the first openly Jewish senator, was not only from Louisiana, but the Secretary of War for the Confederacy. As part of a discussion series hosted by Ford's Theatre, Eli Evans, author of "The Provincials: A Personal History of Jews in the South" and "Judah P. Benjamin: The Jewish Confederate" will lead a discussion on the rich niche history of Jewish peoples in the Bible belt. Oct. 10 at Ford's Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. Phone: (202) 347-4833. Web: http://www.fordstheatre.org/

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Fox News founder Roger Ailes raised eyebrows when he said he hired Sarah Palin as a contributor because, "She was hot and got good ratings." (Associated Press)

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"The Playboy Club"bunnies (from left) Amber Heard, Naturi Naughton and Leah Renee need to find new jobs. NBC is replacing the Monday night program with Brian Williams' "Rock Center." (Photograph provided by NBC)

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"American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery recorded 12 songs for his "Clear As Day" album. (NBC via Associated Press)

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Anderson Cooper of CNN focused on a section of the website Reddit dedicated to sexualized pictures of underage girls. (Associated Press)

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Roger Ailes, here in 1971, was a Republican media strategist, TV producer and then head of CNBC until 1996, the year he resigned to create the upstart Fox News Channel. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** John Demjanjuk waits in a Munich courtroom on Thursday, May 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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Somalis carry a wounded man at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. The al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabab immediately claimed responsibility for the attack after more than a month of relative calm in the Somali capital. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)

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Actress Judy Greer and chef Jared Sokoloff appear in the Yahoo Web series "Reluctantly Healthy." Yahoo announced Tuesday that it will begin premiering seven new Web series this week, all targeting female audiences. (Yahoo via Associated Press)

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ABC News President Ben Sherwood (left) and Ross Levinsohn, Yahoo! executive vice president of the Americas, talk Monday about their companies' new partnership. ABC News content will be featured prominently on Yahoo! (Associated Press)

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"2 Broke Girls" co-stars Kat Dennings (left) and actress Beth Behrs say they're close friends in real life as well as their show. (Associated Press)

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Apple CEO Tim Cook unveils the iPhone 4S at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. (Associated Press)

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Prosecution witness Nicole Alvarez looks toward the jury box as she testifies in Dr. Conrad Murray's trial in the death of pop star Michael Jackson in Los Angeles on Oct. 4, 2011. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death. (Associated Press)