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My First Gig with Duane Doogan

18. Django Gold

My guest this week is Django Gold, writer for the Stephen Colbert Show and formerly Senior Writer for The Onion and of course, stand-up comedian. We chat about his first gig and I get a little nostalgic about my 90's playwright adventures.


Go follow Django on Twitter at @django and tune in The Colbert Show each night!


Follow this podcast across social media @MyFirstGigPod. Follow me @DuaneDoogan.

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