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After nine years of stand-up comedy, Reynolds wrote a one-man show based on his life, called "Only the Truth is Funny." After ten months of sold-out shows, he was discovered by the agents to Woody Allen and David Letterman. He then moved his show to New York City. His new book is based on his solo show.
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Guest
- Rick Reynolds
Host
- Terry Gross
Related Topics
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- Performing Arts
- Comedy
- Stand Up
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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, October 1, 1992: Interview with Terry Tempest Williams; Interview with Rick Reynolds; Review of the film "Hero."
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Terry Tempest Williams on Surviving Nuclear Testing and Breast Cancer
Williams is a a writer and naturalist-in-residence at the Utah Museum of Natural History. Born a Utah Mormon, Williams has written several books about the environment and the West, such as "Coyote's Canyon" and "Earthly Messengers." Her most recent book, "Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place," concerns her mother's unsuccessful battle with cancer and the flooding of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge by the rising Great Salt Lake waters.
Interview
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Stephen Schiff reviews "Hero," directed by Stephen Frears and starring Dustin Hoffman, Joan Cusack, Geena Davis, and Andy Garcia. It's got a twisting plot reminiscent of films from the 1930s and '40s.
Review
- Stephen Schiff
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