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Baratunde Thurston

Baratunde Thurston is a comedian and vigilante pundit. He was nominated for the Bill Hicks Award for Thought Provoking Comedy, declared a Champion of the First Amendment by Iowa State, and called “someone I need to know” by Barack Obama. He has appeared on ABC, NPR, the BBC, CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times and ComedyCentral.com. Baratunde is the co-founder of Jack & Jill Politics and performs regularly in New York City, where he works by day as Web Editor and politics czar for The Onion. He hosts Popular Science's Future Of on the Science Channel, and he lives in Twitter.

Why I love Grand Theft Auto * CELEB PICK
Why I love Grand Theft Auto (01:09)
Hannibal Buress

Hannibal can somehow talk about shooting a woman in the face without making life more difficult for other black men. Also, he's disturbingly hilarious.

Idiots in the drive thru * CELEB PICK
Idiots in the drive thru (01:50)
Alex Stone

One of the best service industry jokes I've ever heard, and excellent call back! Plus, Alex is one of the few people to wear that hat who doesn't make me angry.

Working at Walmart * CELEB PICK
Working at Walmart (01:10)
Andy Erikson

I hate Walmart. I enjoy jokes that make fun of Walmart. This clip meets those requirements exceedingly well.

Facebook breakup * CELEB PICK
Facebook breakup (01:14)
Erin Jackson

Erin's one of my favorite comics. Facebook is one of my favorite places on the Internet. This clip combines two things that I like. Also, it's SO TRUE. What she says about Facebook is SO TRUE!!!

Swine flu lies * CELEB PICK
Swine flu lies (00:41)
Ty Barnett

In a world where there is so much hack comedy about swine flu, I appreciate the original take on this common premise. Go smart black man, go!!

Villains and their toys * CELEB PICK
Villains and their toys (01:09)
Kumail Nanjiani

Exposing plot holes in action movies is an ancient art, but occasionally someone exposes faulty logic so well, that he deserves some recognition. Kumail is that man. Watch and learn. And to the screenwriters out there, step up your game!

Tired of Barack on TV * CELEB PICK
Tired of Barack on TV (00:57)
W. Kamau Bell

This is my affirmative action pick. I'm only selecting this clip because it's by a black man and about a black man. Quota reached.

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