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deutsey

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14. I always found it interesting that the day JFK was killed Bruce went on with his show

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 02:39 PM

Jul 2012

later that night or the next night.

When other comedians were canceling their shows, he went out on stage and, after pausing silently in front of the mic for a long pause, mused (depending on which source you use):

"Man, is Vaughn Meader fucked!"
"Poor Vaughn Meader!"
"Vaughn Meader is screwed."

During Kennedy's brief tenure in office, Vaughn Meader was a comedian who had made a fortune with his best-selling record (The First Family) impersonating/satirizing JFK and the Kennedy family.

Apparently, the audience roared with laughter.

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