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Premiere Speakers Bureau: Exclusively Representing the World's Most Compelling Speakers Brad Stine, Brad Stine: America's Comic ...recently featured in the weekend edition of the WSJ... Brad Stine enjoys shattering pre-conceptions. In modern stand-up comedy, cultural signifiers abound. Call a comic aggressive and confrontational, and it usually means coarse language and crude subject matter. Call a comic cerebral, and it usually means a liberal who makes reference to politicians and pop-culture figures. Call a comic clean, and it usually means someone mild-mannered, polite, and exceedingly safe. Brad Stine bulldozes those stereotypes with manic, wild-eyed, thought-provoking glee. He's as in-your face as any modern stand-up comedian, but he never utters a curse word. He's an educated, cerebral comic who is also a proud, patriotic conservative. “Modern comedy is full of acts who are pushing the envelope of society,” Stine says. “But those who use comedy for social commentary tend to be liberal. I represent something different, something I think is more in line with most of America .” So, yes, he's clean and conservative. As shown on his new DVD Tolerate This! , he's a unique comic who proves that clean and cutting edge indeed can come in the same package—and at full speed. “I think there's humor in expressing our frustrations,” Stine says. “The observation of certain societal truths, when brought up in a comedic way, can help people see things more objectively. Comedy should be a way of expressing what you're about, and these are the things that are on my mind. Some people perform because they want to entertain. I want to bring a .. Topics: Entertainment, Men's Ministries, Humor, Evangelism, clean comedy, humorist, rebel without A curse, social commentary, comedian, comedy central, funny guy, brad stine, Evangelism/Outreach

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Google Video | February 22, 2007

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