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David Cross Shares the One Bit That Got Cut From His Network TV Debut and How People Walked Out of His Most Recent Comedy Tour

August 31, 2016
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censors, conan, david cross, stand up, walkout

From the get go up until the present (and probably far after), David Cross’ stand-up has been treading on, for certain folks, very controversial territory that has had certain network censors and audience members go awry. 

During this most recent Conan appearance, Cross details what got cut out from his very first set, over 20 years ago, on network TV on Late Night with Conan O’Brien and the way that a small number of audience members, in 2016, walk out of his shows now.

Conan O’Brien Tries to See What He Can Get Away With at TBS Standards and Pratices

January 29, 2016
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censors, conan, conan o'brien, remote segment, standards and practices, tbs, team coco

Conan O’Brien delivers yet another classic remote segment where he actually goes to TBS’ head of Standards and Practices to see what might and might not get censored on the show.

Of course, Conan mines every bit of comedy gold out of this and then some. Watch it here.

Eric Andre Shares His Favorite Notes from Standards and Practices for ‘The Eric Andre Show’

January 29, 2016
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adult swim, censors, conan, eric andre, eric andre show, standards and practices

Eric Andre pulls some pretty unbelievable stunts on his eponymous Adult Swim show. So, you can imagine the notes of what he can and can’t do from Standards and Practices are pretty outrageous as well.

Andre shared some of them while on last night’s Conan.

Even at 12AM, Chris Hardwick Has To Know How To Navigate Censors

January 9, 2014
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censors, chris hardwick, comedy central, fcc, midnight, standards and practices, television

Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” is on at midnight, which should be late enough to not censor most words/images. 

Yet, those FCC rules still hold up for some reason as you’ll see Hardwick explain during a taping of “@midnight”.

Oh, you’re watching “@midnight” right? It’s back on four days a week on Comedy Central at the self-titled time.

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