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From: Morning Edition (NPR)
Date: 19980410
Author:Joe Beaupre, Bob Edwards

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BOB EDWARDS, HOST: The comedy troupe Culture Clash has been traveling across the country poking fun at the pompous and deflating egos for more than a decade. Usually, they develop their own material, improvised on political scandals and breaking news.

John Beaupre reports from Los Angeles, Culture Clash now is working with a centuries-old Greek play that did very much the same thing in its day.

JON BEAUPRE, REPORTER: It's been almost 2,500 years since the Greek play write Aristophanes (ph) tickled audiences with his portrayal of society's foibles in his play "The ...

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