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3 unusual facts about Robert Orben


Clay Graham

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Graham began writing comedy in high school, selling material to humorist Robert Orben for seven dollars a joke.

Daniel R. White

founded by former television gag writer and presidential speechwriter Robert Orben.

Robert Orben

Other comedy writers, including Gary Apple and Daniel R. White, attempted to keep the newsletter going, under the name Current Comedy, but none were able to halt the decline of subscriptions, and eventually the rights to it were sold.



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