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Article: Standing Up for the Truth.(My Turn)
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- Newsweek
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- September 29, 2008
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Byline: Narinder Singh; Singh lives in Williston Park, N.Y.
Laugh if you want to, but I began performing comedy to educate Americans about my religion.
A sign in the back of the comedy club boasted that many of the comics who performed there had also appeared on Letterman and Leno. It was "new talent" night, and I watched people quickly fill the seats. As the show progressed, I was worried that I might be heckled-- especially by a group of rowdy boys who laughed sarcastically when jokes failed. When their comedian friend took the stage, some of them got up and roared. I wasn't sure how I would handle the crowd if they shouted over me. When the comic ...