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Cover Story - Monroe Martin

Monroe Martin:
Finding the Funny in Foster Care
Interview by Georgette Todd
June 18, 2014
Blogger for The Chronicle of Social Change

Comedian Monroe Martin doesn’t shy away from any subject, which
includes his childhood spent in foster care. Instead of dwelling on his
past, however, Martin uses it, like everything else in his life, as material
for his work. To date, Martin has headlined his own show in the famed
Caroline’s Comedy Club in New York City, has appeared on DirecTV’s
“The Artie Lange Show” and wrote for the MTV2 series, “Charlamagne
and Friends.”
Last week, Martin made it to the semi-finals on NBC’s “Last Comic
Standing,” a show that features the top 100 comics in America
competing in front of a panel of judges: Roseanne Barr, Russell Peters
and Keenen Ivory Wayans. The show’s winner will get the coveted title
of “Last Comic Standing,” as well as an NBC talent deal and a half-hour
scripted project to be developed by Universal Television.
Martin, the rising star, participated in a Q&A with me for The Chronicle
of Social Change:

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