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Comic Steve Byrne's Film "The Opening Act:" A Funny Look at Trying to be Funny

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Dan Dion
Steve Byrne

Comic, actor, writer and film director Steve Byrne, also a graduate of Kent State, talks with Dean Amy Reynolds about his new film, "The Opening Act," about his start in comedy, about being an Asian American comic and life during the pandemic.
NOTE: This program aired in 2 episodes on WKSU. They are combined in the audio here.