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Interview with Lizz Winstead [video]

Co-creator of 'The Daily Show' talks with Metro Weekly

Lizz Winstead
Lizz Winstead
(Photo by Aram Vartian)

On Saturday, Oct. 30, Lizz Winstead — co-creator of The Daily Show — performed in Rosslyn at the new Artisphere. Metro Weekly’s Chris Geidner caught up with her in between her two shows, which took place in the wake of Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity. She talks about The Daily Show, the rally, the role of comedy — and what’s in her nightstand.

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