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A single momentous day transforms the lives of students and professors at a school for stand-up comedy in a novel that “[brims] with insecure characters, clever repartee, dark jokes and funny riffs” ( The Wall Street Journal ) “Insightful, compassionate, biting and honest.” —The Washington Post “Brilliance is on display here.”—Percival Everett, author of James and The Trees ONE OF SLATE ’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Longlisted for the New American Voices Award Can comedy be taught? Someone, at