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In this special compilation, you'll hear exhilarating excerpts from classic interviews with 14 stars of comedy, including Tracey Ullman on her zany characters, Chris Rock on growing up small and black in a white neighborhood, Carol Leifer on the inspiration for her brand of cabaret comedy, and Henny Youngman on his famous line, "Take my wife, please."

This audio is like an informal writing clinic, as you listen to these writers talk about their lives, experiences and, of course, their writing. While you are listening, Terry Gross draws out from these great writers the answers to your questions, just as the query begins to form in your own head.

Robert Ludlum's string of best sellers, such as The Bourne Identity, The Osterman Weekend, and The Icarus Agenda established him as one of literature's most successful espionage novelists. Terry Gross interviewed Ludlum on March 10, 1988.