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Remembering Comic Louie Anderson

January 28, 2022
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Fresh Air

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Anderson grew up poor in Minnesota, in a family with 11 children. His Emmy-winning performance in the FX series Baskets was based upon his own mother. Anderson died Jan. 21. He spoke with Terry Gross in 2016 about his family, mortality, and how his material onstage has evolved.

Also, TV critic David Bianculli reviews the four-part documentary series We Need to Talk About Cosby, created by W. Kamau Bell.