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May 2022
24m 37s

Comedian Sarah Cooper On Bringing Humor ...

Harvard Business Review
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It's a cliche, but they say it's best to write what you know. That was the case for comedian Sarah Cooper, who rose to viral social media fame in the Trump era through her lip sync TikTok videos. She formerly worked at Yahoo and Google, and she found her way into comedy, in part, by looking at and pointing out the absurdities of corporate culture. She speaks ... Show More
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