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Comedian Danitra Vance.

Comic and actress Danitra Vance. She appeared on "Saturday Night Live" during the 1985-86 season. From there she landed a part in the revue "The Colored Museum," at Joseph Papp's Public Theater. She played everything from a stewardess on a slave ship to a talking afro wig. She's currently reviving the part at the Mark Taper Theater in Los Angeles. She can also be seen in the upcoming movie "Sticky Fingers," starring Melanie Mayron, Helen Slater and Christopher Guest.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, May 3, 1988: Interview with Isaac Stern; Commentary on the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band; Interview with Danitra Vance; Review of William Kennedy's novel "Quinn's Book."
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Britian's Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.

Rock historian Ed Ward profiles one of the most eccentric rock groups from the other side of the Atlantic - the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (circa late 1960s). They infused their music with a typically British brand of humor, such as that associated with Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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