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Reviewed on September 1, 2017 | social sciences
Litt (head writer/producer, Funny or Die, Washington, DC office) served from 2011 to 2016 as special assistant and senior speechwriter to President Barack Obama, a job that included the serious business of writing jokes for the president. "Lips," as he was nicknamed by Obama, shares that one funny line results from 25 bad ones. Inspired by Obama's call for national unity and progressivism, Litt became an "Obamabot" volunteer during the 2008 campaign. Writing jokes and presi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More