DeGeneres, Sedaris, Burroughs make <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> "funniest" list (11676)

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Gay and lesbian wits popped up in Entertainment Weekly's list of "The 25 Funniest People in America," featured in the magazine's March 19 issue. Talk-show titan Ellen DeGeneres came in at number 6 ("one of the cleanest, coolest funny ladies around"). Essayist David Sedaris (tying with his sister Amy) made the number 8 slot, and memoirist Augusten Burroughs (Running With Scissors, Dry) ranked number 15.

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