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Lee Camp
Hosting Redacted Tonight and using comedy to criticise war, corporate power and Israeli policy.
Unredacted Tonight · Political satire
- Born
- 21 July 1980
- Birthplace
- Washington, D.C., United States
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Lee Camp
Lee Camp is an American comedian, writer and political commentator. He hosted Redacted Tonight on the Russian state-funded network RT America from 2014 to 2022, then continued producing online comedy and commentary. His public positions include opposition to Zionism and support for Palestinian rights.
Early life
Maryland and Virginia
Grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, before his family moved to Richmond, Virginia.
University humour
Studied at the University of Virginia and wrote humour columns for The Cavalier Daily.
Career
- 2002
College writing
Completed his run as a University of Virginia humour columnist and published a collection of his columns.
- 2000s–2010s
Stand-up and online comedy
Built a touring comedy career, contributed humour writing and developed the video series Moment of Clarity.
- 2014–2022
Television host
Hosted and wrote Redacted Tonight, a weekly political comedy programme on RT America.
- 2022 onward
Online programmes
After RT America closed, continued with streaming commentary, including Most Censored News and Unredacted Tonight.
Selected work
Pepper Spray the Tears Away
A stand-up album combining social criticism with confrontational humour.
Redacted Tonight
Comedy news programme using monologues and sketches to examine politics, media and corporate power.
Bullet Points and Punch Lines
A collection of satirical political commentary published by PM Press.
Beyond work
Jewish identity and politics
He has publicly identified as an anti-Zionist Jew and argues that Judaism should not be equated with support for the Israeli state.
Podcast partnership
Created Common Censored with writer and activist Eleanor Goldfield, discussing grassroots activism and political issues.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Official biography ↗Birthday and recordings ↗Birthday corroboration ↗His account of anti-Zionism ↗Book publication ↗His writing on Palestinian advocacy ↗Common Censored podcast ↗Photo: Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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