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Comedians today think a dirty mouth can replace creativity, says beloved Temple U. alum Bill Cosby. "Your dirty jokes are loaded with profanity," Cosby tells USA Today.

    by Tirdad Derakhshani, Inquirer Staff Writer | Columnist
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Comedians today think a dirty mouth can replace creativity, says beloved Temple U. alum

Bill Cosby

. "Your dirty jokes are loaded with profanity," Cosby tells USA Today.

"Our dirty jokes had innuendo. They were stories and you could see it because they would paint a picture."

On Monday, Cosby will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

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