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Jay Leno, Andover High and Emerson College grad, recently put on several successful free shows in economically troubled Detroit, calling it Jay's Comedy Stimulus Plan. We feel for the automakers (the actual automakers, not the execs who got them into this spot), but where's the love for your native state, Jay? Massachusetts is at about 8% unemployment, perhaps paltry compared to Michigan's 12%, but it's still not all roses in the Bay State. Is Jay mad at WHDH for their decision not to air his new show, or is it just not bad enough in Boston for him to care about us? It's time for other Emerson funnymen to step up to the plate. Denis Leary can fulfill his mission of alienating everyone by planning a recession show and then charging for it. Or maybe Detroit can save the auto industry by implementing some of Steven Wright's genius automotive ideas: "I replaced the headlights in my car with strobe lights, so it looks like I'm the only one moving," or "I hooked up my accelerator pedal in my car to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone."

Denis Leary has apologized for offending autistic families, saying: “I have nothing but admiration and sympathy for the people I know who are raising children with autism. In fact, they were the inspiration for the chapter I wrote about the subject... To them--and to all parents of children with autism--I apologize for any pain the out-of-context quotes from my book may have caused.” Sounds like Leary's book chapter may be trying to separate those with actual autism from those who use it as an excuse. At least he wasn't taking bribes?

Denis Leary joined the Michael Savage ranks when he wrote in an upcoming book (Why We Suck) that autism can be blamed on parents. The “Autism Schmautism" chapter (which Leary identified as his favorite in the book) includes this sentiment:

Comics Come Home Saturday, November 10, 7:30 pm Agganis Arena, Boston University Tickets The 13th annual Comics Come Home event, which raises money for the Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care, is happening this weekend. Of course, Denis Leary is hosting, and Mike Birbiglia, the ubiquitous Lenny Clarke, Artie Lange, Jim Norton, Robert Kelly, Joe Yannetty, and Pete Correale will perform. Birbiglia is a favorite in the -Ist-a-Verse and has talked to Gothamist and SFist....

Protest over national vs. regional chains, the never-ending debate over the place of cars and bicycles in our metropolises, professional sports scandals, remembering a solemn day, and being issued a search warrant - it all happened across our sites this week! Another banner week at Chicagoist started off with daily reports from food writer Lisa Shames on her attempt to eat only locally grown and raised foodstuffs all week as part of a farmers market...