{"id":4178,"date":"2014-12-09T03:00:25","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T03:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bme2.flywheelsites.com\/blog\/nick-turner-becoming-a-comedian-is-no-joke\/"},"modified":"2020-01-16T21:59:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T21:59:31","slug":"nick-turner-becoming-a-comedian-is-no-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/nick-turner-becoming-a-comedian-is-no-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Turner: Becoming a Comedian Is No Joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Nick Turner complimented my beard. So obviously, this episode is a highlight for me. However, I\u2019m confident it will be for you too. Not everyone can grow up to be what they wanted to be when they were a kid. 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