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Austen Tayshus

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “stage name of the jewish australian comedian alexander 'sandy' gutman”. Today it says “american-born jewish australian comedian”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Australian comedian Musical artist”. It now reads “Australian comedian Musical artist Alexander Jacob "Sandy" Gutman (born 17 March 1954), better known as”.
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He is best known for the 1983 comedy single " Australiana ", a spoken word piece which is filled with Australian puns. His humor often draws on his Jewish background. A tall man (198 centimetres (6 ft 6 in)), he appears on stage wearing a black suit and dark sunglasses. He is characterized by a resonant deep voice. He is often moody, and renowned for taunting his audience and venue staff.

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “stage name of the jewish australian comedian alexander 'sandy' gutman”. Today it says “american-born jewish australian comedian”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Australian comedian Musical artist”. It now reads “Australian comedian Musical artist Alexander Jacob "Sandy" Gutman (born 17 March 1954), better known as”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

stage name of the jewish australian comedian alexander 'sandy' gutman

Now

american-born jewish australian comedian

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