<div id="subtitle">David Alan Grier, bringing an arsenal of topical jokes thanks to his cable show, yearns for the days of Aspen</div><div><p> After 11 years in Aspen, Colo., the Comedy Festival packed up and moved to Las Vegas in 2005. The festival gathers so many comedians in one ...

<div><p>As Barack Obama closes in on his bid to become the first African-American US president, racial politics have burst into mainstream media with the release this month of two "news" shows anchored by black comedians.</p><p>But while some applaud the emergence of minority viewpoints in prime time, others ...

<div><p></p><p>Tonight, Comedy Central will premiere its latest fake news show, a faux black news magazine series, called Chocolate News, starring David Alan Grier. </p><p>"This is the perfect chance," Mr. Grier told The New York Times' Felicia R. Lee today. "I wanted something ...