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A lot of if not most famous comedians tour all over the world. The country of one's origin doesn't seem to matter much as long as you speak a language your audience understands.

I remember seeing Eddie Izzard in Slovenia. The fact that he's from the UK, not from Slovenia, did not seem to detract one bit from his famous Darth Vader joke.

Russel Crowe is also a great example of a comedian that's pretty well known in the US, but who is in fact from the UK.

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Can comedians from a dominant culture travel a do a date or two in another country sure. That is not the same as a Slovenian comic coming to the US. Say Russel Crowe (do you mean Brand?) coming to the US is an example is a joke. UK is the closest you could get to US than maybe Canada.

Yes I meant Brand.

But what about philosohers. Slavoj Zizek is really well known in the US and he's Slovenian. He's published more books with US publishers than he has at home.

University professors are also a great example of a high profession that is ruled by immigrants.

My whole argument is that Louis CK has almost no competition from immigrants so it is easy for him to champion his position. As for professors have you seen the countless stories of adjunct professors struggling for work? Or professor can't get tenure?

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