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With a reality star in the White House and late-night comedy ratings soaring, Ariel Dumas ’05 has found the perfect time to succeed in show business.<\/em><\/h2>\n

By Laura Billings Coleman<\/a><\/p>\n

A Second City improv alum and an Emmy-nominated comedy writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>, Ariel Dumas \u201905<\/strong> has a flair for crafting zingers from the Zeitgeist. But few writing prompts can get Monday brainstorming off to a better start, she says, than being called out by President Donald Trump in an early morning tweet.<\/p>\n

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Late Night host are dealing with the Democrats for their very “unfunny” & repetitive material, always anti-Trump! Should we get Equal Time?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n