Arlen Specter takes a surprise turn at comedy club open-mic night

    Philebrity has video of former Senator Arlen Specter engaging in some stand-up comedy at last night’s open mic at Helium.

    WHYY’s Jen Howard is putting together a report for later this evening.

    Philebrity has video of former Senator Arlen Specter engaging in some stand-up comedy at last night’s open mic at Helium.

    WHYY’s Jen Howard is putting together a report for later this evening.

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    Specter poked a little fun at himself, and at his Democratic and Republican colleagues, Washington politics, and the current crop of Republican presidential candidates. It was a playful set that the crowd seemed to enjoy.

    Specter said it wasn’t his first time to take the stage. He had once participated in a show at an improv comedy club in Washington. And he joked that, being a politician, he’s actually been in comedy for 30 years.

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