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One Local Comedian Took on Exxxotica L.A. Dressed as a Wizard
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Back in September, we gave you an inside look at Exxxotica L.A., the annual porn convention formerly known as Erotica L.A.
And while we thought our coverage was pretty thorough, one thing we didn't do was dress up like wizards and walk around interviewing the porn stars. Fortunately for posterity, though, one man did, and he posted the video over at Funny or Die.
Local comedian Hal Rudnick explains to the camera that he was supposed to be sent to Comic-Con, but accidentally wound up at Exxxotica. Undeterred, Rudnick decides to don his Comic-Con ensemble anyway -- a pointy hat, cape, and what looks like some sort of stuffed animal backpack -- and ask the same questions of adult performers that he might have asked to comic book geeks. "Who'd win in a fight," he queries Gianna Michaels, "Superman or Gandalf?"
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