{"id":616,"date":"2024-01-11T16:35:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecleancomedychallenge.com\/?p=616"},"modified":"2024-01-11T16:40:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:40:08","slug":"ricky-mokel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecleancomedychallenge.com\/?p=616","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Mokel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Ricky Mokel, the &#8220;gifted idiot&#8221;, is an optimistic, country-type fellow who, shockingly, can sound like an intellectual when he wants to. 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