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Conrad Wroth dressed as his iconic character, Sinrad, standing with President Donald Trump. This photo is a fan-made Photoshop. I’ve wanted to write something for ages that would be in-depth, proper, respectable, and of course, as funny as can be, about a fellow comedian and friend, Conrad Wroth. In the introduction for this blog, I must state that Conrad Wroth is a highly private person, while having been in the public eye to various degrees over the years I’ve known him. Fo

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