Controversial comedian brings laughs to state, Cledus T. Judd says it's his job to make people laugh

From: Charleston Daily Mail | Date: October 23, 2003| Author: CHRIS DICKERSON | Copyright information

Cledus T. Judd's music career is more about laughs than controversy. That's why he isn't too concerned about upsetting people with "Natalie," his newest country parody that focuses on Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines' inflaming comments this spring about President Bush and the war in Iraq.

"It ain't my job to worry about what offends somebody," Judd said Monday from his Nashville home. "It's my job to make them laugh."

Judd will perform free at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Tri-...