Censors fail to gag popular Burmese comedian... "Zarganar, the former dental surgery student who became one of Burma?s best-loved comedians and a mordant satirist, has had his teeth pulled by the censors. ?No more public performances,? they told him last month, prompting threats by his colleagues—including well-known actors and directors—to cease production work in a display of sympathy. The ban extends to all news about Zarganar in the Burmese press. The Orwellian regime has effectively made him a ?non-person.? Zarganar?s gag slipped, however, when The Irrawaddy contacted him by telephone at his Rangoon home. The irrepressible comedian chuckled as he talked about the regime?s latest attempt to silence him. It was an interview in April with the BBC?s Burmese service that sparked the latest ban, Zarganar said. He had criticized official regulations that he said robbed Burma?s water festival of much of its traditions..."