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The Greek Food Festival isn't until next month, but Saturday, September 6th, you'll get a little taste of what's to come, wrapped up in comedy. The seasoning? Basile the Comedian. That's Basil with an 'E'. A stand-up comic and voice-over actor, Basile makes his first trip to Kern County. I spoke to him recently to find out what it was like "Growing up Greek in America"!

My name, Basil Katsikis, Vasili Katsikis, literally translates to Billy Goat. I'm not proud of it does not. I swear to God. You're talking to a man who's been named after food, OK? Basil, my mother, Rosemary, my father, Herb had a tremendous sense of humor.

The shows, you know, I would say about 5 to 10% in Greek, but I have a really sneaky way of literally going ahead a

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