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Month: February 2012

TBS orders 10 episodes of Steve Byrne sitcom, “Sullivan and Son”
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TBS orders 10 episodes of Steve Byrne sitcom, “Sullivan and Son”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 11, 2012

It may be pilot season in Hollywood for the networks, but cable operates on its own schedule, and TBS announced on Friday that it had …

Nick Swardson announces the end of his “Pretend Time” sketch show on Comedy Central
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Nick Swardson announces the end of his “Pretend Time” sketch show on Comedy Central

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 8, 2012

Nick Swardson announced the end of his Comedy Central sketch comedy show, Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time, after its second season. Swardson told his Facebook friends …

On Conan, John Roy talks video games, New Mexico and white people songs
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On Conan, John Roy talks video games, New Mexico and white people songs

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 7, 2012February 8, 2012

John Roy made his debut on Conan last night, and joked about how his video game avatar never looks like him, how we took over …

Will Ferrell’s two new beer commercials, one of which is real (for part of Nebraska)
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Will Ferrell’s two new beer commercials, one of which is real (for part of Nebraska)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 6, 2012February 8, 2012

Will Ferrell has put out two new beer commercials, but only one of them is real, and that one only played during the Super Bowl …

Nick Cobb joins E*Trade baby Pete Holmes in new Super Bowl ad
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Nick Cobb joins E*Trade baby Pete Holmes in new Super Bowl ad

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 5, 2012

Pete Holmes debuted as the talking E*Trade baby in a Super Bowl ad a couple of years ago, and his spokesbaby campaign is still going …

Dan St. Germain welcomes Howard Stern to America’s Got Talent in Super Bowl ad!
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Dan St. Germain welcomes Howard Stern to America’s Got Talent in Super Bowl ad!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 5, 2012February 5, 2012

Your eyes are not deceiving you. That’s stand-up comedian Dan St. Germain welcoming Howard Stern to NBC’s America’s Got Talent in this promo spot which …

SNL #37.13 RECAP: Host Channing Tatum, musical guest Bon Iver
Saturday Night Live

SNL #37.13 RECAP: Host Channing Tatum, musical guest Bon Iver

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 5, 20122

Saturday Night Live returned from a mid-winter break minus one writer (interesting?!) and also without featured player Paul Brittain (what now?), who left the cast …

On Letterman, Jake Johannsen reflects on online privacy, dog years
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On Letterman, Jake Johannsen reflects on online privacy, dog years

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 5, 2012

Must be the end of Eddie Brill’s tenure as booker for The Late Show, because Jake Johannsen showed up again only a few months after …

Boston, NYC comedy venues improvise their own wager over Patriots-Giants Super Bowl
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Boston, NYC comedy venues improvise their own wager over Patriots-Giants Super Bowl

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 4, 2012

Friendly sports championship wagers aren’t just for mayors anymore. New York City’s The PIT (Peoples Improv Theater) has put a challenge to Boston’s Improv Asylum …

Mark Forward on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Mark Forward on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 4, 2012July 29, 2012

Mark Forward is from Canada, but please, don’t hold that against him. In his first appearance on American TV, Forward performed on Late Late Show …

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