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Month: May 2012

R.I.P. John Fox (1957-2012)
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R.I.P. John Fox (1957-2012)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 31, 20123

John Fox has died from colon cancer. The comedian was 54. Fox liked to joke that he looked like Nick Nolte’s headshot and told jokes …

Watch full episode sneaks of Comedy Bang! Bang! and Bunk, coming to IFC in June 2012
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Watch full episode sneaks of Comedy Bang! Bang! and Bunk, coming to IFC in June 2012

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 25, 2012

IFC’s latest greatest comedy series do not debut until June, but don’t tell that to the Internet! Because IFC.com has unleashed two sample episodes of …

Goofing off, pranks and more: The Brendon Walsh interview
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Goofing off, pranks and more: The Brendon Walsh interview

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 25, 2012May 26, 2012

Brendon Walsh has a new half-hour of stand-up on Comedy Central this week with the release of his episode of The Half Hour, but if …

John Ramsey on Conan
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John Ramsey on Conan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 24, 2012

We’ve been around the bend and across the globe with comedian John Ramsey, and here he is back in our lives and on our TV …

Tom Cotter’s audition on America’s Got Talent 7, season 2012
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Tom Cotter’s audition on America’s Got Talent 7, season 2012

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 23, 2012

Every year, a few stand-up comedians throw themselves into the mix that is NBC’s America’s Got Talent, and it’s always interesting to see how the …

Trevor Boris on Conan
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Trevor Boris on Conan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 23, 2012

Here’s something you don’t see every night. Or any night, really. An openly gay stand-up comedian performing stand-up on an American late-night TV show. And …

MTV2 debuts “Hip Hop Squares”
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MTV2 debuts “Hip Hop Squares”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 22, 2012May 22, 2012

I’ll take Malcolm X to block, please. Seriously. I’m happy that some of my friends are getting TV work, but Hip Hop Squares? Hip hop …

SNL #37.22 RECAP: Host and musical guest Mick Jagger (Kristen Wiig’s farewell)
Saturday Night Live

SNL #37.22 RECAP: Host and musical guest Mick Jagger (Kristen Wiig’s farewell)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 21, 2012

Do you remember where you were when Kristen Wiig first appeared on Saturday Night Live as just one of a couple of a-holes, and then …

Watch Conan O’Brien sit down for Late Show with David Letterman
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Watch Conan O’Brien sit down for Late Show with David Letterman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 17, 2012May 18, 2012

For the first time in 13 years, Conan O’Brien paid a visit to David Letterman’s TV talk show. O’Brien took over NBC’s Late Night show …

Neal Brennan on race, brothers in comedy, and the competitive spirit of Twitter
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Neal Brennan on race, brothers in comedy, and the competitive spirit of Twitter

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 17, 2012May 17, 20122

When Neal Brennan‘s episode of The Half Hour debuts on Comedy Central this Friday night, it may very well be the first time you’ve ever …

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