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Month: April 2015

John Oliver finds Edward Snowden and a way for anyone to care about NSA’s domestic surveillance
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John Oliver finds Edward Snowden and a way for anyone to care about NSA’s domestic surveillance

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 6, 2015

With all of the talk in the past week about satire, freedom of speech and comedians abusing or somehow not doing what they can with …

SNL #40.17 RECAP: Host Michael Keaton, musical guest Carly Rae Jepsen
Saturday Night Live

SNL #40.17 RECAP: Host Michael Keaton, musical guest Carly Rae Jepsen

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 5, 2015

How long has it really been since Michael Keaton last hosted Saturday Night Live? Keaton hosted in 1982 when he first broke big with Night …

Nick Griffin on Late Show with David Letterman
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Nick Griffin on Late Show with David Letterman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 4, 2015

Are sweatpants still sweatpants if you’re not sweating in them? What kind of man takes a bath in the middle of the day? Nick Griffin …

James Corden hosts The Late Late Show from a neighbor’s house
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James Corden hosts The Late Late Show from a neighbor’s house

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 3, 2015

Well, this was an unexpected joy, not only for James Corden, but also for his surprise co-host, his guests and us, the audience of Corden’s …

Groundhog Day will become a Broadway musical in 2017
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Groundhog Day will become a Broadway musical in 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 3, 2015April 3, 2015

Mark your calendars for January and March 2017 and circle Feb. 2, 2017, while you’re at it. Because the folks who turned the Roald Dahl …

NBC trailers for Mr. Robinson, The Carmichael Show, premiering August 2015
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NBC trailers for Mr. Robinson, The Carmichael Show, premiering August 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 3, 20151

As part of NBC’s Summer Media Day on Thursday, the Peacock Network also dropped a couple of teaser-length trailers for its two new multi-cam sitcoms …

Conan and Team Coco say goodbye to writer/performer Brian Stack after 18 years
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Conan and Team Coco say goodbye to writer/performer Brian Stack after 18 years

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 3, 2015April 3, 2015

Brian Stack’s last day at Conan was Thursday. Stack had been a writer/performer with Conan O’Brien for 18 years, going back from the current TBS …

America Meet World: Satire already has gone global
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America Meet World: Satire already has gone global

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 2, 2015April 2, 2015

While a packed SXSW convention center ballroom listened last month to Jimmy Kimmel walk down the memory lane of his life and TV career, a …

First sneak peek at season nine of NBC’s Last Comic Standing
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First sneak peek at season nine of NBC’s Last Comic Standing

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 2, 2015April 3, 2015

NBC wrapped up a meet-and-greet with the media for its summer 2015 programming, which meant for every awkward Q-and-A banter, we were treated to new …

Explaining what defamation means for comedians, by lawyer-turned-comedian Matt Ritter
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Explaining what defamation means for comedians, by lawyer-turned-comedian Matt Ritter

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 2, 2015

Lawyer-turned-comedian/producer Matt Ritter sent me this video today, which is not “legal advice” as he points out, but rather some points of clarification regarding defamation …

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