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Month: November 2015

Episode #39: Shane Mauss
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Episode #39: Shane Mauss

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 30, 2015November 30, 20151

Shane Mauss and I go back almost all the way to his origin story as a comedian, but before we get into that, there are …

R.I.P. Andy Ritchie
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R.I.P. Andy Ritchie

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 30, 2015November 30, 20153

Andy Ritchie, a stand-up comedian and improviser known for his big heart and impressively unique presence both onstage and off, died from complications related to …

Trevor Noah: Lost In Translation, his first Comedy Central special
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Trevor Noah: Lost In Translation, his first Comedy Central special

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 30, 2015

Quick, name your favorite hour stand-up special by a host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. How much time did you waste Googling what Craig …

How Patrice Oneal got one stand-up to hold the Sauce and drop his onstage nickname
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How Patrice Oneal got one stand-up to hold the Sauce and drop his onstage nickname

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 29, 20153

Patrice Oneal died five years ago today, on Nov. 29, 2011. There are many of his famous peers who knew and adored him, and not …

Episode #38: Kliph Nesteroff
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Episode #38: Kliph Nesteroff

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 26, 2015November 26, 2015

It’s the rare kind of person who loves comedy so much he or she dedicates the better part of his or her life to tracking …

Episode #37: Wendy Liebman
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Episode #37: Wendy Liebman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 24, 2015November 24, 2015

Wendy Liebman has influenced a generation of comedians by realizing a joke doesn’t have to end…before the next punchline. I met up with Liebman in …

Randy Syphax on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Randy Syphax on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 21, 2015July 25, 2016

Randy Syphax was a finalist in New York’s Funniest Stand-Up competition, and here he was making his debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. …

Ian Karmel with Ron Funches on Conan, just like they’d dreamed
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Ian Karmel with Ron Funches on Conan, just like they’d dreamed

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 20, 2015November 20, 2015

Ian Karmel gets two separate video clips from his stand-up performance on Thursday’s Conan because, well, he incorporated his good friend and comedian Ron Funches …

Jacqueline Novak on The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Jacqueline Novak on The Late Late Show with James Corden

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 20, 20151

Jacqueline Novak performed on Thursday’s edition of The Late Late Show with James Corden and laid down the law when it comes to food-based social …

Garbage Time with Katie Nolan broadcast a stand-up sports special from Comic Strip Live
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Garbage Time with Katie Nolan broadcast a stand-up sports special from Comic Strip Live

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 2015November 19, 2015

In case you missed it, last night’s weekly late-night installment of Garbage Time with Katie Nolan on FOX Sports 1 broadcast a stand-up sports special …

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