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Day: May 4, 2016

Episode #86: Anjelah Johnson
Last Things First -- Podcasts

Episode #86: Anjelah Johnson

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 4, 2016May 4, 20161

Anjelah Johnson has recorded multiple stand-up specials, but her character Bon Qui Qui is even more popular than her stand-up is — her initial appearance …

Mike Birbiglia to promote his film, “Don’t Think Twice,” with Improv Across America bus tour, workshops
Movies / News

Mike Birbiglia to promote his film, “Don’t Think Twice,” with Improv Across America bus tour, workshops

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 4, 2016May 25, 20161

Mike Birbiglia’s winning movie about an improv comedy group, Don’t Think Twice, will get a nationwide theatrical run this summer, starting July 22, 2016, in …

Review: Gary Gulman, “It’s About Time” (Netflix)
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Review: Gary Gulman, “It’s About Time” (Netflix)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 4, 20161

Perhaps nobody wears righteous incredulity as well or as humorously as Gary Gulman. Not indignation, mind you. Although as he says during a 24-minute story …

Review: Chris Hardwick, “Funcomfortable” (Comedy Central)
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Review: Chris Hardwick, “Funcomfortable” (Comedy Central)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 4, 2016

Despite the opening title sequence, and the comedian’s ubiquitous presence on Talking Dead, Chris Hardwick’s Funcomfortable is no horror movie. In his latest hour for …

Refinery29’s RIOT: “A female-first YouTube comedy channel”
News / Web series

Refinery29’s RIOT: “A female-first YouTube comedy channel”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 4, 2016

Refinery29 announced a slate of new initiatives during their Newfronts presentation on Monday, among them the launch of a separate YouTube channel dedicated to women …

Dan Aykroyd and Judy Belushi to take another crack at The Blues Brothers animated TV series
Movies / TV

Dan Aykroyd and Judy Belushi to take another crack at The Blues Brothers animated TV series

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 4, 2016

Back in 1997, the former broadcast network UPN ordered an animated primetime TV version of The Blues Brothers, voiced by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi’s …

Myq Kaplan doesn’t do pot on Conan
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Myq Kaplan doesn’t do pot on Conan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 4, 2016

“If you’re yelling at somebody for doing pot wrong, I feel like you’re also doing pot wrong.” So sayeth Myq Kaplan in his most recent stand-up …

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