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Month: March 2017

The Second City announces 2017 recipients of its annual Bob Curry Fellowship via NBCUniversal
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The Second City announces 2017 recipients of its annual Bob Curry Fellowship via NBCUniversal

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 20, 2017

The Second City has announced the 2017 recipients of the 4th Annual Bob Curry Fellowship: Terrance Carey, Dan Bazaldua, Eunji Kim, Sophia Rafiqi, LeLe Mason, …

Review: “Dying Laughing”
Movies / Reviews

Review: “Dying Laughing”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 17, 2017

“We’re the last philosophers. Everybody now that talks is reading from a pre-approved script. Even our alleged smart people are corporately controlled. So there’s only …

Review: “The Last Laugh” documentary explores humor, the Holocaust and taboos
Movies / Reviews

Review: “The Last Laugh” documentary explores humor, the Holocaust and taboos

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 17, 2017March 17, 2017

The Last Laugh opens with a quote onscreen from the noted non-comedian, German novelist Heinrich Mann, who wrote: “Whoever has cried enough, laughs.” Mann fled Nazi …

Review: Punching Henry
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Review: Punching Henry

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 17, 2017March 17, 2017

After Henry Phillips released his semi-autobiographical movie, Punching the Clown, in 2010, Showtime expressed interest in developing a companion series. That series never came to …

Lil Rel Howery on The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Lil Rel Howery on The Late Late Show with James Corden

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 17, 2017

Usually the March Madness of the NCAA basketball tournament pre-empts CBS late-night programming, but The Late Late Show with James Corden snuck in a brand-new …

Gina Yashere joins The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
News / TV

Gina Yashere joins The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 16, 2017

Gina Yashere has joined The Daily Show with Trevor Noah on Comedy Central as a new correspondent. Her first report should air tonight! Here’s the …

Saturday Night Live going LIVE for Mountain and Pacific time zones for final four episodes of season 42
News / Saturday Night Live / TV

Saturday Night Live going LIVE for Mountain and Pacific time zones for final four episodes of season 42

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 16, 2017

After announcing the return of Louis CK to host April 8, and a summer primetime edition of Weekend Update, Saturday Night Live is doing something …

Dave Chappelle talks the importance of Just For Laughs Montreal, and the role of comedians in the Trump era
News / Video

Dave Chappelle talks the importance of Just For Laughs Montreal, and the role of comedians in the Trump era

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 16, 2017

Dave Chappelle visited Toronto over the weekend to present a special award to Just For Laughs at Sunday’s Canadian Screen Awards, and told the CBC …

George Wallace will host seasons six and seven of “Coming to the Stage” stand-up showcase series
News / TV / Video / Web series

George Wallace will host seasons six and seven of “Coming to the Stage” stand-up showcase series

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 15, 2017March 16, 2017

Coming to the Stage, the stand-up showcase series from Comedy Dynamics you can see on Hulu (and other platforms), will return for seasons six and …

Fusion’s “Fatherless” documentary follows Baron Vaughn, and here’s the trailer
Movies / News / TV

Fusion’s “Fatherless” documentary follows Baron Vaughn, and here’s the trailer

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 14, 2017

Baron Vaughn, the comedian and actor you’ve seen on Grace and Frankie and soon will hear on the reboot of MST3K (and heard on Episode #81 …

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