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Month: November 2018

Syfy orders animated version of Weekend Update called Alien News Desk
News / Saturday Night Live / TV

Syfy orders animated version of Weekend Update called Alien News Desk

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 2018

Here’s an interesting development for fans/followers of Saturday Night Live. SNL’s Weekend Update is reproducing! More specifically, the people who write and produce Weekend Update …

Jimmy Kimmel launches new production shingle, Kimmelot
News / TV

Jimmy Kimmel launches new production shingle, Kimmelot

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 2018

Take off, Jackhole. While Jimmy Kimmel will remain a partner in the studio he co-founded with Adam Carolla and Daniel Kellison before launching The Man …

R.I.P. David “Deacon” Gray
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R.I.P. David “Deacon” Gray

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 2018

David “Deacon” Gray, the stand-up comedian who also nurtured a generation of Denver-area comedians as the new talent coordinator at Comedy Works since 2004, died …

Review: “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” on Netflix
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Review: “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 2018

All biopics start from a grain of truth, the essential building blocks of the subject, and then weave an imaginative backstory complete with a heartwarming …

Review: Erik Griffin, “AmERIKan Warrior” on Showtime
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Review: Erik Griffin, “AmERIKan Warrior” on Showtime

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 18, 2018November 20, 2018

Erik Griffin played a Vietnam vet in Showtime’s I’m Dying Up Here, but his 2018 stand-up comedy special portrays him as a different kind of …

Review: Cameron Esposito, “Rape Jokes”
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Review: Cameron Esposito, “Rape Jokes”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 18, 2018

Cameron Esposito’s 2018 stand-up special, Rape Jokes, raised $20,000 in donations for RAINN in the first two days she featured it on her website this …

Graham Kay on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Graham Kay on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 17, 2018

Graham Kay is a Canadian comedian who made his U.S. network TV debut on Friday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Kay already …

Ian Karmel on The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Ian Karmel on The Late Late Show with James Corden

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 15, 2018

Ian Karmel doesn’t look like the guy he really is. Which is a good thing! Karmel explained in this performance on Wednesday’s Late Late Show …

Vote for the Worst Twitter Joke Formats
News

Vote for the Worst Twitter Joke Formats

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 14, 2018

Twitter used to be great, but now is so much greater. — Said no one ever. Ouch. Bad joke. But is it the Worst Twitter …

Demetri Martin on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Demetri Martin on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 14, 2018November 19, 2018

No charts and graphs or drawings from Demetri Martin for his performance on Tuesday’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Just a guitar to provide some …

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