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Month: September 2019

Mark Normand on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Mark Normand on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 21, 2019September 21, 2019

“The phone is just the new booze!” Mark Normand joked about how our phone addiction is problematic in ways we may not have realized yet, …

Kevin Camia on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Kevin Camia on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 21, 2019September 21, 2019

Kevin Camia made his network TV debut on The Late Show this week, and joked about turning Filipino stereotypes around, as well as the indignities …

Andrew Orolfo on The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Andrew Orolfo on The Late Late Show with James Corden

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 19, 2019September 19, 2019

I first saw Andrew Orolfo this summer in San Francisco at Comedy Central’s Clusterfest. Funny stuff! Now you all can see him courtesy of his …

Brian Simpson on Lights Out with David Spade
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Brian Simpson on Lights Out with David Spade

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 19, 2019September 19, 2019

Did you know that David Spade’s new late-night show on Comedy Central also is spotlighting new stand-up comedians? For the second time that I’ve seen …

Ryan Niemiller finished third place on America’s Got Talent 2019
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Ryan Niemiller finished third place on America’s Got Talent 2019

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 19, 2019September 19, 2019

Ryan Niemiller said five years ago, someone who looked like him couldn’t have gotten on TV. This summer, Niemiller won over the judges and most …

Jena Friedman on Conan
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Jena Friedman on Conan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 18, 2019September 18, 2019

How is true crime funny? Let Jena Friedman tell you the ways, in this performance on Tuesday’s Conan.

The Valleyfolk wins inaugural edition of Bring The Funny on NBC
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The Valleyfolk wins inaugural edition of Bring The Funny on NBC

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 18, 2019September 18, 2019

Congratulations to The Valleyfolk, a group of online comedians who formed a sketch group together last year, and last night won the $250,000 grand prize …

All Things Comedy aside, Bill Burr remains focused on his own work
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All Things Comedy aside, Bill Burr remains focused on his own work

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 17, 2019September 17, 2019

No matter how you try to pin the work of Dave Chappelle or Shane Gillis or any other comedian to him, Bill Burr is not …

Shane Gillis out at Saturday Night Live before he ever got to make his season 45 debut
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Shane Gillis out at Saturday Night Live before he ever got to make his season 45 debut

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 16, 2019September 16, 2019

Stand-up comedian Shane Gillis became the shortest-ever tenured member of Saturday Night Live‘s cast on Monday, as the NBC series announced it had cut ties …

Episode #276: Josh Gondelman
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Episode #276: Josh Gondelman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 16, 2019September 16, 2019

Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who currently writes and produces comedy for Desus and Mero on Showtime. Before that, Gondelman spent five years at HBO’s Last …

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