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Jo Koy at Madison Square Garden headlines 2022 New York Comedy Festival lineup
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Jo Koy at Madison Square Garden headlines 2022 New York Comedy Festival lineup

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 15, 2022August 15, 2022

Get ready to add Jo Koy to the list of stand-up comedians who’ve made it to the big time of headlining Madison Square Garden. Koy …

Episode #401: Robin Thede
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Episode #401: Robin Thede

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 15, 2022August 15, 2022

The creator and star of HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, Robin Thede and her crew already have enjoyed 13 Emmy nominations and one Emmy …

Mr Chonkers at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
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Mr Chonkers at Edinburgh Fringe 2022

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 14, 2022August 14, 2022

**** (out of 5) This is unlike any clown show I’ve ever seen. Because it’s not exactly clowning. More like buffoonery. There’s a whole lotta …

Business Casual: “FERAL,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
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Business Casual: “FERAL,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 14, 2022August 14, 2022

**** (out of 5) Jeremy Elder, Cory Peter Lane, and Hunter Saling have been here before, making their Fringe debut in 2019. Which means this …

Chris Gethard: “A Father and the Sun,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
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Chris Gethard: “A Father and the Sun,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 14, 2022August 14, 2022

**** (out of 5) The popular podcaster, improviser and storyteller makes his return to the Fringe for the first time in six years. If you …

Hannah Pilkes: “A Woman on the Verge,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
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Hannah Pilkes: “A Woman on the Verge,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 14, 2022August 14, 2022

***1/2 (out of 5) Plenty of shows at the Fringe have accidental false starts to them, since the headliners must serve as their own opening …

Nic Sampson: “Marathon, 1904,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
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Nic Sampson: “Marathon, 1904,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 14, 2022August 14, 2022

*** (out of 5) Marathons: Famously not sprints. The 1904 Olympic Marathon was rather infamous, yet might have been all but lost to history, if …

Don McMillan on the semifinals of America’s Got Talent
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Don McMillan on the semifinals of America’s Got Talent

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 11, 2022August 11, 2022

The 2022 season of America’s Got Talent is under a bit of a time crunch, so instead of judge’s cut and quarterfinal rounds, we’re zipping …

Patti Harrison at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
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Patti Harrison at Edinburgh Fringe 2022

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022

****1/2 (out of 5) Patti Harrison is a woman possessed. By comedy demons. No amount of content trigger warnings can prepare you for the absurdism …

Celya AB: “Swimming,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
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Celya AB: “Swimming,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022

**** (out of 5) Is it her accent? Is it her frock? Is it her glasses? Whatever it is, there’s something magnetic about Celya AB …

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