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Author: Sean L. McCarthy

Editor and publisher since 2007, when he was named New York's Funniest Reporter. Former newspaper reporter at the New York Daily News, Boston Herald and smaller dailies and community papers across America. Loves comedy so much he founded this site.
Episode #472: Nimesh Patel
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Episode #472: Nimesh Patel

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 15, 2025May 15, 20250

I spoke with comedian Nimesh Patel when he thought he had licensed his new hour, Instant Karma to Netflix. Shortly after our chat, Netflix decided to …

Episode #471: James Tom
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Episode #471: James Tom

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 8, 2025May 8, 20250

The comedian James Tom now jokes about having told they/them pronoun jokes as far back as 2013 quote-unquote “before most non-binary people were born.” Back …

Episode #470: Rory Rosegarten
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Episode #470: Rory Rosegarten

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Rory Rosegarten started his career as a comedy manager by the time he was 20 with a whopper of a first client: the already legendary Robert …

Episode #469: Mike Drucker
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Episode #469: Mike Drucker

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2025

Mike Drucker is an Emmy-nominated and WGA-winning writer and comedian living in New York. Drucker’s comedy career really began with an internship at Saturday Night Live, where …

Episode #468: Abby Govindan
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Episode #468: Abby Govindan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025

Fooling media outlets into thinking she created the Netflix series “Emily in Paris” may have won the comedian and Fordham grad Abby Govindan plenty of new followers on Twitter …

Episode #467: Brad Alexander
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Episode #467: Brad Alexander

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 7, 2025February 7, 2025

Brad Alexander composes music for television and musical theater, whose notable works include the music for  See Rock City & Other Destinations, which won the …

Episode #466: 800 Pound Gorilla Media
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Episode #466: 800 Pound Gorilla Media

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 31, 2025January 31, 2025

What’s in a name? Since its launch in 2016 by comedy managers Ryan Bitzer and Damion Greiman, along with founding members Ian Adkins and Anthony …

Episode #465: Comedy MVPs of 2024 with Jason Zinoman
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Episode #465: Comedy MVPs of 2024 with Jason Zinoman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 26, 2024December 26, 2024

We did it, comedy fans. We withstood another year of craziness, hundreds upon hundreds of comedy specials, and have gotten my friend and colleague in …

Episode #464: Kelly McCaughan
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Episode #464: Kelly McCaughan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 19, 2024December 19, 2024

Kelly McCaughan is an actor, writer, comedian and clown whose show, Catholic Guilt, was nominated for Best Newcomer by the 2023 ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, …

Episode #463: Chad Daniels
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Episode #463: Chad Daniels

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 20, 2024August 20, 2024

Chad Daniels is a Minnesota stand-up comedian with more than a billion streams to his credit, and in July 2024 released his 10th comedy special and first …

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