Preview: 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (Comedy)
by The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards get handed out on Sunday evening (broadcast on the ABC television network), and in the comedy categories, he academy tends …
Author: Sean L. McCarthy
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Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (semis 1-2)
There’s an old saying that goes, if you can’t stand the heat, then don’t become a firefighter. Likewise, if you don’t like being judged, then …
A very Spaceballs Sunday
When Mel Brooks introduced Spaceballs to his film canon in 1987, viewers and critics most likely did a double-take. A parody of Star Wars? In …
Animated video: What is comedy?
Here is a fanciful animated short video to keep you company while I prepare another day of comedy news and analysis for you. As I …
Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (prelims 7-8)
You’ve all been waiting for this (sorry about the wait), it’s the two final preliminary competitions in the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival contest, so let’s …
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Microsoft boots Seinfeld, reboots ad campaign
Microsoft announced today that it was launching a new ad campaign — without Jerry Seinfeld — and that that was part of the plan all …
A career update from TJ Miller
Hey comedy fans, perhaps you remember reading or hearing a rumor about comedian TJ Miller and his audition this summer for SNL. Or the "baloney …