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Montreal 2008: Strippers!
by Many comedians come to Montreal and joke about the preponderance of strip clubs in the city. But it’s infinitely more amusing to watch off-duty strippers …
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.
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Montreal 2008: Just Comedy notes on Finding the Comedy Audience
Thoughts and quotes from the first day of the Just Comedy confab at Montreal’s Just For Laughs fest… On "Finding the Comedy Audience," Comedy Central’s …
Montreal 2008: Photo, Jeff Dye and mascot
Readers looking for a recap of tonight’s episode of Last Comic Standing? Good news and bad news, I have for you. Well, maybe just good …
Interview: Russell Brand
This week’s issue of Time Out New York, out today, includes my new interview with British comedian Russell Brand, who just so happens to be …
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Montreal 2008: Just Comedy’s opening keynote
This year, to entice the industry who no longer can hobnob on the ski slopes of Aspen each February, the folks at Montreal’s Just For …
Montreal 2008: Meet Sean Patton
One of the pure joys of writing about arts and entertainment is the chance to happen upon something or someone quite unexpected or new, to …
Montreal 2008: New Faces 1
The judge’s rulings are final. So I’m going to withhold final judgments on some of the New Faces until further review. At Montreal’s Just For …
Montreal 2008: Best of the Fest. Really?
Most of the industry just got to Montreal, Just for Laughs still has four nights to go, but that’s not stopping them from jump-starting and …
2008: The year in movies, comedian comedy edition
This year, Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival has expanded to include a two-day Just Comedy industry confab to discuss the state of comedy and network …
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Montreal JFL 2008!
The Comic’s Comic proudly announces he has made it across the border into Canada and landed safely in Montreal, acquired media credentials for the 2008 …