New York’s Last Comics Standing
by Is season six set up to be the year for the duo? Both God’s Pottery and Stone & Stone advanced last night out of New …
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.
Behind the CCP: Nick Thune
Two things to remember when you watch the debut tonight of Nick Thune’s half-hour Comedy Central Presents. 1) See that "bird" that flaps around in …
Behind the CCP: My First Time
Michael Showalter hosts tonight’s special Comedy Central Presents: My First Time, which explores the early jokey jokes and stand-up starts of Showalter, Michael Ian Black, …
Last Comic Standing advice from Amy Schumer
Callbacks continue today in New York City for NBC’s Last Comic Standing, with stand-ups getting interviewed and getting seen multiple times before tonight’s final performances …
Jerry Seinfeld at the Comedy Cellar
Jerry Seinfeld dropped in Thursday night for a surprise 25-minute set at the Comedy Cellar during the early show, didn’t stay long afterward. Just in …
Funny or Die? Tour oddities
The Funny or Die comedy tour, with Will Ferrell presenting Zach Galifianakis, Nick Swardson and Demetri Martin, played to a sold-out crowd last night at …
Sneak peeks at new Human Giant
Based on the past couple of Human Giant appearances outside of their UCB-NY home (well, OK, not that far outside their home, in separate visits …
LCS in NYC
NBC’s Last Comic Standing rolled its circus into New York City this morning, and I boycotted it. Sort of. If you read my Feb. 1 …
Mike Birbiglia says a lot more than nothing
Comedy Central officially makes this weekend Mike Birbiglia Weekend, airing a special Comedy Central Presents My First Time (in which Birbiglia, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian …
Wasting time with Conan, Colbert and Stewart
Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert wasted everyone’s viewing time last night with a pre-arranged sketch of sorts that didn’t really go anywhere but …