R.I.P. Orson Bean (1928-2020)
by Orson Bean, a frequently popular guest of game shows and talk shows alike from the 1960s to the 1970s, and who still regularly acted in …
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.
Andre D. Thompson on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Andre D. Thompson made his TV debut on Friday’s Tonight Show, and the New Yorker let it be known that making it in NYC does …
Leap Night with John Mulaney!
Leaping lizards! Lorne Michaels has written an open letter to comedy fans in Toronto, excusing John Mulaney from performing for them in person so he …
Erin Jackson on Late Night with Seth Meyers
Congrats to Erin Jackson on her Late Night set from Thursday, which came about rather quickly. Jackson had done a fund-raising gig last week at …
Ari Shaffir cancels his special taping at last minute after production company bails
Jason Zinoman asked me the other day what I thought of Ari Shaffir’s Kobe Bryant “joke.” I replied that Shaffir was just staying on brand. …
Bill Burr hits the Bell Centre, Andrew Dice Clay joining The Nasty Show for Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2020
Just For Laughs has announced the first two gets for Montreal this July, and they’re both biggies. Bill Burr will play the Bell Centre for one …
Stand Up for yourself and other comedians at Comedy Gives Back forums
Comedians, assemble! The group Comedy Gives Back is hosting town hall forums today and next Monday to hear from the comedy community about what Comedy …
Episode #288: David Wain
David Wain has been on the cutting edge of digital comedy since the turn of the century, making short films for his live comedy shows …
Comedians in 2020 Super Bowl TV commercials
Bill Murray may have won the buzz buzz buzz for agreeing to redo Groundhog Day when it coincided with Super Bowl Sunday. But there were …
Congrats to the 2020 WGA Awards winners
It was a big weekend for women in comedy at the 2020 Writer Guild Association’s awards festivities, held as usual in both New York City …