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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.
Woody Allen may have to self-release his memoirs and his movies from now on
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Woody Allen may have to self-release his memoirs and his movies from now on

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 28, 2019May 28, 2019

Woody Allen had a four-picture deal with Amazon Studios. But after releasing two movies through Amazon (Cafe Society, Wonder Wheel) and a TV series that …

Episode #261: Erin Foley
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Episode #261: Erin Foley

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 27, 2019May 27, 2019

Erin Foley’s first big show business credit wasn’t performing comedy, but rather playing a Rolling Stone magazine fact checker in the Cameron Crowe movie about …

Chloé Hilliard on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Chloé Hilliard on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 25, 2019May 25, 2019

Chloé Hilliard was 6-foot-1 by the age of 12, so elementary school was rough, but pizza day made things easier, as she explained in her …

Janine Brito on Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Janine Brito on Late Night with Seth Meyers

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 24, 2019May 24, 2019

Janine Brito, a correspondent/writer on W. Kamau Bell’s former late-night talk show Totally Biased, totally returned to late-night TV on Thursday to perform on Late …

The “Between Two Ferns” movie with Zach Galifianakis and big stars will debut on Netflix on Sept. 20, 2019
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The “Between Two Ferns” movie with Zach Galifianakis and big stars will debut on Netflix on Sept. 20, 2019

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 24, 2019May 24, 2019

The Emmy-winning Funny or Die web series officially is going big-screen, via Netflix. Directed by Scott Aukerman, Between Two Ferns: The Movie will follow star …

Archer gets its own “After Hours” chat show on Facebook Live for 1999 season in 2019
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Archer gets its own “After Hours” chat show on Facebook Live for 1999 season in 2019

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 24, 2019May 24, 2019

Amber Nash (“Pam Poovey”) and Lucky Yates (“Algernop Krieger”) will not only co-star in the upcoming 10th season of Archer on FXX, but also will …

Review: The Lonely Island Presents “The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience” on Netflix
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Review: The Lonely Island Presents “The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 23, 2019May 23, 2019

Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone grew up in the East Bay when the Oakland A’s ran the American League in the late 1980s. …

Review: Wanda Sykes, “Not Normal” on Netflix
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Review: Wanda Sykes, “Not Normal” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 23, 2019May 23, 20192

The first Netflix special for Wanda Sykes also is the first for any black woman in stand-up, which jeepers creepers, should not be considered normal …

Review: “Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate” on Netflix
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Review: “Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 23, 2019May 23, 20192

What weird, wacky stuff. Then, and now. In 1969 and 2019. The star that ties it all together still? Lily Tomlin! Laugh-In landed right in the …

Josh Gondelman on The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Josh Gondelman on The Late Late Show with James Corden

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 22, 2019May 22, 2019

Josh Gondelman remains an optimist in New York City, which makes more sense when he tells you about his career before comedy as a pre-school …

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