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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.
Graham Kay on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Graham Kay on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 17, 2018

Graham Kay is a Canadian comedian who made his U.S. network TV debut on Friday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Kay already …

Ian Karmel on The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Ian Karmel on The Late Late Show with James Corden

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 15, 2018

Ian Karmel doesn’t look like the guy he really is. Which is a good thing! Karmel explained in this performance on Wednesday’s Late Late Show …

Vote for the Worst Twitter Joke Formats
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Vote for the Worst Twitter Joke Formats

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 14, 2018

Twitter used to be great, but now is so much greater. — Said no one ever. Ouch. Bad joke. But is it the Worst Twitter …

Demetri Martin on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Demetri Martin on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 14, 2018November 19, 2018

No charts and graphs or drawings from Demetri Martin for his performance on Tuesday’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Just a guitar to provide some …

Garry Shandling’s legendary pickup basketball games almost derailed Borat, helped found Funny or Die, and other memories
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Garry Shandling’s legendary pickup basketball games almost derailed Borat, helped found Funny or Die, and other memories

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 13, 2018

There’s a fun new oral history piece out from ESPN The Magazine today about the late great Garry Shandling and his longtime Sunday basketball games …

Episode #233: Orlando Leyba
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Episode #233: Orlando Leyba

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 12, 2018

Orlando Leyba was born in Puerto Rico but deported to the Dominican Republic with his mother when he was just a small child. Leyba and …

Review: Comedy Dynamics “The Legends of Comedy” specials
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Review: Comedy Dynamics “The Legends of Comedy” specials

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 12, 2018

A year ago this week, Comedy Dynamics filmed six stand-up comedy specials back-to-back over consecutive nights at The Palace Theater in Los Angeles, all of …

Review: Kirk Fox, “That Guy” on Showtime
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Review: Kirk Fox, “That Guy” on Showtime

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 11, 2018

Kirk Fox only really looks like That Guy when he’s sporting his mustache. Fox had more of a five o’clock shadow going on when he …

Review: Trevor Moore, “The Story of Our Times,” on Comedy Central
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Review: Trevor Moore, “The Story of Our Times,” on Comedy Central

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 11, 2018

It’d be a mistake to stop watching Trevor Moore after the first 10 minutes of his most recent Comedy Central special, The Story of Our Times, …

Review: Taylor Williamson, “Please Like Me” on Amazon Prime Video
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Review: Taylor Williamson, “Please Like Me” on Amazon Prime Video

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 11, 20181

Far too many comedy specials in recent years have either come out too soon, or gone on for too long, to truly benefit the comedians …

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