Luke Null out after one season on Saturday Night Live
by Of the three new cast members to join Saturday Night Live last year, two of them made lasting impressions and successfully launched new characters on …
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.
Indiegogo campaign to complete final, posthumous documentary special on Ralphie May
When I sat down with Ralphie May and Lahna Turner to podcast in the green room of Gotham Comedy Club back in March 2015, a …
Evan Kaufman explains his oops moment on $100,000 Pyramid
Evan Kaufman can be seen plenty of times at The People’s Improv Theatre and other venues around New York City, either performing Your Love, Our …
Vicki Barbolak performs on the first live show of America’s Got Talent 2018
The live voting episodes of America’s Got Talent 2018 kicked off tonight on NBC, now live from Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre (they used to be held …
Amber Ruffin separates the art from the artists, including Woody Allen and Bill Cosby
“Stand-up is hard, but recognizing consent is easy!” Late Night with Seth Meyers writer Amber Ruffin stars in this sketch in which she separates the …
Episode #220: HBO’s Crashing with Judd Apatow and Pete Holmes
Judd Apatow and Pete Holmes first met on a podcast, and ever since, have developed a wonderful working relationship. Holmes first pitched the idea for …
Chris Hardwick returns to Talking Dead
A tearful Chris Hardwick returned to host Talking Dead last night. “Normally, I recap the show we’re about to talk about here, but instead, I …
Book these women for your comedy festivals, showcases and panels for 2018
We’re almost one year removed from the first wave of mainstream media attention toward the underreported and overlooked mistreatment of women in all walks of …
Meet Me In New York: Sydnee Washington
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …
R.I.P. Marva L. Moncrieffe aka Simply Marvalous
Whether you spelled it marvalous or marvelous, Marva L. Moncrieffe was simply funny. The comedian known as Simply Marvalous died Wednesday in hospice care in …