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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.
Episode #421: Matt Knudsen
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Episode #421: Matt Knudsen

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 8, 2023March 8, 2023

Matt Knudsen is one of those character actors with a face you can’t quite place, which is why the memoir he’s writing is called, “Have …

Comedy News for Feb. 27 to March 5, 2023
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Comedy News for Feb. 27 to March 5, 2023

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 7, 2023March 8, 2023

Joe Rogan landed his Comedy Mothership in Austin finally this week, after two years of planning. Just in time for SXSW 2023? Not exactly, although …

Nat Towsen and Allison Reese on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Nat Towsen and Allison Reese on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 6, 2023March 6, 2023

The Tonight Show has done a segment called Battle of the Instant Songwriters for years now, but this past Friday, they expanded the segment to …

Kelsey Cook on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Kelsey Cook on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 1, 2023March 1, 2023

Kelsey Cook is putting out a new special this month on YouTube, and she got to promote it with a performance Tuesday on The Tonight …

Mike E. Winfield and Ana-Maria Margean on the finals of America’s Got Talent: All-Stars
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Mike E. Winfield and Ana-Maria Margean on the finals of America’s Got Talent: All-Stars

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 28, 2023March 1, 2023

No, a comedian still hasn’t won AGT, and a ventriloquist didn’t win AGT: All-Stars this year, either. But both Mike E. Winfield and Ana-Maria Margean …

Comedy News for Feb. 20-26, 2023
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Comedy News for Feb. 20-26, 2023

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 27, 2023March 1, 2023

That might not be an actual Dilbert strip above, but it’s a reflection of the current state of cartoonist Scott Adams, whose ramblings about how …

R.I.P. Rick Newman
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R.I.P. Rick Newman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 2023

Just a day after Richard Belzer died, we learned that Rick Newman also has left us. Newman, the founding owner of Catch A Rising Star …

Episode #420: Marcella Arguello
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Episode #420: Marcella Arguello

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 22, 2023February 22, 2023

Marcella Arguello is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor originally from Modesto, Calif., who has made a name for herself in the Los Angeles comedy …

Comedy News for Feb. 13-19, 2023
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Comedy News for Feb. 13-19, 2023

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 21, 2023February 27, 2023

R.I.P. Richard Belzer. My thoughts on Belz, a new radio tribute on the four-year anniversary of the death of Brody Stevens, festival submission information for …

Nathan Macintosh on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Nathan Macintosh on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 18, 2023February 18, 2023

Nathan Macintosh performed on The Tonight Show on Friday, fresh off of a rave from Jason Zinoman in the NYT. He’s got a theory on …

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