Episode #388: Addie Weyrich
by Addie Weyrich got an early jump on her comedy career, dropping out of NYU when the teenager’s work with the likes of the Upright Citizens …
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.
Moses Storm on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Moses Storm got to spend his birthday performing stand-up comedy on national network TV, thanks to The Tonight Show. If you haven’t yet caught Storm’s …
Episode #387: Karen Chee
Karen Chee is a writer and performer for Late Night with Seth Meyers. She has previously written for the Golden Globes and the Amazon Prime …
Phil Wang on Late Night with Seth Meyers
You may recognize Phil Wang from his recent appearance on Amy Schumer’s Life & Beth on Hulu, or from my podcast. But Wang’s about to …
Lara Beitz on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Lara Beitz made her TV debut a couple of years ago on Comedy Central, but had to wait until now to make her network TV …
Episode #386: Alison Leiby
Alison Leiby is a writer and comedian who started her own showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City called It’s A …
Emmy Blotnick on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show for years had stand-up comedians perform at separate comedy-only tapings, but not this time. Former Late Show writer Emmy Blotnick got the …
Episode #385: Irene Tu
Irene Tu is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. After moving to Berkeley from Chicago, she quickly established herself in the Bay Area …
On Second Thought: Gilbert Gottfried on how “The Aristocrats” changed his career
Gilbert Gottfried invited me into his home in 2017 so he could remind us what kind of comedian he was before 2001, why he decided to …
Episode #384: TallBoyz
Toronto has a rich history of producing great sketch comedy performers and troupes that have crossed over in the United States. Among the TV series: …