Episode #377: Blair Socci
by Blair Socci played Division I college volleyball and went to grad school for creative writing before finding her voice through stand-up comedy. Her first break …
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 #376: R.J. Fried
R.J. Fried turned down the National Hockey League first to pursue his college education, and then a career in comedy. So far, so good. Fried …
Episode #375: Al Madrigal
Al Madrigal grew up in San Francisco and worked in his family’s HR business for 10 years before deciding to pursue a career in comedy. …
Episode #374: Phat Tuesdays: Guy Torry & Reginald Hudlin
In the late 1990s, between the comedy booms, perhaps the hottest live stand-up show in Los Angeles happened every week on a Tuesday night. That’s …
Jackie Kashian on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Jackie Kashian put out one of the best comedy specials of 2021. I said so over on Decider! Here she/her is performing a few minutes …
Episode #373: Ali Vingiano
Ali Vingiano is a writer, actress and filmmaking comedian who has leveled up over the course of the pandemic. She received her first Writer’s Guild …
Sean Donnelly on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Sean Donnelly made his Tonight Show debut on Friday night, several years and more than 60 pounds lighter since he got to do Letterman. Donnelly …
RIP Louie Anderson (1953-2022)
Stand-up comedian and actor Louie Anderson died Jan. 21, 2022, after being hospitalized in Las Vegas for DLBCL Diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Anderson was …
Jeff Wright on Late Night with Seth Meyers
Jeff Wright was making funny TikToks and other comedy videos when Late Night with Seth Meyers hired him, and now this young Florida man has …
Episode #372: Beth Lapides
Beth Lapides is an actress, writer and comedic performer who has appeared on Will & Grace, Sex & The City, and Politically Incorrect. But she …