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Iliza Shlesinger Inks Book Deal for Essay Collection, “All Things Aside”
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Iliza Shlesinger Inks Book Deal for Essay Collection, “All Things Aside”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

Iliza Shlesinger has scored another book deal. After writing and publishing “Girl Logic” in 2015, Shlesinger now will produce a series of essays titled “All …

Phoebe Robinson’s Tiny Reparations expands, adding book imprint under Dutton/Plume
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Phoebe Robinson’s Tiny Reparations expands, adding book imprint under Dutton/Plume

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 14, 2020July 14, 2020

Phoebe Robinson spent the better part of a year touring the world with former First Lady Michelle Obama, interviewing her to promote Obama’s book, “Becoming.” …

Woody Allen memoir shelved by publisher after immediate protests
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Woody Allen memoir shelved by publisher after immediate protests

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 6, 2020March 6, 2020

Earlier this week, Grand Central Publishing surprised the world by announcing a new memoir from Woody Allen that would come out in April. On Tuesday, …

Episode #276: Josh Gondelman
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Episode #276: Josh Gondelman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 16, 2019September 16, 2019

Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who currently writes and produces comedy for Desus and Mero on Showtime. Before that, Gondelman spent five years at HBO’s Last …

Virgil Films to release “Truly Tasteless Jokes” documentary in August 2019
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Virgil Films to release “Truly Tasteless Jokes” documentary in August 2019

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 10, 2019July 10, 2019

Virgil Films has acquired a documentary about the best-selling Truly Tasteless Jokes books from the 1980s. The film, Tasteless, from comedians Jeff Cerulli and Matt …

New book details previously unrevealed stories from the night John Belushi died
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New book details previously unrevealed stories from the night John Belushi died

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 28, 2019April 29, 2019

A new book about West Hollywood’s notorious Sunset Strip hotel for superstars goes into deep details about the night comedy star John Belushi died from …

Episode #237: Sarah Cooper
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Episode #237: Sarah Cooper

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 10, 2018December 10, 2018

Sarah Cooper could have enjoyed a lucrative career in tech, only she didn’t enjoy Google as much as she did making jokes about it. She …

Episode #234: Anthony Cumia
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Episode #234: Anthony Cumia

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 20181

Anthony Cumia was installing heaters and air conditioners at 33 when a song parody he wrote about OJ Simpson caught the attention of a Long …

Episode #221: Maeve Higgins
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Episode #221: Maeve Higgins

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 20, 2018

Maeve Higgins was a bestselling memoirist and comedian in her native Ireland when, at the age of 31, she decided to move to America. So …

Julie Seabaugh and Troy Conrad document “Ringside at Roast Battle” in a new book!
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Julie Seabaugh and Troy Conrad document “Ringside at Roast Battle” in a new book!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 7, 2018August 7, 2018

My colleague on the West Coast, freelance comedy journalist Julie Seabaugh, has turned many late Tuesday nights at The Comedy Store into a brand-new book …

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