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Category: Interviews

Asking Maria Bamford about “Ask My Mom,” improv comedy and not arresting her development
Interviews / TV / Uncategorized / Web series

Asking Maria Bamford about “Ask My Mom,” improv comedy and not arresting her development

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 6, 20131

Maria Bamford is portraying her mother in a webseries again, but this time it’s not so much to help herself as much as it is …

Meet Me In New York: Michelle Buteau
Interviews / Meet Me In New York

Meet Me In New York: Michelle Buteau

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 13, 20131

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 …

The Erik Griffin interview: On his “The Half Hour” for Comedy Central, “Workaholics” and stand-up comedy
CDs/DVDs / Interviews / TV / Uncategorized

The Erik Griffin interview: On his “The Half Hour” for Comedy Central, “Workaholics” and stand-up comedy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 10, 2013May 10, 20131

Hey, comedy fans! Here’s a new thing. Actually, a few new things. The Comic’s Comic sat down with Erik Griffin this spring before he recorded …

Git-R-Sold! Only in America, Larry the Cable Guy sends his bobblehead into space, talks about the History of his merchandise
Interviews / TV / Uncategorized

Git-R-Sold! Only in America, Larry the Cable Guy sends his bobblehead into space, talks about the History of his merchandise

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 8, 201311

Last week, comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy revealed they’re planning to open their very own amusement theme park — Blue …

Broken Lizard’s Jay Chandrasekhar on directing sitcoms, Freeloaders and the future of TV/movie distribution
Interviews / Movies / TV / Uncategorized

Broken Lizard’s Jay Chandrasekhar on directing sitcoms, Freeloaders and the future of TV/movie distribution

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 8, 2013May 8, 2013

Jay Chandrasekhar is best known as the ringleader of sketch comedy troupe Broken Lizard, but he’s also a stand-up comedian and an in-demand director, helming …

Marc Maron on putting his life on camera (IFC’s Maron) and in memoir (“Attempting Normal”)
Audio / Books / Interviews / TV / Uncategorized

Marc Maron on putting his life on camera (IFC’s Maron) and in memoir (“Attempting Normal”)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 3, 2013May 3, 20131

“Are you good?” Marc Maron asks the question sincerely after I enter his hotel room in Midtown Manhattan, catching the comedian amid a day full …

Too soon, too close to home: Comedians witness Watertown shootout, manhunt for Boston Marathon bombing suspects
Interviews / TV / Uncategorized

Too soon, too close to home: Comedians witness Watertown shootout, manhunt for Boston Marathon bombing suspects

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 20, 2013May 10, 2013

“Too soon!” is a refrain popularized by and among stand-up comedians for not letting enough time to pass for tragedy to become comedy. But what …

Meet Me In New York: Paul Hooper
Interviews / Meet Me In New York

Meet Me In New York: Paul Hooper

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 16, 2013April 16, 2013

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 …

So You Want to Win a Comedy Contest? Life lessons from six stand-up champions
Interviews

So You Want to Win a Comedy Contest? Life lessons from six stand-up champions

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 9, 2013May 10, 20133

So you want to win a comedy contest? Sounds like fun, right? Maybe if you win. But first, you have to enter the competition. Submit …

Going Hollywood: Meet Fahim Anwar
Interviews / Meet Me In New York

Going Hollywood: Meet Fahim Anwar

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 27, 2013

People were going Hollywood long before Bing Crosby starred in the 1933 film musical Going Hollywood. Certainly, though, countless unknowns have packed their bags and …

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