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Category: Movies

Steve O’Donnell accepts the Herb Sargent Award at the 2017 Writers Guild Awards, and other winners
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Steve O’Donnell accepts the Herb Sargent Award at the 2017 Writers Guild Awards, and other winners

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 20, 2017

Steve O’Donnell remained humble as he accepted the Herb Sargent Award at the 2017 Writers Guild Awards, wondering if perhaps the WGA had confused him …

Mike Myers will portray Del Close in a movie about the legendary improv comedy coach
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Mike Myers will portray Del Close in a movie about the legendary improv comedy coach

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 9, 20171

In an ironic twist, The Second City and its leaders are producing a biopic about the legendary late improv comedy guru, Del Close, who famously …

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This is Spinal Tap suing Vivendi, StudioCanal now for $400 million in lost profit

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 8, 2017

The band is back together, but this time, Spinal Tap’s performers — Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer — along with the filmmaker Rob …

Review: “The Comedian” starring Robert De Niro
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Review: “The Comedian” starring Robert De Niro

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 3, 2017February 3, 2017

Don’t be misled by the title or the movie trailers. The Comedian, a Taylor Hackford film (An Officer and a Gentleman, Ray) starring Robert De …

Lily Tomlin wins the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild
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Lily Tomlin wins the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 30, 2017

Did you know the Screen Actors Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award features a sad tragedy face on the opposite side of the happy comedy face on …

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Here are your comedy (and musical) nominees for the 74th annual Golden Globes

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 12, 2016December 12, 2016

Look. We all get caught up in awards season, no matter how relevant or ridiculous the award or the process by which they award them. …

Jimmy Kimmel to host 2017 Academy Awards live on ABC
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Jimmy Kimmel to host 2017 Academy Awards live on ABC

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 5, 2016December 5, 2016

For years, Jimmy Kimmel has hosted a live edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars, cashing in on all of the Academy Award nominees …

Episode #126: Jessica Kirson
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Episode #126: Jessica Kirson

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 28, 2016November 28, 20161

Jessica Kirson has a captivating stage presence that bowls you over with laughter, whether you’re a schmuck in the front row or one of the …

Episode #124: Yousef Erakat (AKA fouseyTUBE)
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Episode #124: Yousef Erakat (AKA fouseyTUBE)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 21, 2016November 23, 2016

Yousef Erakat has upward of 10 million YouTube subscribers for fouseyTUBE and won the 2016 Entertainer of the Year honors at the Streamy Awards, and …

Robert De Niro on playing an aging comedian in The Comedian
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Robert De Niro on playing an aging comedian in The Comedian

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 10, 2016

Robert De Niro stopped by Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, and although De Niro made a video last month vowing to punch Donald Trump in the …

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