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Bill Murray now has seen “Groundhog Day: The Musical” on Broadway

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 9, 2017

Bill Murray, comedy legend and star of the 1993 now-classic film, Groundhog Day, attended the Broadway performance Tuesday night of Groundhog Day: The Musical. Murray …

FOX casts Maya Rudolph for live TV musical performance of A Christmas Story in 2017
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FOX casts Maya Rudolph for live TV musical performance of A Christmas Story in 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 8, 2017

FOX had a cultural hit in bringing a live version of the musical Grease to TV, and this Christmas, they hope to capture the same …

Coming in October 2017: “Too Funny to Fail,” a Hulu documentary about The Dana Carvey Show
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Coming in October 2017: “Too Funny to Fail,” a Hulu documentary about The Dana Carvey Show

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 20, 2017

Hulu announced its fall 2017 slate of original programming, and among the highlights, there’s the debut of Sarah Silverman’s first talk show, I Love You, …

Help Kickstart a Ren & Stimpy documentary
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Help Kickstart a Ren & Stimpy documentary

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 18, 2017

The Simpsons may have broken many TV records and earned all of the plaudits, fans, memes and podcasts over the years, but another animated comedy …

Big Hearts, Big Laughs in Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon’s cinematic love story, “The Big Sick”
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Big Hearts, Big Laughs in Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon’s cinematic love story, “The Big Sick”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 16, 2017June 23, 2017

Not everything needs to be a period piece. On the small screen, both Marc Maron and Pete Holmes brought their recent pasts into present-day so …

Frankie Shaw’s SMILF jumps from Sundance short film to Showtime series
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Frankie Shaw’s SMILF jumps from Sundance short film to Showtime series

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 11, 2017

Frankie Shaw’s short film, SMILF, won the jury award at the Sundance Film Festival a couple of years ago and garnered further interest from Showtime. …

Watch the trailer for “The Big Sick” based on Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon’s real life love
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Watch the trailer for “The Big Sick” based on Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon’s real life love

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 2, 2017May 3, 2017

The Big Sick, written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, is based on the beginnings of their real-life romance a decade ago, but updated …

Review: “Gilbert” at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival
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Review: “Gilbert” at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 28, 20171

You know the voice of Gilbert Gottfried. But who is the man behind the voice? That’s the question Neil Berkeley wanted to answer. Berkeley, who …

Review: “I Am Battle Comic” by Jordan Brady
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Review: “I Am Battle Comic” by Jordan Brady

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 5, 2017April 5, 2017

Jordan Brady, a former (and still) stand-up comedian turned filmmaker, has found a renewed love for comedy a generation after he first entertained audiences in …

Robert Klein Still Can’t Stop His Leg, from SXSW to Starz, from The Second City to today
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Robert Klein Still Can’t Stop His Leg, from SXSW to Starz, from The Second City to today

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 31, 2017

Ask any stand-up comedian today who the best stand-up of all time is or was, and they’ll likely tell you Richard Pryor, George Carlin, or …

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