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The funniest comedy specials of the year, vs. the best comedy, vs. the most award-worthy in 2017
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The funniest comedy specials of the year, vs. the best comedy, vs. the most award-worthy in 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 30, 2017

The Internet’s relentless, rigorous demand for content, combined with show business’s relentless, rigorous desire for cash money, has combined in 2017 to bestow us with …

Review: Chris D’Elia “Man On Fire” on Netflix
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Review: Chris D’Elia “Man On Fire” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 28, 2017

Chris D’Elia’s third hour of stand-up comedy, and second for Netflix, just came out. It’s called Man On Fire, as D’Elia references the Denzel Washington …

Review: “Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up For The First Time” on Netflix
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Review: “Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up For The First Time” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 21, 20171

Who are we kidding? You know and I know and Rory Scovel knows this is not his first attempt at stand-up comedy, but the title …

Review: T.J. Miller, “Meticulously Ridiculous” on HBO
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Review: T.J. Miller, “Meticulously Ridiculous” on HBO

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 19, 2017June 20, 20171

T.J. Miller‘s first HBO stand-up comedy special is very aptly-titled: Meticulously Ridiculous. It premiered Saturday night, just ahead of his penultimate episode as Erlich on …

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 …

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Sights and sounds from Comedy Central’s inaugural Colossal Clusterfest in San Francisco

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 15, 20172

San Francisco already has a monthlong comedy festival in January (SF Sketchfest), and a giant outdoor music festival each August (Outside Lands), but how about …

Review: Andrew Santino, “Home Field Advantage” on Showtime
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Review: Andrew Santino, “Home Field Advantage” on Showtime

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 4, 20171

I might not be the biggest fan of Andrew Santino or his character on Showtime’s new series I’m Dying Up Here, but at least his beard …

Review: Al Madrigal, “Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy” on Showtime
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Review: Al Madrigal, “Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy” on Showtime

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 4, 20171

Like most stand-up comedians, Al Madrigal had not expected we’d ever live to see a President Trump. “I didn’t think it would happen. It happened!” …

Review: Mark Normand, “Don’t Be Yourself” on Comedy Central
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Review: Mark Normand, “Don’t Be Yourself” on Comedy Central

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 4, 20171

Mark Normand has toured with Amy Schumer as her opening act for the past few years, and she didn’t let him forget whose boss, as …

Review: Sarah Silverman, “A Speck of Dust” on Netflix
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Review: Sarah Silverman, “A Speck of Dust” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 4, 20171

Sarah Silverman made her comedy bones in the 1990s and 2000s by delivering dirty jokes with a look that influenced a generation of young millennial …

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