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Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden (on Netflix)
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Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden (on Netflix)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 7, 2015March 7, 2015

Reaching the rarefied air of performing stand-up comedy to arena audiences, and particularly New York City’s Midtown Manhattan palace — Madison Square Garden — lends …

Trevor Moore’s “High in Church” on Comedy Central
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Trevor Moore’s “High in Church” on Comedy Central

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 6, 2015

When their IFC sketch series ended after five seasons, The Whitest Kids U’Know mostly went their separate ways, although they reunited for a tour in …

Matt Braunger: Big Dumb Animal (Comedy Central)
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Matt Braunger: Big Dumb Animal (Comedy Central)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 6, 2015February 6, 2015

Matt Braunger was 39, single, no kids, renting an apartment when I saw him record this hour-plus set last summer at The Bell House in …

Review: Dave Gorman’s PowerPoint Presentation finally fills U.S. in on who is Dave Gorman
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Review: Dave Gorman’s PowerPoint Presentation finally fills U.S. in on who is Dave Gorman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 23, 2015

You’re not mistaken for forgetting that you may have seen Dave Gorman in the United States before. Gorman has brought two of his one-man shows …

Baring all onstage: The Naked Comedy Show goes all the way in Long Island City
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Baring all onstage: The Naked Comedy Show goes all the way in Long Island City

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 31, 2014March 20, 20151

Sharing your honest self onstage as a comedian gets a lot more honest once you’ve not only shed any persona, alter ego, reputation or gimmick …

Review: Bill Burr, “I’m Sorry You Feel That Way” (Netflix)
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Review: Bill Burr, “I’m Sorry You Feel That Way” (Netflix)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 24, 2014

His latest stand-up comedy special eschews color, either literally onscreen or indirectly via color commentary cutaway shots of the audience. Bill Burr’s “I’m Sorry You …

Review: Pauly Shore Stands Alone (Showtime)
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Review: Pauly Shore Stands Alone (Showtime)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 24, 2014December 24, 20141

Not even Pauly Shore‘s fans were prepared for how good this new film is. A quarter-century after “The Weasel” popped on MTV and more than …

Review: Chris Rock’s “Top Five” easily one of the top movies ever about stand-up comedians
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Review: Chris Rock’s “Top Five” easily one of the top movies ever about stand-up comedians

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 12, 2014December 12, 20141

Chris Rock said he came up with the idea and started writing the screenplay for Top Five during idle time on the set of Grown …

Reopening Old Wounds: Changing the Public Perception of the Private Bill Cosby
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Reopening Old Wounds: Changing the Public Perception of the Private Bill Cosby

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 28, 20144

Imagine you’re Bill Cosby. You broke color lines, through racism to the most mainstream of success, consecutive Emmys and Grammys in the 1960s, starring in …

The night Bill Cosby learned No Memes No #CosbyMeme
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The night Bill Cosby learned No Memes No #CosbyMeme

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 10, 2014November 10, 20142

Today’s lesson: SMH not only stands for Shaking My Head, but also Social Media Hell. Which is where comedy legend Bill Cosby found himself Monday …

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