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Category: TV

Madonna on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Madonna on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 13, 2015

Yes, Madonna, as in Madonna. For reasons yet to be explained, Madonna decided to make her stand-up comedy debut on Thursday night’s Tonight Show Starring …

Joe Zimmerman on Conan
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Joe Zimmerman on Conan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 13, 2015

Stand-up comedian Joe Zimmerman thought he was doing well for himself, until he Googled himself and found out what all of the other Joe Zimmermans …

Keith Alberstadt on Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Keith Alberstadt on Late Night with Seth Meyers

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 13, 2015

College kids sometimes mix up their real history with their mythos, while New Yorkers can get annoyed much faster at real-life problems than people elsewhere, …

SNL #40.18 RECAP: Host Taraji P. Henson, musical guest Mumford and Sons
Saturday Night Live

SNL #40.18 RECAP: Host Taraji P. Henson, musical guest Mumford and Sons

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 13, 2015

Taraji P. Henson’s breakout performance in the new FOX hit Empire means I can no longer be selfish enough to think my crush on her …

More info on tapings for “With Bob and David” on Netflix
TV / Uncategorized

More info on tapings for “With Bob and David” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 11, 2015April 11, 2015

Want to see a taping of With Bob and David, coming soon to Netflix? Tickets just went on sale minutes ago, via this link. Two …

A postscript from Baron Vaughn on his essay regarding TV’s “ethnic casting craze”
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A postscript from Baron Vaughn on his essay regarding TV’s “ethnic casting craze”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 9, 20152

Baron Vaughn is a stand-up comedian and actor whom I’ve described on this site before as “a quintuple threat” because of his multitude of capabilities onstage …

Life lessons in comedy and show business from Stephanie Courtney, aka “Flo” from the Progressive commercials
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Life lessons in comedy and show business from Stephanie Courtney, aka “Flo” from the Progressive commercials

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 9, 2015April 9, 2015

In 2007, Stephanie Courtney was a regular performer with The Groundlings and booking small parts in TV commercials, but you likely had no idea who …

Movies / Saturday Night Live / TV

Eddie Murphy to receive 2015 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 9, 2015April 9, 20151

A couple of months after he came back to Saturday Night Live but only to accept our applause, Eddie Murphy will get another chance to …

Dan Levy hosting “Coming To The Stage,” new stand-up showcase for Comedy Dynamics
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Dan Levy hosting “Coming To The Stage,” new stand-up showcase for Comedy Dynamics

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 8, 2015April 8, 2015

Stand-up showcases aren’t just for cable TV anymore. A new series from Comedy Dynamics, Coming To The Stage, will spotlight aspiring comedians on a variety …

Hustling with the Funny Girls of Oxygen’s “docu-reality” series about stand-up comedy
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Hustling with the Funny Girls of Oxygen’s “docu-reality” series about stand-up comedy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 7, 2015

It’s OK to approach Oxygen’s Funny Girls with at least a bit of apprehension. Billed as a “docu-reality” series about six aspiring stand-up comedians too …

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