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Meet the Muslim comedian British police have employed as counter-terrorism to ISIS

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 23, 2015April 25, 2015

Wait. What now? Humza Arshad is a 29-year-old YouTube comedian in London, born to Pakistani parents and brought up Muslim. He studied performing arts in …

HBO’s 4/20 gift to Vimeo’s “High Maintenance” is a six-episode TV series order

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 21, 2015

Gizmodo has called High Maintenance “the greatest show not on television.” Not anymore. HBO ordered a six-episode run of the Vimeo webseries on Monday — …

At 2015 Crackle Upfronts, Jerry Seinfeld snaps at YouTube, pops TV’s bubble

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 16, 2015April 16, 2015

Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t need Crackle nearly as much as Crackle needs him. But the upstart webseries-turned-streaming provider is backed by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which just …

Billy on the Street with David Letterman

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 2, 2015April 2, 2015

“What’s David Letterman going to do next?” Who better to ask that question of random pedestrians passing by than Billy Eichner, host of Billy on …

UCB1 catches people who wave at TV news cameras

by Sean L. McCarthyMarch 6, 2015

This should be required viewing by everyone, and shown in orientation for every TV news reporter and camera crew. Why do people feel the need …

The Final Edition presents, “Secret Diaries of a Terrorist,” first in a satirical webseries

by Sean L. McCarthyMarch 2, 2015March 3, 2015

If you thought this weekend’s Saturday Night Live sketch about a college-aged daughter joining ISIS crossed some lines, then just wait until you see what …

CC:Studio’s development slate for 2015, and why you should care more about it

by Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 30, 2015

Comedy Central announced its latest development slate for webseries via CC:Studios, which has become more vital as a pipeline to TV this year as two …