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Andrew “Dice” Clay performs his classic nursery rhymes on The Arsenio Hall Show
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Andrew “Dice” Clay performs his classic nursery rhymes on The Arsenio Hall Show

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 18, 20131

“You asked for it! You asked for it.” It didn’t take that much asking, begging or pleading from Arsenio Hall last night to coax Andrew …

Sneak peek @midnight with Chris Hardwick, debuting Oct. 21, 2013, on Comedy Central
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Sneak peek @midnight with Chris Hardwick, debuting Oct. 21, 2013, on Comedy Central

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 17, 2013October 17, 2013

Chris Hardwick has another late-night TV talk show coming to a TV or mobile viewing device near you next week, and he’s not talking dead, …

Alan Alda rationalizes his role as Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H in Q&A retrospective
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Alan Alda rationalizes his role as Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H in Q&A retrospective

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 17, 20134

Would you believe that Alan Alda’s Hawkeye Pierce wasn’t the moral center of M*A*S*H, the hit CBS series for 11 seasons from 1972-1983? That’s what …

Nyima Funk is not ready to be on SNL
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Nyima Funk is not ready to be on SNL

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 17, 2013October 17, 20131

Talk about your NOT ready for primetime players… Nyima Funk, a Second City alum who has appeared on TV in Whose Line Is It Anyway?, …

South Park creators miss deadline to air “Goth Kids 3” episode, blame power outage
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South Park creators miss deadline to air “Goth Kids 3” episode, blame power outage

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 17, 2013October 17, 2013

They’ve spent up to 17 seasons on their own deadlines, pushing animation to the limit to bring you a fresh new episode of South Park. …

More than 1,000 people applied to NBCUniversal’s “Late Night Writers Workshop” to diversify TV writing staffs
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More than 1,000 people applied to NBCUniversal’s “Late Night Writers Workshop” to diversify TV writing staffs

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 15, 20134

You’re not the only person to have noticed over the years that late-night TV comedy/talk shows are predominately written by and starring white men. NBCUniversal …

Aparna Nancherla’s TV stand-up debut on Conan
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Aparna Nancherla’s TV stand-up debut on Conan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 15, 2013October 15, 2013

Aparna Nancherla is a writer/performer on FXX’s Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, but on Monday night, she had the night off from her day …

Donald Glover’s Instagram confessional, “Because The Internet”
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Donald Glover’s Instagram confessional, “Because The Internet”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 15, 20131

Donald Glover is an actor (currently and most notably, on NBC’s Community, which he is only partially on for the upcoming season), a writer, a comedian …

Sherri Shepherd hosts season two of NickMom Night Out stand-up showcases
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Sherri Shepherd hosts season two of NickMom Night Out stand-up showcases

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 15, 2013October 15, 2013

Sherri Shepherd hosts the second season of NickMom Night Out, the late-night stand-up comedy showcase that airs on Nick Jr. for an audience of mostly …

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“Fashion Police” writer expelled from WGA, claims he stopped paying dues 15 years ago, already resigned

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 15, 2013October 15, 2013

For a labor dispute in which the unionization of TV writers is in dispute, the Writers Guild of America sure is busy already, seemingly involved …

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