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Tenacious D re-emerges with “Rize of the Fenix”
Audio / CDs/DVDs / Video

Tenacious D re-emerges with “Rize of the Fenix”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 4, 20121

We haven’t heard much from Jack Black and Kyle Gass as the over-the-top musical duo Tenacious D since their first full-length feature film, Tenacious D …

Dave Waite’s network TV debut on Fallon, and his CD, “Kaboom”
CDs/DVDs / Late-night TV credit / Reviews

Dave Waite’s network TV debut on Fallon, and his CD, “Kaboom”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 4, 2012May 4, 20121

I’ve been a fan of Dave Waite’s onstage persona and joke tags since I first saw him several years ago as a Cincinnati stand-up comedian …

Hannibal Buress describes The Eric Andre Show, coming to Adult Swim on May 20
TV / Uncategorized

Hannibal Buress describes The Eric Andre Show, coming to Adult Swim on May 20

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 3, 2012May 4, 2012

At last weekend’s taping of The Comedy Awards, award-winner Hannibal Buress stopped backstage (or technically, under the stage) in the press room to answer a …

Amazon.com now accepting your original comedy series pitches
Web series

Amazon.com now accepting your original comedy series pitches

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 3, 20121

Whereas online video sites such as my colleagues at My Damn Channel, or lesser-known but well-funded operations such as Revision3 or Sony’s Crackle, have been …

Ron Swanson’s, er, Nick Offerman’s 10 Secrets to Life
TV / Uncategorized

Ron Swanson’s, er, Nick Offerman’s 10 Secrets to Life

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 3, 20121

Where does Nick Offerman end and Ron Swanson begin? To be fair, Offerman isn’t the first comedian to portray a fictitious and yet slightly realistic …

Previews for Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York, with Zach Galifianakis
TV / Uncategorized / Video / Web series

Previews for Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York, with Zach Galifianakis

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 3, 2012May 3, 20123

As if you need to be reminded, but Funny or Die is producing a special half-hour episode of its popular webseries, Between Two Ferns with …

Webseries spotlight: Horatio Sanz is “Espanto”
Web series

Webseries spotlight: Horatio Sanz is “Espanto”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 2, 20121

Anyone can throw on a mask and pretend to be a Mexican wrestler for laughs. Just ask Jack Black, who employed this method to great …

Photo of the Day: Fake Kardashians meet fakest Kardashians
Saturday Night Live

Photo of the Day: Fake Kardashians meet fakest Kardashians

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 2, 2012May 2, 2012

Nobody knows why this happened. Nobody knows how this happened. But this happened. Nasim Pedrad, Vanessa Bayer and Abby Elliott — who portray three of …

Mario Joyner returns to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late-night TV credit

Mario Joyner returns to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 1, 2012May 2, 2012

Mario Joyner has toured with Jerry Seinfeld, played small indie rooms such as the UCB Theatre in New York City, hosted a stand-up comedy showcase …

SNL’s Fred Armisen, Jason Sudeikis talk playing Obama, Romney and Biden
Saturday Night Live / TV

SNL’s Fred Armisen, Jason Sudeikis talk playing Obama, Romney and Biden

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 30, 2012April 30, 20121

If you missed Meet the Press on Sunday morning, then don’t worry about it. Because you likely wouldn’t have seen this 15-minute conversation with Fred …

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