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Gary Gulman’s Comedy Tips
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Gary Gulman’s Comedy Tips

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 1, 2019February 1, 20192

Gary Gulman is one of my favorite stand-up comedians. Gulman kicked off 2019 by announcing he’d post daily comedy tips throughout January, and his tips …

A Compilation of the Worst Comedy Advice Ever Given
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A Compilation of the Worst Comedy Advice Ever Given

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 5, 2017

This article was written by Jake Fromm (@jakefromm), a standup comedian and co-host of Green, a comedy podcast where green comedians ask better comedians how …

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Chelsea Handler’s advice regarding jealousy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 25, 2016

Here’s an insightful video from Chelsea Handler for Elle magazine, in which Handler describes an event in her 20s when she asked a friend to …

Dana Gould’s Just For Laughs Keynote Address of 2015: “You’re Doing It Now”
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Dana Gould’s Just For Laughs Keynote Address of 2015: “You’re Doing It Now”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 23, 2015July 26, 20151

Dana Gould began his stand-up comedy career at the age of 17, a mere 11 days after graduating from high school, “or as Comedy Central would say, …

“Ask Amy” Dickinson advice column weighs in on Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room,” unknowingly
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“Ask Amy” Dickinson advice column weighs in on Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room,” unknowingly

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 5, 2015July 6, 2015

Over the holiday weekend, newspaper readers much savvier than Amy Dickinson read between the lines of her “Ask Amy: Advice for the Real World” column …

Dane Cook on making a new comedy BFF in Jerry Lewis and advice in a post-Troublemaker career
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Dane Cook on making a new comedy BFF in Jerry Lewis and advice in a post-Troublemaker career

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 23, 2015January 24, 2015

Dane Cook has a new manager now but a very old iconic mentor in his comedy life, although Cook has never been known as quite …

Amy Poehler: “Yes, Please” and how your career is a bad boyfriend
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Amy Poehler: “Yes, Please” and how your career is a bad boyfriend

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 4, 2014November 4, 20142

In Amy Poehler’s inspirational new book that’s part memoir of her life in comedy — up, up and still rising from iO to UCB to …

Jay Leno’s words of wisdom to NBC’s Top 5, Last Comic Standing 8
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Jay Leno’s words of wisdom to NBC’s Top 5, Last Comic Standing 8

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 1, 20141

Jay Leno appeared briefly on NBC’s Last Comic Standing as the guest mentor for season eight’s top five finalists, before they faced a studio audience …

Stand-up comedy advice from Jimmy Fallon
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Stand-up comedy advice from Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 7, 2014July 7, 2014

While Jimmy Fallon and his Tonight Show crew filmed a week of shows in Orlando last month, they took out some time to open up …

Summer Reads: Amy Poehler’s Pure, Hard-Core Advice in “Poking a Dead Frog” by Mike Sacks
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Summer Reads: Amy Poehler’s Pure, Hard-Core Advice in “Poking a Dead Frog” by Mike Sacks

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 28, 2014

Any time is a good time to pick up a book, but summertime sure feels like the right time to lounge poolside or on the …

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