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HBO Max Adding Three More Comedy Specials, Fronted by Colin Quinn, Phoebe Robinson, Aida Rodriguez
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HBO Max Adding Three More Comedy Specials, Fronted by Colin Quinn, Phoebe Robinson, Aida Rodriguez

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 20, 2020August 20, 2020

On the day HBO Max officially launches its “MAX ORIGINALS” offensive against Netflix with four simultaneous releases of stand-up comedy, the platform has announced three …

TBS will broadcast Tournament Of Laughs in Summer 2020
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TBS will broadcast Tournament Of Laughs in Summer 2020

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 5, 2020June 5, 2020

Who’s got jokes? TBS has given the green light to a seven-episode Tournament of Laughs featuring 32 comedians in head-to-head competition, hosted by SNL alum …

Shows you’ll wish you’d seen at the 2019 New York Comedy Festival
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Shows you’ll wish you’d seen at the 2019 New York Comedy Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 4, 2019November 4, 2019

It’s easy to just rattle off the headliners and say go to them. In fact, several of the biggest names performing this week at the …

Testimonials from Tiffany Haddish for the comedians in “They Ready” on Netflix
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Testimonials from Tiffany Haddish for the comedians in “They Ready” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 29, 2019August 29, 2019

Tiffany Haddish used her leverage in show business, circa 2019, to get some of her friends on Netflix, too. Who’d she pick and why? Let’s …

Tiffany Haddish presenting six other comedians’ first Netflix half-hour specials
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Tiffany Haddish presenting six other comedians’ first Netflix half-hour specials

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 27, 2019March 27, 2019

Tiffany Haddish’s catchphrase, “She Ready,” also served as the title of her Showtime stand-up special in 2017. Now she’s ready to help six of her …

Review: “The Comedian” starring Robert De Niro
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Review: “The Comedian” starring Robert De Niro

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 3, 2017February 3, 2017

Don’t be misled by the title or the movie trailers. The Comedian, a Taylor Hackford film (An Officer and a Gentleman, Ray) starring Robert De …

Pregnant pause for punchlines: Ali Wong’s “Baby Cobra” (Netflix), Kira Soltanovich’s “You Did This To Me” (Amazon) and more experiences from comedy moms
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Pregnant pause for punchlines: Ali Wong’s “Baby Cobra” (Netflix), Kira Soltanovich’s “You Did This To Me” (Amazon) and more experiences from comedy moms

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 23, 2016July 23, 2016

We’ve all seen pregnant woman perform comedy before, even if the memory isn’t on instant recall for you. Saturday Night Live reminded us this past …

Episode #22: Aida Rodriguez
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Episode #22: Aida Rodriguez

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 1, 2015

You’ve seen Aida Rodriguez on your NBC stations in the summer of 2014 competing as a finalist on the eighth season of Last Comic Standing, …

Last Comic Standing 8, The Sketch Challenge, and a double-elimination
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Last Comic Standing 8, The Sketch Challenge, and a double-elimination

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 27, 20142

Let’s Get Going, America! Two of you must get going, too. Sorry about that. There’s something about watching these TV comedy competitions dress up stand-ups …

Last Comic Standing, Season 8, “Semi-Final Day 1” RECAP
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Last Comic Standing, Season 8, “Semi-Final Day 1” RECAP

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 12, 2014June 13, 20141

“We started with 100 of America’s funniest comedians.” Or so the voiceover guy tells us. But now we have 28 semifinalists, and tonight 14 of …

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