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Amanda Seales joins the cast of talk show The Real
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Amanda Seales joins the cast of talk show The Real

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 9, 2020January 9, 2020

Amanda Seales has joined Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai and Tamera Mowry-Housley as a permanent co-host on their daytime talk show, The Real. Seales …

Just For Laughs fetes Kevin Hart, Jim Jefferies, Hasan Minhaj, Amanda Seales, “Big Mouth” with 2019 awards
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Just For Laughs fetes Kevin Hart, Jim Jefferies, Hasan Minhaj, Amanda Seales, “Big Mouth” with 2019 awards

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 15, 2019July 15, 2019

We’re only a week away from the comedy industry’s annual confab in Montreal for Just For Laughs, and JFL has announced which big stars the …

Review: Amanda Seales, “I Be Knowin'” on HBO
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Review: Amanda Seales, “I Be Knowin'” on HBO

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 13, 2019February 13, 20191

In the early 2010s, HBO focused on very particular types of Girls: Young, white, privileged, hipster. By the end of the decade, the not-TV cable network …

NBC and JFL bringing “Bring The Funny” comedy contest to primetime
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NBC and JFL bringing “Bring The Funny” comedy contest to primetime

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 2, 2019February 2, 2019

In the years since the last edition of Last Comic Standing, comedians have gotten their biggest breaks on NBC via America’s Got Talent. But on …

Variety’s 10 Comics To Watch 2018
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Variety’s 10 Comics To Watch 2018

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 28, 2018June 29, 2018

Congratulations to this year’s class of “10 Comics to Watch,” as anointed by Variety magazine and toasted in July at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival. …

Amanda Seales on Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Amanda Seales on Late Night with Seth Meyers

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 12, 2017

Catcalling still happens, and Amanda Seales wants us to know it’s still not considered a compliment. Seales performed Monday on Late Night with Seth Meyers, …

We need to talk about black women in comedy: VH1’s “All Jokes Aside”
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We need to talk about black women in comedy: VH1’s “All Jokes Aside”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 23, 2017

If you think it’s still tough out there in the comedy trenches for a woman wanting to make it as a stand-up, then just imagine …

truTV rebrands, new tagline for 2017: “Funny Because It’s tru”
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truTV rebrands, new tagline for 2017: “Funny Because It’s tru”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 1, 2016

Plenty of cable channels/networks have rebranded and renamed themselves since first launching in the 1980s or 1990s, and now truTV has fully embraced its newer …

VH1’s “Best Week Ever” has third-worst week ever, canceled once more
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VH1’s “Best Week Ever” has third-worst week ever, canceled once more

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 24, 2014April 24, 2014

Best Week Ever is no more, once more. VH1 broadcast the last weekly installment of comedic commentary on Friday night. On Monday, the full episode …

Meet the cast of VH1’s “Best Week Ever” 2013 relaunch, learn about their best weeks ever (real and fantasy)
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Meet the cast of VH1’s “Best Week Ever” 2013 relaunch, learn about their best weeks ever (real and fantasy)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 18, 2013January 18, 20133

After a three-year hiatus, Best Week Ever returns to VH1 tonight with a brand-new cast of comedians (no host this time around) to reflect upon …

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