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Merrill Markoe Auctioning Off Her Letterman Memorabilia
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Merrill Markoe Auctioning Off Her Letterman Memorabilia

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 15, 2020October 15, 2020

Merrill Markoe, the Emmy-winning original head writer for Late Night with David Letterman, has begun auctioning off some items from her closet. The first item …

Bidding open this week on auction items from the estate of Moe Howard from The Three Stooges
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Bidding open this week on auction items from the estate of Moe Howard from The Three Stooges

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 26, 2019June 26, 2019

Nate D. Sanders Auctions is still accepting bids on many items from Moe Howard’s personal memorabilia this week. Hey Moe! The auction opened Monday, featuring …

Card catalogue of jokes for the late Bob Hope sold at auction
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Card catalogue of jokes for the late Bob Hope sold at auction

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 17, 2019June 17, 2019

An auction last week of items from the estate of Bob Hope included the sale of thousands of jokes typed up on index cards for …

UCB Sunset hosting a Comedy Yard Sale and auction to benefit ACLU
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UCB Sunset hosting a Comedy Yard Sale and auction to benefit ACLU

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 30, 2017May 30, 2017

Would you like a signed copy of Amy Poehler’s book, “Yes, Please?” Yes, please! How about the original paper mache art sculpture of Maria Bamford’s …

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Hundreds of items from the late Joan Rivers NYC apartment up for auction in June 2016

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 9, 2016

A year and a half after she died, the late great Joan Rivers still has an estate and a NYC penthouse apartment, and hundreds of …

The Creative Genius of Sam Simon: A Lifetime of Memorabilia, up for charitable auction at Sotheby’s
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The Creative Genius of Sam Simon: A Lifetime of Memorabilia, up for charitable auction at Sotheby’s

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 20, 2015

Sam Simon wanted to be known as much for his charitable contributions to society as for his comedic contributions, and half a year after his …

Owning a piece of Hollywood history: Unclaimed auction items up for private bidding?
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Owning a piece of Hollywood history: Unclaimed auction items up for private bidding?

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 28, 2014November 28, 2014

This week, a grand Hollwyood memorabilia auction saw the original Cowardly Lion costume from The Wizard from Oz, as well as the piano Sam plays …

Bid to win the “Sexy Vagina” Halloween costume from The Daily Show. It’s for Charity. Whomever she is.
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Bid to win the “Sexy Vagina” Halloween costume from The Daily Show. It’s for Charity. Whomever she is.

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 29, 2013October 29, 2013

Can you outbid $910 to win and wear the “Sexy Vagina” costume this Halloween? That’s where things stood at 11:30 a.m. Eastern today, with a …

Milton Berle’s private joke files, memorabilia, estate on the auction block
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Milton Berle’s private joke files, memorabilia, estate on the auction block

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 24, 2013April 24, 20131

Milton Berle was “Uncle Miltie” to the first generation of Americans to own televisions. And to a generation of comedians, Berle also was the father …

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