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Tag: Barry Rothbart

First look at the new 2016 sitcoms from ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC
TV

First look at the new 2016 sitcoms from ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 16, 2016May 20, 2016

Welcome to Upfronts Week, when each of the broadcast networks march into New York City to meet with advertisers and present their new fall lineups …

Watch “Hungry,” a documentary on competitive eating, directed by comedians Barry Rothbart and Jeff Cerulli
Movies / Reviews

Watch “Hungry,” a documentary on competitive eating, directed by comedians Barry Rothbart and Jeff Cerulli

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 4, 2015July 4, 20151

Whether you watched today’s Nathan’s International Hot Dog Eating Contest and found it ridiculous — or refused to watch it precisely because it’s ridiculous — …

Comedy Central’s The Half Hour list, Class of 2015
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Comedy Central’s The Half Hour list, Class of 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 5, 2015May 23, 20151

In recent years, Comedy Central has recorded seasons of The Half Hour stand-up specials in late February in Boston, but things didn’t go according to …

Preview the movie trailer for mockumentary “Adventures in Comedy”
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Preview the movie trailer for mockumentary “Adventures in Comedy”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 27, 2015January 27, 20151

Tom McCaffrey is even more of an aspiring stand-up comedian in Adventures In Comedy than he is in real-life. Or is he? Such is the …

Comedy Central’s list of comedians taping “The Half Hour” in 2014
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Comedy Central’s list of comedians taping “The Half Hour” in 2014

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 11, 2014March 12, 2014

For a third consecutive year, Comedy Central will head to Boston to tape half-hour specials for stand-up comedians. The Half Hour boasts 15 new specials …

Barry Rothbart on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Barry Rothbart on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 15, 2013

Barry Rothbart has grown a beard for the summer. Hooray, beards! Rothbart performed on Friday night’s Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and joked about …

Barry Rothbart on Conan, thinks he’d make a good dad
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Barry Rothbart on Conan, thinks he’d make a good dad

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 7, 2012

Move over, Detroit! Barry Rothbart hasn’t set his stand-up sights on you — in this performance on last night’s Conan, Rothbart recounts a dangerous night …

Barry Rothbart’s late-night debut on The Tonight Show
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Barry Rothbart’s late-night debut on The Tonight Show

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 17, 2011

In case you missed it, Barry Rothbart made his late-night TV debut the other night on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. And Rothbart made …

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