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Tag: Ben Schwartz

Review: “Middleditch & Schwartz” on Netflix
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Review: “Middleditch & Schwartz” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020

Long-form improv doesn’t have much of a track record onscreen, because it’s so difficult to translate a completely ad-libbed show that exists in the moment …

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 …

Here’s the lineup, schedule for the 17th annual Del Close Marathon #DCM17
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Here’s the lineup, schedule for the 17th annual Del Close Marathon #DCM17

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 18, 2015May 18, 2015

Set your countdown clocks: The 17th Annual Del Close Marathon is a little more than a month away — now serving up improvised comedy from …

Where are they now? Where will they be someday? New York City improvisers captured in The Mug Shot Journals
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Where are they now? Where will they be someday? New York City improvisers captured in The Mug Shot Journals

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 17, 2014April 17, 2014

Keith Huang studied improvisation at The People’s Improv Theater and trained at New York City’s other two primary theatrical homes for improv comedy in the …

“Space Jam” table read with Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and comedians at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles
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“Space Jam” table read with Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and comedians at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 24, 2014April 17, 20142

So, this happenedĀ at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night. A table reading of the screenplay for Space Jam, the 1996 film that …

Showtime presents “House of Lies” LIVE and improvising from the UCB Theatre
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Showtime presents “House of Lies” LIVE and improvising from the UCB Theatre

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 24, 2013December 30, 2013

Improv comedy fans received an early Christmas and New Year’s present when Showtime announced it’s airing a long-form comedy special with Ben Schwartz and his …

The 14th Del Close Marathon: Now with more TV starpower
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The 14th Del Close Marathon: Now with more TV starpower

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 25, 2012July 25, 20122

Gil Ozeri stared down Adam Pally for a few seconds that seemed to stop time. Then Ozeri bum-rushed Pally and tackled him onstage. That a …

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