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Iliza Shlesinger Inks Book Deal for Essay Collection, “All Things Aside”
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Iliza Shlesinger Inks Book Deal for Essay Collection, “All Things Aside”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

Iliza Shlesinger has scored another book deal. After writing and publishing “Girl Logic” in 2015, Shlesinger now will produce a series of essays titled “All …

Tom Papa gets “Baked” on Food Network, new book out for Father’s Day
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Tom Papa gets “Baked” on Food Network, new book out for Father’s Day

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 13, 2018

Tom Papa has been telling Joe Rogan about bread for years. Here he was a couple of years ago bringing homemade sourdough to the Joe …

Episode #205: Jim Florentine
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Episode #205: Jim Florentine

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 7, 2018

Jim Florentine rose to fame with his bestselling recordings “Terrorizing Telemarketers” and by voicing the wildly popular character Special Ed for Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers. …

Pence parody book has a happy ending
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Pence parody book has a happy ending

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 23, 2018

When John Oliver’s announced his staff at HBO’s Last Week Tonight had made a parody of a children’s book about Vice President Mike Pence’s family …

Jimmy O. Yang on How To American
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Jimmy O. Yang on How To American

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 18, 2018

Jimmy O. Yang has a new memoir out, How To American. It’s about how his family brought him to the States from Hong Kong when …

Scott Thompson announces Buddy Cole tour
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Scott Thompson announces Buddy Cole tour

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 27, 2018February 27, 2018

Need your Buddy Cole fix? Scott Thompson from Kids in the Hall is reviving his lounge lizard character and taking his one-man show on the …

Episode #177: Guys We F@#ked: Corinne Fisher and Krystyna Hutchinson
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Episode #177: Guys We F@#ked: Corinne Fisher and Krystyna Hutchinson

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 23, 2017October 23, 20171

Comedians, writers and actors Corinne Fisher and Krystyna Hutchinson co-host the incredibly successful podcast Guys We F*cked: The Anti Slut-Shaming Podcast which now has more than 200 episodes talking …

Exclusive book excerpt from Budd Friedman’s “The Improv: An Oral History of The Comedy Club That Revolutionized Stand-Up”
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Exclusive book excerpt from Budd Friedman’s “The Improv: An Oral History of The Comedy Club That Revolutionized Stand-Up”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 4, 20171

Budd Friedman, with help from Tripp Whitesell and interviews from dozens of the famous comedians, musicians and actors who worked for Budd over the past …

Episode #156: Tom Shillue
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Episode #156: Tom Shillue

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 5, 2017

Tom Shillue can be seen on FOX News, where he hosted the late late-night comedy panel show, Red Eye, and still appears regularly in other …

CBS Sunday Morning profiles Kevin Hart
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CBS Sunday Morning profiles Kevin Hart

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 31, 2017

Kevin Hart has a new memoir out, “I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons,” and he sat down with CBS Sunday Morning to talk about …

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