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Tag: Brooks Wheelan

Brooks Wheelan on Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Brooks Wheelan on Late Night with Seth Meyers

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 24, 2019October 24, 2019

Brooks Wheelan grew up in a poor town in Iowa, but only realized that much later in life, as he explained in this performance on …

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

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 …

Limited-time offer! The Humble Comedy Bundle 2015
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Limited-time offer! The Humble Comedy Bundle 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 26, 2015March 26, 2015

Starting now (now being 2 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific on Thursday, March 26, 2015) and lasting for exactly one week, you’ll have the opportunity to …

Brooks Wheelan on Conan
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Brooks Wheelan on Conan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 3, 2014

“So, I was just fired from Saturday Night Live.” How’s that for an opening line to your stand-up comedy set on the TV? But wait. …

Noel Wells, John Milhiser also one-and-done, out of SNL; Nasim Pedrad leaves for “Mulaney” on FOX
Saturday Night Live / TV

Noel Wells, John Milhiser also one-and-done, out of SNL; Nasim Pedrad leaves for “Mulaney” on FOX

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 15, 2014July 15, 20141

We all knew it wouldn’t last. Saturday Night Live enjoyed its largest cast in more than two decades for season 39, but with the coming …

Brooks Wheelan fired after one season on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live / TV

Brooks Wheelan fired after one season on Saturday Night Live

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 15, 2014July 15, 20141

Brooks Wheelan was a last-minute addition to the cast of Saturday Night Live, originally hired on last summer as a writer. On Monday, after a …

Ben Kronberg on what you didn’t see on Last Comic Standing’s season 8 premiere, Roseanne and the #GoFuckYourselfBen meme
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Ben Kronberg on what you didn’t see on Last Comic Standing’s season 8 premiere, Roseanne and the #GoFuckYourselfBen meme

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 28, 201415

I knew Ben Kronberg was a bit of a loon the first time I met him, seven years ago in Colorado during the final HBO …

SNL #39.21 RECAP: Season finale with host Andy Samberg, musical guest St. Vincent, and Maya Rudolph, Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen and Paul Rudd
Saturday Night Live / TV

SNL #39.21 RECAP: Season finale with host Andy Samberg, musical guest St. Vincent, and Maya Rudolph, Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen and Paul Rudd

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 18, 2014May 19, 2014

Season finales of Saturday Night Live are more often than not equal parts graduation and reunion for each year’s class of cast members. Even more …

SNL #39.20 RECAP: Host Charlize Theron, musical guest The Black Keys
Saturday Night Live / TV

SNL #39.20 RECAP: Host Charlize Theron, musical guest The Black Keys

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 12, 2014May 12, 2014

Can we give Saturday Night Live an A for Effort even if there’s no letter “A” in the word? That’s how I felt during the …

My Pod Week: Week ending 5/04/14
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My Pod Week: Week ending 5/04/14

Mike Flinnby Mike FlinnMay 5, 2014May 5, 2014

Mike Flinn (@realmikeflinn) isn’t just a podcast producer and engineer; he’s also an avid fan of the form. “My Pod Week” recaps and reviews the …

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