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Keith Apicary Auditions For America’s Got Talent 2021
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Keith Apicary Auditions For America’s Got Talent 2021

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 3, 2021June 3, 2021

If you’re not hip to Keith Apicary, you probably will be this summer. That’s because he finally debuted in primetime on NBC via America’s Got …

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Once a Soup Nazi, always The Soup Nazi: Larry Thomas will reprise his Emmy-nominated Seinfeld role for Colossal Clusterfest

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 8, 2017May 8, 2017

San Francisco’s first-ever Colossal Clusterfest this June will include interactive exhibits for fans of hit sitcoms South Park, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Seinfeld. …

What sets Anthony Atamanuik apart from all Trump impersonators: The madness layered into The President Show on Comedy Central
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What sets Anthony Atamanuik apart from all Trump impersonators: The madness layered into The President Show on Comedy Central

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 5, 2017May 5, 20171

I’ve been telling you since Anthony Atamanuik first stepped onto the UCB stage to debate James Admonian as “Trump vs. Bernie” for the first time, …

Dan Whitney on learning the business of show and making Larry the Cable Guy a star
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Dan Whitney on learning the business of show and making Larry the Cable Guy a star

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 22, 20171

Before Dan Whitney became Larry the Cable Guy, he called up radio stations with what then was an even more popular character or two: Rose …

Review: New Faces Characters showcase at Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2016
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Review: New Faces Characters showcase at Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2016

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 29, 2016July 29, 2016

The New Faces Characters showcase, which is even billed in some of the Just For Laughs literature as an SNL audition of sorts: “Quickly! Before …

R.I.P. Pat Harrington, Jr. (1929-2016) aka “Schneider” or “Guido Panzini”
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R.I.P. Pat Harrington, Jr. (1929-2016) aka “Schneider” or “Guido Panzini”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 11, 2016

To children of the 1970s or 1980s, he was “Schneider,” the building superintendent for nine seasons on the CBS sitcom One Day at a Time. …

Sacha Baron Cohen brings back Borat to promote new Sacha Baron Cohen movie, “The Brothers Grimsby,” on Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Sacha Baron Cohen brings back Borat to promote new Sacha Baron Cohen movie, “The Brothers Grimsby,” on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 10, 2015

Things I didn’t think I would see after 10 years. My wife. Excuse me: “My wife!” Sacha Baron Cohen resurrected his popular Borat character to …

First impressions: 2015 New Faces of Comedy, Characters
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First impressions: 2015 New Faces of Comedy, Characters

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 24, 2015

Don’t know how you feel yet about self-fulfilling prophecies, but it certainly seems as though Montreal’s Just For Laughs successfully read “The Secret” when it …

Frank Garcia-Hejl presents “Oh No!”
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Frank Garcia-Hejl presents “Oh No!”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 25, 2015May 25, 2015

That Frank Garcia-Hejl is showcasing his characters and impersonations to audiences of hundreds on weeknights in a basement, instead of to millions live on Saturday …

Anjelah Johnson mounting summer concert tour as Bon Qui Qui
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Anjelah Johnson mounting summer concert tour as Bon Qui Qui

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 6, 2015

Move over Childish Gambino and Eddie Murphy, there’s a new gal in town who’s ready to make with the funny and the music both in …

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