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Comedians wonder how 2019 Laughing Skull Comedy Festival contest can exist in Atlanta without any black women
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Comedians wonder how 2019 Laughing Skull Comedy Festival contest can exist in Atlanta without any black women

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 8, 2019March 8, 20193

On Thursday, the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival announced the 60 comedians participating in the 10th annual stand-up comedy contest in Atlanta this May, and it …

An improv comedy workshop for inclusion
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An improv comedy workshop for inclusion

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 22, 2019February 22, 2019

Jess Kelley-Madera, an independent improv comedy coach, used to perform at the Reckless Theater in New York City until the joint closed when its founder …

The Nerdist School relaunching as The Ruby LA
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The Nerdist School relaunching as The Ruby LA

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 30, 2018

The Nerdist School may be dying this Easter weekend, but it’ll rise from the dead next weekend as The Ruby LA, a new, more inclusive …

NBC announces Late Night Writers Workshop class of 2018
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NBC announces Late Night Writers Workshop class of 2018

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 23, 2018

Congrats to the comedians and funny writers named today to NBC’s Late Night Writers Workshop, an annual program “focused on exposing talented sketch and comedy …

The nightly late-night writing staffs for America’s TV talk shows in 2017
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The nightly late-night writing staffs for America’s TV talk shows in 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 6, 2017October 6, 20171

Something remarkable happened on Wednesday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. It wasn’t one of the many game shows within Fallon’s talk shows, …

StandUp NBC announces open call dates for 14th annual diversity talent search, with NBCUniversal holding deal as top prize
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StandUp NBC announces open call dates for 14th annual diversity talent search, with NBCUniversal holding deal as top prize

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 27, 2017

NBCUniversal’s 14th annual diversity talent search, StandUp NBC, is about to get underway, so mark your calendars for the following open call dates and locations. …

The Second City announces 2017 recipients of its annual Bob Curry Fellowship via NBCUniversal
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The Second City announces 2017 recipients of its annual Bob Curry Fellowship via NBCUniversal

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 20, 2017

The Second City has announced the 2017 recipients of the 4th Annual Bob Curry Fellowship: Terrance Carey, Dan Bazaldua, Eunji Kim, Sophia Rafiqi, LeLe Mason, …

Larry Wilmore talks about his surprising cancellation by Comedy Central
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Larry Wilmore talks about his surprising cancellation by Comedy Central

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 17, 2016August 17, 2016

Larry Wilmore built his Nightly Show on Comedy Central around the concept of “Keeping it 100,” and in the final week of shows on TV, …

A postscript from Baron Vaughn on his essay regarding TV’s “ethnic casting craze”
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A postscript from Baron Vaughn on his essay regarding TV’s “ethnic casting craze”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 9, 20152

Baron Vaughn is a stand-up comedian and actor whom I’ve described on this site before as “a quintuple threat” because of his multitude of capabilities onstage …

A graphic representation of race and gender in the cast of Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live

A graphic representation of race and gender in the cast of Saturday Night Live

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 17, 2014

What do you get the First Lady who turns 50? How about a woman almost half her age who can make fun of her on …

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