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Garry Shandling’s legendary pickup basketball games almost derailed Borat, helped found Funny or Die, and other memories
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Garry Shandling’s legendary pickup basketball games almost derailed Borat, helped found Funny or Die, and other memories

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 13, 2018

There’s a fun new oral history piece out from ESPN The Magazine today about the late great Garry Shandling and his longtime Sunday basketball games …

Boston, Seattle comedians square off for ESPN’s “Enemy Territory” before Super Bowl XLIX
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Boston, Seattle comedians square off for ESPN’s “Enemy Territory” before Super Bowl XLIX

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 30, 20151

My father’s family is from Boston; my comedy career began in Seattle. My alliances, therefore, remain neutral as an arbiter — at least at the …

Friars Club to Roast Terry Bradshaw for ESPN2 during Super Bowl week, January 2015
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Friars Club to Roast Terry Bradshaw for ESPN2 during Super Bowl week, January 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 3, 20142

The Friars Club announced today that it’ll roast Terry Bradshaw for its first sports-themed Friars Club Roast on ESPN2. The Friars Club Roast of Terry …

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ESPN will televise sports-themed Friars Roasts, starting with a Super Bowl special

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 28, 2014October 28, 2014

Last year’s Super Bowl week Friars Club Roast of Boomer Esiason in New York City never aired on TV, so if you weren’t there, you …

Freestyle Love Supreme joins ESPN’s SportsNation for Super Bowl week in New Orleans
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Freestyle Love Supreme joins ESPN’s SportsNation for Super Bowl week in New Orleans

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 31, 2013January 31, 2013

Hip-hop improv comedy group Freestyle Love Supreme flew down from New York City to New Orleans this week to celebrate Super Bowl Week with ESPN’s …

Frank Caliendo joins ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown
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Frank Caliendo joins ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 11, 20121

That was fast. Not much more than a month after FOX NFL Sunday replaced him with Rob Riggle, comedian Frank Caliendo has found a new …

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