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Episode #459: Sam Reich, Dropout CEO
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Episode #459: Sam Reich, Dropout CEO

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 2, 2024July 2, 2024

I spoke to Sam Reich on this podcast back in the fall of 2020, when he was in his first year running Dropout, the subscription-based …

Employee of the Month (July 2022): Janelle James
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Employee of the Month (July 2022): Janelle James

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 5, 2022August 5, 2022

Comedy doesn’t have a Human Resources department, so leave it to The Comic’s Comic to dole out honors and/or discipline accordingly. Our Employee of the Month …

Lil Rel to host American Version of ‘Small Fortune’ for NBC
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Lil Rel to host American Version of ‘Small Fortune’ for NBC

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 1, 2021April 1, 2021

It’s a great spring for Lil Rel Howery. Howery, who co-stars in the Oscar-nominated Judas and the Black Messiah as well as new Netflix hit …

Jay Leno to host reboot of game show ‘You Bet Your Life’
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Jay Leno to host reboot of game show ‘You Bet Your Life’

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 21, 2020September 21, 20201

FOX Television Stations has announced the return of You Bet Your Life, set to debut in Fall 2021. The half-hour comedy game show will be …

Comedy game show Funny You Should Ask extends syndication run
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Comedy game show Funny You Should Ask extends syndication run

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 29, 2020January 29, 20201

Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has announced an additional two seasons for its comedy game show Funny You Should Ask, extending its syndication run through the …

Leslie Jones to host primetime Supermarket Sweep game show for ABC
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Leslie Jones to host primetime Supermarket Sweep game show for ABC

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 9, 2020January 9, 2020

Just days before her first Netflix special drops, Leslie Jones has earned herself another gig in her post-SNL life: Game show host. Jones already has …

Adam Conover to host Nickelodeon game show The Crystal Maze
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Adam Conover to host Nickelodeon game show The Crystal Maze

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 11, 2019December 11, 2019

Nickelodeon has tapped comedian and Adam Ruins Everything host Adam Conover to not ruin its new family game show, The Crystal Maze. The game show, …

CBS adapting a James Corden sports game show for the U.S. with Keegan-Michael Key as host: Game On!
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CBS adapting a James Corden sports game show for the U.S. with Keegan-Michael Key as host: Game On!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 18, 2019November 18, 2019

Before James Corden became a late-night staple in America, he was hosting a sports/comedy game show in the U.K. called A League of Their Own., …

Craig Ferguson to host Hustler game show for ABC
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Craig Ferguson to host Hustler game show for ABC

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 14, 2019October 22, 2019

Craig Ferguson, who previously hosted Celebrity Name Game from 2014-2017, is back with another game show hosting gig. The Hustler will reunite Ferguson with ABC, …

ABC gives Jimmy Kimmel more airtime with game show “Generation Gap” plus more staging of live classic sitcoms
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ABC gives Jimmy Kimmel more airtime with game show “Generation Gap” plus more staging of live classic sitcoms

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 7, 2019August 7, 2019

ABC is doing everything it can to keep Jimmy Kimmel happy in 2019. First, the network is letting Kimmel go “home” to Brooklyn once more …

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