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Review: Dan Soder, “Son of a Gary” on HBO
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Review: Dan Soder, “Son of a Gary” on HBO

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020

As I wrote in Decider when Dan Soder’s HBO special debuted: Born in 1983, Soder lands right in the middle of Venn diagram between Generation …

Review: Lil Rel Howery, “Live In Crenshaw” on HBO
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Review: Lil Rel Howery, “Live In Crenshaw” on HBO

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020

I love that Lil Rel chose to shoot his HBO comedy special in a school gymnasium in the Crenshaw neighborhood of Los Angeles, as the …

Review: Daniel Sloss, “X” on HBO
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Review: Daniel Sloss, “X” on HBO

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020

Daniel Sloss has made a name for himself throughout his 20s for making audiences uncomfortable, while always letting us know he’s actually a good guy …

Review: Gary Gulman, “The Great Depresh” on HBO
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Review: Gary Gulman, “The Great Depresh” on HBO

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020

Gary Gulman is one of my favorite comedians working today. As I wrote in Decider to herald his HBO special last fall: His comedy always …

Mark Viera and Alex Carabaño star in HBO’s Entre Nos: The Winners special
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Mark Viera and Alex Carabaño star in HBO’s Entre Nos: The Winners special

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

The winners of the “Latinos Stand-Up!” comedy competition – Mark Viera and Alex Carabaño – take center stage in a new edition of HBO’s stand-up …

HBO postpones Night of Too Many Stars
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HBO postpones Night of Too Many Stars

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 11, 2020March 11, 2020

The live, all-star benefit NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS: AMERICA UNITES FOR AUTISM PROGRAMS planned for April has been postponed. HBO just made the announcement, …

Episode #281: Erik Rivera
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Episode #281: Erik Rivera

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

Erik Rivera got heavily involved in comedy in the wake of 9/11 while studying at Pace University just blocks away from the World Trade Center. …

Episode #273: Quinta Brunson
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Episode #273: Quinta Brunson

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 26, 2019August 26, 2019

Quinta Brunson took classes at The Second City in Chicago and Los Angeles and was performing with iOWest when she first found success not onstage …

Nathan Fielder moves to HBO for next TV projects
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Nathan Fielder moves to HBO for next TV projects

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 14, 2019August 14, 2019

Nathan Fielder, whose writing team won this year at the WGA Awards for comedy/variety sketch series for the final season of Comedy Central’s Nathan For …

Episode #272: Julio Torres
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Episode #272: Julio Torres

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 12, 2019August 12, 2019

Julio Torres described himself as a Space Prince before casting himself as a Chocolate Prince in the surreal bilingual TV series, Los Espookys, which he …

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