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AGT finalist Taylor Williamson reflects on how Taylords already have made his dreams come true on NBC’s America’s Got Talent
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AGT finalist Taylor Williamson reflects on how Taylords already have made his dreams come true on NBC’s America’s Got Talent

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 17, 2013September 17, 20132

Taylor Williamson modified his Twitter bio @TaylorComedy this summer to read: “I’m going to lose on America’s Got Talent.” A few months later, summer ends …

Could a comedian ever win America’s Got Talent? (Again?)
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Could a comedian ever win America’s Got Talent? (Again?)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 1, 2013August 1, 20133

The host of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Nick Cannon, performs stand-up comedy. One of the show’s judges, Howie Mandel, got his big break in show …

Kevin Downey Jr.’s quarterfinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2013
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Kevin Downey Jr.’s quarterfinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2013

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 24, 20131

Kevin Downey Jr. was the first of the six comedians to perform in the quarterfinals of 2013’s edition of America’s Got Talent. A pre-taped package …

Kevin Downey Jr.’s audition for America’s Got Talent
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Kevin Downey Jr.’s audition for America’s Got Talent

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 12, 2013

The editing on NBC’s America’s Got Talent is slicker than usual this season. And it’s perhaps even more pronounced for comedians. Take Kevin Downey Jr., …

Doctor who performed Howard Stern’s colonoscopy is a ventriloquist, auditions for America’s Got Talent: Dr. Bob Baker
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Doctor who performed Howard Stern’s colonoscopy is a ventriloquist, auditions for America’s Got Talent: Dr. Bob Baker

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 11, 20131

Which came first for Dr. Bob Baker, putting his hands inside people’s rectums or inside puppets to make them talk? That’s not a rhetorical question. …

Comedian auditioning for “America’s Got Talent” accused of stealing bit from the TV show’s warm-up comic
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Comedian auditioning for “America’s Got Talent” accused of stealing bit from the TV show’s warm-up comic

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 26, 2013April 29, 20134

What are the odds of this? A comedian auditioning last night for NBC’s 2013 summer season of America’s Got Talent performs well, only to be …

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Comedy Headlines for 1/14/13

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 14, 2013

What’s happening in the comedy world now… Matt and Trey of South Park announced they’re opening their own studio. From the press release: “Trey Parker …

Sing in the holidays with “Carol of the Comedians”
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Sing in the holidays with “Carol of the Comedians”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 20, 2012

New York City-based comedy rock band Fortress of Attitude is halfway through a “12 Christmas Songs in 12 Days of Christmas” project called “Bigger Than …

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In other news, blogs…

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 16, 20081

Yesterday, people wore shorts. Today, it's snowing. Am I in Las Vegas? Good guess, but no, this all has happened right here in Brooklyn (aka …

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Flashback: HBO’s Sixth Annual Young Comedians Show

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 19, 2008

Set your DVR/TiVos for tonight. It’s HBO’s Sixth Annual Young Comedians Show (9:30 p.m. EDT on HBO-Comedy, also repeats twice on Saturday, March 22, and …

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