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Tag: Ian Roberts

TV Land goes single-cam, ordering “Impastor,” “Teachers” to series for 2015
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TV Land goes single-cam, ordering “Impastor,” “Teachers” to series for 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 2, 2014October 2, 20141

TV Land is embracing single-cam sitcoms for 2015, ordering up two new comedies for next year that ditch the live studio audiences for fun in …

The comedic chemistry of true BFFs: Best friends Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham star in USA’s “Playing House”
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The comedic chemistry of true BFFs: Best friends Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham star in USA’s “Playing House”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 29, 2014April 29, 2014

Tina and Amy are a great comedy team. We’re all right to love watching Tina Fey and Amy Poehler onscreen together, either as themselves at …

Veep, 30 Rock, Colbert Report among 2014 WGA Awards winners
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Veep, 30 Rock, Colbert Report among 2014 WGA Awards winners

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 3, 2014

The Writers Guild of America held their annual awards in both New York City and Los Angeles on Saturday night, with Colin Quinn hosting on …

Team Coco celebrates 20 Years of Conan #Conan20
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Team Coco celebrates 20 Years of Conan #Conan20

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 29, 2013October 31, 20131

We first saw Conan O’Brien as a bona fide late-night TV talk-show host on NBC in September 1993. It’s never too late to celebrate a …

Ian Roberts on running “one of the really good TV sketch shows,” Comedy Central’s Key & Peele
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Ian Roberts on running “one of the really good TV sketch shows,” Comedy Central’s Key & Peele

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 18, 2013September 18, 20131

Comedy Central’s sketch comedy series, Key & Peele, returns for its third-season premiere tonight. From the start of each premise, through a wonderful job of heightening …

In Their Own Words: Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh on writing “The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual”
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In Their Own Words: Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh on writing “The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 24, 2013August 23, 20131

After several years in the planning, talking and writing, the co-founding leaders of the Upright Citizens Brigade finally accomplished the publishing stage of their effort …

The 14th Del Close Marathon: Now with more TV starpower
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The 14th Del Close Marathon: Now with more TV starpower

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 25, 2012July 25, 20122

Gil Ozeri stared down Adam Pally for a few seconds that seemed to stop time. Then Ozeri bum-rushed Pally and tackled him onstage. That a …

UCB’s “Freak Dance” movie debuts at Austin Film Festival
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UCB’s “Freak Dance” movie debuts at Austin Film Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 21, 2011October 21, 2011

Hey kids of all ages, kids who love dancing, and kids who love the Upright Citizens Brigade. If you live anywhere near Austin, Texas, then …

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New York magazine’s oral history of the Upright Citizens Brigade

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 26, 2011

Over the summer, Gary Rudoren (co-author of Comedy By The Numbers) told me he had a brilliant idea for another comedy book. Rudoren wanted to …

Sneak peek inside the ready-to-open UCB East!
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Sneak peek inside the ready-to-open UCB East!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 12, 20111

Guess who was spotted inside the new UCB East comedy venue last night? None other than Upright Citizens Brigade founders Matt Walsh, Ian Roberts and …

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