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Showtime cancelled I’m Dying Up Here after two seasons
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Showtime cancelled I’m Dying Up Here after two seasons

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 2, 2018October 2, 20181

I cannot say I’m surprised. Or that anyone else is surprised to learn this week that Showtime had cancelled I’m Dying Up Here after two …

Dave Flebotte talks inside comedy baseball of his Showtime series with Jim Carrey, “I’m Dying Up Here”
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Dave Flebotte talks inside comedy baseball of his Showtime series with Jim Carrey, “I’m Dying Up Here”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 6, 2018

I’m Dying Up Here almost didn’t survive to a second season. Dave Flebotte, who with Jim Carrey created the Showtime adaptation of William Knoedelseder’s best-seller about …

Jim Carrey returns to TV, starring in new Showtime comedy series “Kidding”
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Jim Carrey returns to TV, starring in new Showtime comedy series “Kidding”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 14, 2017

No kidding! Showtime doubled down on its investment in the Jim Carrey business — days after renewing his series, I’m Dying Up Here, the network …

Showtime renews I’m Dying Up Here for Season 2
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Showtime renews I’m Dying Up Here for Season 2

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 8, 2017September 8, 2017

Fans of 1970s nostalgia about the stand-up comedy scene in Hollywood rejoice! Showtime has picked up I’m Dying Up Here for a second season. From …

Review: Erik Griffin, “The Ugly Truth” on Showtime
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Review: Erik Griffin, “The Ugly Truth” on Showtime

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 24, 2017July 24, 20171

As part of its ongoing promotion for the network’s new drama about stand-up comedy, I’m Dying Up Here, Showtime has rolled out solo stand-up specials …

Episode #161: Erik Griffin
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Episode #161: Erik Griffin

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 3, 20171

Erik Griffin is recognizable to fans of Comedy Central’s Workaholics as Montez, but he’s also a veteran stand-up comedian who’s playing a stand-up comedian and …

Episode #155: Mark Lonow
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Episode #155: Mark Lonow

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 29, 20171

Mark Lonow is an actor, producer and talent manager, but he’s perhaps best known for something else he did offstage — going into business with …

Jim Carrey on how he put parts of his real life into Showtime’s “I’m Dying Up Here”
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Jim Carrey on how he put parts of his real life into Showtime’s “I’m Dying Up Here”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 23, 2017

Jim Carrey never grew a beard like this when he was just a teenager from Canada looking to make it in Hollywood. But as Carrey …

Here’s your first look at “I’m Dying Up Here,” premiering June 2017 on Showtime
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Here’s your first look at “I’m Dying Up Here,” premiering June 2017 on Showtime

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 10, 2017

At Showtime’s session late Monday with the TV Critics Association (TCA) winter press tour, the pay-cable network also unveiled a premiere date and a new …

Showtime orders “I’m Dying Up Here” to series, looking back at 1970s Los Angeles comedy scene
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Showtime orders “I’m Dying Up Here” to series, looking back at 1970s Los Angeles comedy scene

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 12, 2016January 12, 2016

The comedy boom of the 1970s in Los Angeles will explode again onscreen on Showtime in 2016 as the cable network announced today it’d ordered …

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