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Jo Koy at Madison Square Garden headlines 2022 New York Comedy Festival lineup
News

Jo Koy at Madison Square Garden headlines 2022 New York Comedy Festival lineup

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 15, 2022August 15, 2022

Get ready to add Jo Koy to the list of stand-up comedians who’ve made it to the big time of headlining Madison Square Garden. Koy …

Review: Def Comedy Jam 25, on Netflix
Reviews

Review: Def Comedy Jam 25, on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 28, 2017

What does it mean to be black in America? I cannot pretend to truly know myself, but I can turn to my friends with empathy …

Netflix celebrating 25th anniversary of Def Comedy Jam with all-star tribute special
News / TV

Netflix celebrating 25th anniversary of Def Comedy Jam with all-star tribute special

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 24, 2017August 24, 2017

The 25th anniversary of Def Comedy Jam is not going unnoticed by Netflix. Sure, Russell Simmons has revived the brand for HBO, where it debuted …

JB Smoove recollects his rejected SNL pitches for Seth Meyers
Saturday Night Live

JB Smoove recollects his rejected SNL pitches for Seth Meyers

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 28, 2016

For as much as we think we know about the making of each Saturday Night Live episode, we still don’t get to see the magic …

FX Networks expands relationships with two new sitcom orders: “Better Things” and “Cassius and Clay”
TV

FX Networks expands relationships with two new sitcom orders: “Better Things” and “Cassius and Clay”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 7, 2015

FX Networks is making its big splash today before the TV Critics Association by announcing two new series that expands FX and FXX’s relationships with …

Review: Chris Rock’s “Top Five” easily one of the top movies ever about stand-up comedians
Movies / Reviews

Review: Chris Rock’s “Top Five” easily one of the top movies ever about stand-up comedians

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 12, 2014December 12, 20141

Chris Rock said he came up with the idea and started writing the screenplay for Top Five during idle time on the set of Grown …

Four Courses with J.B. Smoove to return for third season on MSG in January 2015
TV / Uncategorized

Four Courses with J.B. Smoove to return for third season on MSG in January 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 9, 2014

MSG Network has announced that Four Courses with J.B. Smoove will return for a third season with 10 all-new episodes premiering Monday, January 19, 2015. …

Garden of Laughs announces all-star lineup for 2015 MSG benefit
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Garden of Laughs announces all-star lineup for 2015 MSG benefit

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 5, 2014

After taking a year off, the Garden of Laughs all-star benefit show will return in 2015, with Lewis Black, BillĀ Burr, Dane Cook, Billy Gardell, and …

Chris Rock’s “Top Five” movie trailer
Movies

Chris Rock’s “Top Five” movie trailer

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 16, 2014October 16, 20141

Is this the great Chris Rock movie we’ve all been waiting for? Early reviews from the Toronto International Film Festival say Rock’s Top Five easily …

Rod Man wins Last Comic Standing 8
TV / Uncategorized

Rod Man wins Last Comic Standing 8

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 15, 2014August 19, 20141

This season they let the judges and not the viewing or the studio audience decide. So it was a celebrity expert panel of Roseanne, Russell …

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