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Tag: Jeff Ross

Comedy News for Feb. 6-12, 2023
News

Comedy News for Feb. 6-12, 2023

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 14, 2023February 14, 2023

Did you see all of the comedians in this year’s Super Bowl ads???? The photo above is from the Roast of Mr. Peanut, which featured …

Standing Up To Bad Men
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Standing Up To Bad Men

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 31, 2022December 31, 2022

Let’s do better in 2023, comedy industry! Please?!?! Read my last weekly comedy news dispatch for 2022, which catches up with some of the most …

Comedy Central’s Roasts as a Stand-Up Springboard to Stardom
News / TV

Comedy Central’s Roasts as a Stand-Up Springboard to Stardom

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 30, 2021March 30, 2021

Is comedy’s Roast Era over? Or just in time-out like much everything else thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic? We’ll have to wait to find out. …

TBS will broadcast Tournament Of Laughs in Summer 2020
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TBS will broadcast Tournament Of Laughs in Summer 2020

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 5, 2020June 5, 2020

Who’s got jokes? TBS has given the green light to a seven-episode Tournament of Laughs featuring 32 comedians in head-to-head competition, hosted by SNL alum …

You had to be there: Jeff Ross popped up a Roastmaster’s gift shop in Studio City
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You had to be there: Jeff Ross popped up a Roastmaster’s gift shop in Studio City

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 9, 2019December 9, 2019

This weekend along Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, Calif., eagle-eyed comedy fans might have spotted a holiday treat, as comedian Jeff Ross presided over a …

Highlights from the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
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Highlights from the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 15, 2019September 16, 2019

America’s second least favorite Donald Trump took the hot seat, as Alec Baldwin allowed Comedy Central to fete and feast upon his personal and professional …

Review: “Historical Roasts” on Netflix
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Review: “Historical Roasts” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 1, 2019June 1, 2019

Jeff Ross is host, executive producer and presumably the star of Historical Roasts on Netflix. But it’s not about him. Nor is about living people, …

Live show Historical Roast gets a Netflix series order thanks to Jeff Ross
News / TV

Live show Historical Roast gets a Netflix series order thanks to Jeff Ross

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 21, 2018

While the Friars Club and Comedy Central have enjoyed ribbing and roasting their famous friends for decades, for the past four years, a group of …

Julie Seabaugh and Troy Conrad document “Ringside at Roast Battle” in a new book!
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Julie Seabaugh and Troy Conrad document “Ringside at Roast Battle” in a new book!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 7, 2018August 7, 2018

My colleague on the West Coast, freelance comedy journalist Julie Seabaugh, has turned many late Tuesday nights at The Comedy Store into a brand-new book …

Champs and challengers from Seasons 1-2 will feel the heat on Season 3 of Comedy Central’s Roast Battle
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Champs and challengers from Seasons 1-2 will feel the heat on Season 3 of Comedy Central’s Roast Battle

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 23, 2018July 24, 2018

Please excuse the following comedians from Montreal’s Just For Laughs this week, as they’ll be too busy doing battle in Los Angeles for Season 3 …

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