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Comedy Central commits to mental health with first PSA

by Sean L. McCarthyOctober 11, 2019October 11, 2019

To mark World Mental Health Day yesterday, Comedy Central, in partnership with Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), a program of the National Council for Behavioral Health, premiered its first Be …

Review: “Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross and Dave Attell,” on Netflix

by Sean L. McCarthyNovember 28, 2018

Dave Attell has long been one of the top joke-writers and joke-tellers in the comedy game. Turns out he’s even funnier when he has someone …

Episode #215: Clusterfest 2018 with Jeff Ross, Matt Broussard and the art of roasting

by Sean L. McCarthyJuly 9, 2018

This is a special edition of Last Things First, recorded live during Clusterfest 2018 in San Francisco. Comedy Central was kind enough to ask me …

Comedy Central sets July dates for Roast of Bruce Willis with JGL as Celebrity Roastmaster

by Sean L. McCarthyJune 21, 2018

The Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis is a go! Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who co-starred with Willis as a younger version of him in Looper, will …

Review: “The Last Laugh” documentary explores humor, the Holocaust and taboos

by Sean L. McCarthyMarch 17, 2017March 17, 2017

The Last Laugh opens with a quote onscreen from the noted non-comedian, German novelist Heinrich Mann, who wrote: “Whoever has cried enough, laughs.” Mann fled Nazi …

Review: “The Comedian” starring Robert De Niro

by Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 3, 2017February 3, 2017

Don’t be misled by the title or the movie trailers. The Comedian, a Taylor Hackford film (An Officer and a Gentleman, Ray) starring Robert De …

Roast Battle II begins four-night primetime run on Comedy Central: Watch the previews now!

by Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 26, 2017

Roast Battle II begins a four-night run tonight, with new episodes at 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific Thursday-Sunday, following the action as 16 stand-up comedians roast each …