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Tag: Jim Carrey

Behind the scenes of Riki Lindhome’s one-shot long-take scene from Showtime’s “Kidding”
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Behind the scenes of Riki Lindhome’s one-shot long-take scene from Showtime’s “Kidding”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 5, 2018

Showtime’s Kidding is a great series, a wonderful blend of comedy, innocence and pathos, as well as a perfect vehicle for Jim Carrey’s return to …

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 …

Comedians threaten boycott of New Yorker Fest over invite to Steve Bannon; magazine rescinds invite
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Comedians threaten boycott of New Yorker Fest over invite to Steve Bannon; magazine rescinds invite

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 4, 2018

And how was your Labor Day? The New Yorker Fest announced its star-studded list of attendees for one-on-one talks Oct. 5-7, 2018, and one name …

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 …

2017 JFL Awards going to Jim Carrey, Trevor Noah, Mike Birbiglia, Ali Wong, Craig Ferguson and Kenya Barris
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2017 JFL Awards going to Jim Carrey, Trevor Noah, Mike Birbiglia, Ali Wong, Craig Ferguson and Kenya Barris

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 10, 2017July 10, 2017

As part of its 35th edition, Just For Laughs Montreal will bestow special awards to Jim Carrey, Trevor Noah, Mike Birbiglia, Ali Wong, Craig Ferguson …

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 …

R.I.P. Wayne Flemming
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R.I.P. Wayne Flemming

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 13, 2016December 6, 2017

He was the first comedian ever to perform at Just For Laughs and mentored a teen-age Jim Carrey into stardom. He was Wayne Flemming. Friend to …

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 …

Showtime giving Jim Carrey and Dave Flebotte a crack at adapting 1970s stand-up memoir, “I’m Dying Up Here,” as a series
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Showtime giving Jim Carrey and Dave Flebotte a crack at adapting 1970s stand-up memoir, “I’m Dying Up Here,” as a series

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 12, 2015

Showtime is going to take a crack at retelling the initial comedy boom of Los Angeles in the 1970s, giving Jim Carrey and Dave Flebotte …

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