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Meet Me In New York: Dan Wilbur
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Meet Me In New York: Dan Wilbur

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 10, 2016May 10, 2016

What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …

Schtick or Treat: Stand-up comedy’s #tbt Halloween tribute
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Schtick or Treat: Stand-up comedy’s #tbt Halloween tribute

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 29, 2015October 29, 20151

Seven years ago, dozens of New York City comedians converged in costumed tribute to stand-up legends and infamous icons of their trade. Since it was …

Last Comic Standing, Season 8, Episode 2 of “The Invitationals” RECAP
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Last Comic Standing, Season 8, Episode 2 of “The Invitationals” RECAP

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 29, 2014May 31, 20141

Hey, comedy fans! We’re back with the second episode (and third hour) of the eighth season of Last Comic Standing! What have we missed? Recap …

Meet the Top 100 comedians competing on Season 8 of Last Comic Standing
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Meet the Top 100 comedians competing on Season 8 of Last Comic Standing

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 20, 2014May 20, 20148

So who received invites to the televised comedy competition that is Last Comic Standing in 2014? Here are your Top 100 who auditioned for Season …

Meet Me In New York: Jim Tews
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Meet Me In New York: Jim Tews

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 15, 2014

What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …

Week At The Creek: A residency for headliners to work out new hours of stand-up comedy
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Week At The Creek: A residency for headliners to work out new hours of stand-up comedy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 13, 2013

When Colin Quinn needed a venue to work out his latest one-man show, “Unconstitutional,” he crossed the East River and found a second home club …

An Open Letter From a Decent, White Male Comic, by Jim Tews
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An Open Letter From a Decent, White Male Comic, by Jim Tews

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 13, 20131

This essay is republished with permission from the author. Jim Tews wrote “An Open Letter From a Decent, White Male Comic” in response to several …

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Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (prelims 3-4)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 16, 20081

Not all contest preliminary groups in the Boston Comedy Festival are created alike. That's the first thing that has to be said for prelims 3-4 …

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Jim Tews is “The Opener”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 13, 2008

Jim Tews is a stand-up comedian from Cleveland looking to take the next step in his career, and this online video series with HBO Labs …

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I’m judging you, Boston (part three)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 12, 2006

Prelim 4 is when everything you thought you knew about the Boston Comedy Festival contest went out the window and onto the bricks and cobblestones …

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