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Netflix hands out eight half-hour comedy specials in new series, “The Characters”
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Netflix hands out eight half-hour comedy specials in new series, “The Characters”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 1, 2016

This is a week for surprise streaming TV deals, isn’t it?! Netflix just announced it already has eight half-hour comedy specials in the can for …

Most-liked Instagrams for The Comic’s Comic in 2015
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Most-liked Instagrams for The Comic’s Comic in 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 30, 2015December 30, 20151

You can look back on a calendar year from many different perspectives and points of entry. Your memories flash in front of you. And then …

Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch: 2015
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Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch: 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 15, 2015

Plenty of magazines and websites post slideshows of their hottest 50 up-and-coming stand-up comedians to keep an eye out for before they blaze a trail …

truTV orders Adam Conover’s “Adam Ruins Everything” to series, more from #Upfronts 2015
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truTV orders Adam Conover’s “Adam Ruins Everything” to series, more from #Upfronts 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 13, 2015May 13, 2015

truTV showed up for its part of the Turner Networks 2015 Upfront presentations today with two new series ordered up, an extended trailer for another …

truTV orders “Those Who Can’t” series from The Grawlix for 10-episode debut season
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truTV orders “Those Who Can’t” series from The Grawlix for 10-episode debut season

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 3, 2015

Those who can’t succeed on a newfangled streaming TV service should go back to the drawing board and try regular cable TV instead. It worked …

Preview this stand-up tour video with Nick Thune, Kate Berlant and Ben Kronberg
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Preview this stand-up tour video with Nick Thune, Kate Berlant and Ben Kronberg

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 2, 2015February 2, 2015

Nick Thune‘s hometown Seattle Seahawks might not have sent the stand-up comedian off on a victory tour this week, but off to tour he shall …

First impressions of Montreal’s New Faces, 2014: Group 1
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First impressions of Montreal’s New Faces, 2014: Group 1

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 24, 2014July 24, 20141

Each crop of New Faces at Montreal’s Just For Laughs is special and unique. John Heffron, who hosted New Faces Group 1 on Wednesday night, …

Montreal’s New Faces 2014: Just For Laughs
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Montreal’s New Faces 2014: Just For Laughs

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 21, 2014July 23, 20141

Here they are! Well, most of them anyhow. The list the comedy world waits all year for is out — Montreal’s “New Faces” for Just …

IFC’s “Comedy Drop” surprises people with live stand-up comedy
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IFC’s “Comedy Drop” surprises people with live stand-up comedy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 14, 2013October 14, 20131

You’re hankering for a slice of pizza, so you slide on into your favorite spot, and just as you’re satisfying your hunger pains, what to …

Watch Comedy Central’s 2012 “Comics To Watch”
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Watch Comedy Central’s 2012 “Comics To Watch”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 12, 2012November 13, 2012

Comedy Central continued its recent tradition of hosting its own variation on a “New Faces” showcase during the New York Comedy Festival. Comedy Central calls …

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