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Tag: late-night TV

Episode #71: Grace Parra
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Episode #71: Grace Parra

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 10, 2016March 10, 20161

Grace Parra has broken out as a star contributor and panelist for The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore since she joined the late-night Comedy Central …

The Washington Post checks in on Conan O’Brien and Team Coco
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The Washington Post checks in on Conan O’Brien and Team Coco

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 4, 2016March 4, 2016

Where does Conan O’Brien fit into the current late-night TV landscape? Does he even fit in? O’Brien certainly is the longest-serving late-night host in American …

Watch the debut segments of History Channel’s late-night comedy “Night Class”
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Watch the debut segments of History Channel’s late-night comedy “Night Class”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 26, 20161

The History Channel debuted its late-night short-form comedy anthology, Night Class, last night with segments from “The Crossroads of History” and “Great Minds with Dan …

History Channel, truTV both jump into late-night comedy fray with multitude of Thursday offerings
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History Channel, truTV both jump into late-night comedy fray with multitude of Thursday offerings

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 18, 20161

What’s so special about 11 p.m. Thursdays? Thursdays are the new Fridays, or Must-See TV has shifted from primetime to late-night in 2016, because both …

AMC stays in Kevin Smith business by ordering weekly late-night talk show, “Geeking Out”
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AMC stays in Kevin Smith business by ordering weekly late-night talk show, “Geeking Out”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 12, 2016

AMC has aired five seasons and counting of Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men, which follows the filmmaker and his friends as they geek out at …

Eye of the “Late-Night” Hurricane: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee debuts on TBS (review)
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Eye of the “Late-Night” Hurricane: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee debuts on TBS (review)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 9, 2016February 9, 2016

Such is the state of late-night TV in 2016 that of the two best, most necessary must-see programs, one doesn’t air on weeknights, the other …

Turner networks will simulcast premiere of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
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Turner networks will simulcast premiere of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 3, 2016February 3, 2016

The debut of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will be easier to find on your TV screens next Monday, as the Turner portfolio of networks …

Episode #35: Iliza Shlesinger
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Episode #35: Iliza Shlesinger

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 16, 2015November 16, 20152

The industry trade publications broke news about Iliza Shlesinger’s newest gig just minutes before we sat down in her hotel room to talk during the …

Retta is pitching her own late-night TV talk show
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Retta is pitching her own late-night TV talk show

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 28, 2015

Did you know that Retta currently is pitching networks on her own late-night TV talk show? Or that at least one network is interested in …

Jon Stewart: The Godfather of Late-Night TV in 2015
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Jon Stewart: The Godfather of Late-Night TV in 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 9, 2015September 9, 2015

Jon Stewart’s talking head might not appear on our TVs four nights a week any longer, but his name and his influence is perhaps even …

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