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Episode #221: Maeve Higgins
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Episode #221: Maeve Higgins

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 20, 2018

Maeve Higgins was a bestselling memoirist and comedian in her native Ireland when, at the age of 31, she decided to move to America. So …

David Spade skips straight to the audiobook for new Audible memoir
Audio / Books

David Spade skips straight to the audiobook for new Audible memoir

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 19, 2018

No reading required for David Spade’s new memoir, A Polaroid Guy in a Snapchat World. Spade skipped the whole book part, instead going straight to …

Jimmy O. Yang on How To American
Books / TV

Jimmy O. Yang on How To American

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 18, 2018

Jimmy O. Yang has a new memoir out, How To American. It’s about how his family brought him to the States from Hong Kong when …

Exclusive book excerpt from Budd Friedman’s “The Improv: An Oral History of The Comedy Club That Revolutionized Stand-Up”
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Exclusive book excerpt from Budd Friedman’s “The Improv: An Oral History of The Comedy Club That Revolutionized Stand-Up”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 4, 20171

Budd Friedman, with help from Tripp Whitesell and interviews from dozens of the famous comedians, musicians and actors who worked for Budd over the past …

CBS Sunday Morning profiles Kevin Hart
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CBS Sunday Morning profiles Kevin Hart

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 31, 2017

Kevin Hart has a new memoir out, “I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons,” and he sat down with CBS Sunday Morning to talk about …

“Believe Me,” Eddie Izzard’s June 2017 stand-up tour of America will include book readings, Q&As
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“Believe Me,” Eddie Izzard’s June 2017 stand-up tour of America will include book readings, Q&As

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 12, 2017

Eddie Izzard‘s new memoir, “Believe Me,” comes out this June, and the celebrated multilingual comedian will celebrate its release with a weeklong blitz of a …

Episode #145: Jay Chandrasekhar
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Episode #145: Jay Chandrasekhar

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 3, 2017April 3, 2017

Jay Chandrasekhar has spent the past two decades writing, directing and acting in film and television. With his group Broken Lizard, he has co-written, co-starred …

Hear Norm Macdonald tell Howard Stern about Weekend Update, David Letterman, Burt Reynolds and Rodney Dangerfield
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Hear Norm Macdonald tell Howard Stern about Weekend Update, David Letterman, Burt Reynolds and Rodney Dangerfield

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 20, 2016

Norm Macdonald went on Howard Stern on Monday morning with a long dirty joke and plenty of stories, which is convenient since the comedian’s new …

Writing what they know: The art of the comedy book, and the booming collection of comedian memoirs
Books

Writing what they know: The art of the comedy book, and the booming collection of comedian memoirs

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 4, 2015September 4, 20152

Why are there so many more books by comedians about their lives as comedians than seemingly ever before? Perhaps it’s another sign of boom times. …

Tips for Storytellers and Stand-ups Who Want to Sell a Book
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Tips for Storytellers and Stand-ups Who Want to Sell a Book

Selena Coppockby Selena CoppockApril 29, 2015April 29, 20152

For the last decade I have been a publishing drone by day (Editorial Assistant to start, then steps up the ladder over the years to …

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