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“Best Time Ever” is over at NBC, but Neil Patrick Harris may live to showcase again
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“Best Time Ever” is over at NBC, but Neil Patrick Harris may live to showcase again

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 16, 20151

Neil Patrick Harris brought the primetime variety show back to broadcast network TV. But when NBC already had one successful live variety showcase in primetime …

Kevin Nealon on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Kevin Nealon on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 10, 2015

“How am I doing on time, Jimmy?” Kevin Nealon dished about Christmas gifts from his wife, surprises from her as well as from his 7-year-old …

Dulce Sloan wins 12th annual StandUp NBC diversity showcase, talent deal
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Dulce Sloan wins 12th annual StandUp NBC diversity showcase, talent deal

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 10, 2015December 10, 2015

Congrats to Dulce Sloan, named winner of the 12th annual StandUp NBC (formerly called Stand-Up For Diversity) contest, and with it, a talent holding deal …

The Talented But “Undateable” Mr. Morin
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The Talented But “Undateable” Mr. Morin

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 4, 2015

My latest review for Decider is up, as I tackle the curious case of Brent Morin, whose first stand-up special’s title, “I’m Brent Morin,” knows …

Lenny Clarke on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Lenny Clarke on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 3, 2015December 3, 2015

The holidays tend to make us fat. On Wednesday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Lenny Clarke remembered what he was like before …

Randy Syphax on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Randy Syphax on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 21, 2015July 25, 2016

Randy Syphax was a finalist in New York’s Funniest Stand-Up competition, and here he was making his debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. …

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 …

Kurt Braunohler on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Kurt Braunohler on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 12, 2015

Kurt Braunohler returned Wednesday night for another performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and this time, the comedian shared a warning for anyone …

Billy Crystal joins Jimmy Fallon for Tonight Show monologue jokes
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Billy Crystal joins Jimmy Fallon for Tonight Show monologue jokes

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 12, 2015

Jimmy Fallon is getting used to the idea of allowing celebrity guest comedians to “tag in” for his monologues on The Tonight Show. On Wednesday …

What does a co-producer do on “Louie”? Steven Wright explains his role on the FX series
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What does a co-producer do on “Louie”? Steven Wright explains his role on the FX series

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 29, 2015

If Louis CK writes, directs, edits and stars in his FX comedy series, Louie, then what’s left for a co-producer to do? That’s Steven Wright’s …

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