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Elayne Boosler on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Elayne Boosler on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 4, 2015June 8, 2015

Elayne Boosler was a regular performer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Carson, and this week the “new” guy Jimmy Fallon brought her back for …

May 27, 1982: Todd Barry’s teenage debut on Late Night with David Letterman
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May 27, 1982: Todd Barry’s teenage debut on Late Night with David Letterman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 28, 20151

On this day in 1982, the first year of David Letterman’s 33-year run in late-night television, Todd Barry already was a man with a plan …

Drew Lynch’s audition for America’s Got Talent 2015 earns him “Golden Buzzer” straight to Radio City Music Hall
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Drew Lynch’s audition for America’s Got Talent 2015 earns him “Golden Buzzer” straight to Radio City Music Hall

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 27, 20151

Drew Lynch was just your average young aspiring stand-up comedian with a stutter, inasmuch as any stuttering comic can be average, until he walked onstage …

David Letterman’s TV finale montage, frame by frame
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David Letterman’s TV finale montage, frame by frame

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 22, 2015

Did the six-minute finale montage at the end of Late Show with David Letterman — expertly synchronized to a live performance of “Everlong” by Foo …

SNL’s 40th season finale monologue from host Louis C.K.
Saturday Night Live / TV

SNL’s 40th season finale monologue from host Louis C.K.

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 17, 2015May 17, 2015

The mild racism bit is going to resonate and go over well. The Israel and Palestine stuff will push a lot of buttons and get …

Phil Hanley on Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Phil Hanley on Late Night with Seth Meyers

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 16, 2015

In case you missed it a couple of weeks ago, Late Night with Seth Meyers last night rebroadcast the May 1 episode that featured stand-up …

This SNL sketch has 22 seconds in common with This Hour Has 22 Minutes sketch #DrawMuhammad
Saturday Night Live / TV

This SNL sketch has 22 seconds in common with This Hour Has 22 Minutes sketch #DrawMuhammad

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 12, 20151

When Saturday Night Live presented a Win, Lose or Draw game show spoof that perplexed a contestant with the dilemma of drawing the Islamic prophet …

Jeff Garlin on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Jeff Garlin on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 5, 2015January 9, 2019

Jeff Garlin here tells the story of being in line at airport security behind an elderly black man, and oh yes, he’ll voice the whole …

Chris Distefano on Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Chris Distefano on Late Night with Seth Meyers

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 5, 2015January 9, 2019
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David Letterman’s exit interview with The New York Times

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 29, 2015

Six big takeaways from Dave Itzkoff’s sit-down with David Letterman for The New York Times as Letterman approaches his final month as a late-night TV …

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