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NPR sends “Wait, Wait…” stand-ups out on Fall 2022 tour
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NPR sends “Wait, Wait…” stand-ups out on Fall 2022 tour

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 19, 2022September 19, 2022

If you enjoy listening to Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! on your NPR radio dials, then perhaps you might also enjoy seeing some of their regular …

Episode #213: Paula Poundstone
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Episode #213: Paula Poundstone

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 25, 2018June 26, 2018

Paula Poundstone started her comedy career in Boston in the late 1970s before taking her act and her life on the road to San Francisco. …

Episode #83: Ophira Eisenberg
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Episode #83: Ophira Eisenberg

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 25, 2016April 25, 2016

As seen on HBO’s Girls, Ophira Eisenberg hosts The Moth‘s monthly Story Slam in New York City, as well as various Moth events around the …

Meet Me In New York: Ophira Eisenberg
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Meet Me In New York: Ophira Eisenberg

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 2014November 23, 20143

What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …

IFC’s Portlandia goes tailgating…for Prairie Home Companion
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IFC’s Portlandia goes tailgating…for Prairie Home Companion

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 2, 2014

Portland, Ore., is so close to Seattle, and yet Portlandia is so far away from football. So, obviously, the IFC sketch comedy series starring Fred …

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Comedy Headlines for 12/3/12

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 3, 2012December 5, 2012

What’s happening in the comedy world now… Howard Stern will return in 2013 for a second season as judge on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Former …

BBC Radio to try U.S. version of “The News Quiz,” hosted by Lewis Black
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BBC Radio to try U.S. version of “The News Quiz,” hosted by Lewis Black

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 12, 2012March 12, 20121

You may be familiar with the NPR quiz-show staple, “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me.” But in Britain, they’d already been having fun with the news on …

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