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Live Comedy Is Back With A Vengeance In Summer 2021
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Live Comedy Is Back With A Vengeance In Summer 2021

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 14, 2021June 14, 2021

A year ago, most comedy clubs had shuttered for the pandemic, leaving stand-ups to go to whatever lengths to find live audiences, from parks to …

Episode #325: Patton Oswalt
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Episode #325: Patton Oswalt

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 15, 2021February 15, 20211

A comedian, actor, and writer, Patton Oswalt has been making people laugh professionally since his late teens. He first became known to millions as Spence …

Comedians Nominated for Best Comedy Album at 2021 Grammy Awards
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Comedians Nominated for Best Comedy Album at 2021 Grammy Awards

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 24, 2020November 24, 20202

Despite all of my funny friends who recorded funny albums and submitted them for consideration by the Grammy Awards, the big-time awards continue to only …

Review: Patton Oswalt, “I Love Everything” on Netflix
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Review: Patton Oswalt, “I Love Everything” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020

Patton Oswalt had reasons to be happy again in 2020, finding love once more after becoming unexpectedly widowed a few years earlier. Oswalt says he …

Patton Oswalt, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle and Fred Armisen vie for Grammy’s Best Comedy Album of 2018
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Patton Oswalt, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle and Fred Armisen vie for Grammy’s Best Comedy Album of 2018

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 7, 2018

Three former Grammy-winning comedians are vying for another Grammy Award for the Best Comedy Album of 2018. Best Comedy Album: “Annihilation” — Patton Oswalt “Equanimity …

Comedians threaten boycott of New Yorker Fest over invite to Steve Bannon; magazine rescinds invite
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Comedians threaten boycott of New Yorker Fest over invite to Steve Bannon; magazine rescinds invite

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 4, 2018

And how was your Labor Day? The New Yorker Fest announced its star-studded list of attendees for one-on-one talks Oct. 5-7, 2018, and one name …

Patton Oswalt on responsibilities and apologies
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Patton Oswalt on responsibilities and apologies

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 22, 2018

Patton Oswalt sat down last month with Washington Post reporter Elahe Izadi (a comedian herself in her spare time) for a spirited conversation about what …

Jordan Peele, Veep, Last Week Tonight win at the 2018 WGA Awards
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Jordan Peele, Veep, Last Week Tonight win at the 2018 WGA Awards

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 12, 2018February 12, 2018

It was another great night both for Jordan Peele and HBO as the awards season swung through the Writers Guild of America on Sunday night. …

Here are your comedy writers nominated for the 2018 WGA Awards
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Here are your comedy writers nominated for the 2018 WGA Awards

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 7, 2017

Whither original short-form online comedy? The Writers Guild of America revealed today this year’s nominees, with winners named in simultaneous ceremonies Feb. 11, 2018, in …

Review: Patton Oswalt, “Annihilation” on Netflix
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Review: Patton Oswalt, “Annihilation” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 29, 2017

Patton Oswalt personal and professional lives have seen their highest highs and lowest lows over the past year and a half. Oswalt lost his wife …

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