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Tag: Paul F. Tompkins

Here’s your SXSW comedy lineup for 2019
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Here’s your SXSW comedy lineup for 2019

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 26, 2019February 26, 2019

We’re less than a couple of weeks away from SXSW, when everybody in technology, film, music and comedy takes over downtown Austin, Texas. The comedy …

The 8th annual Pardcast-A-Thon will livestream for 12 hours on Saturday, March 4, 2017
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The 8th annual Pardcast-A-Thon will livestream for 12 hours on Saturday, March 4, 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 3, 2017March 3, 2017

Who’s joining Jimmy Pardo, Matt Belknap and Pat Francis for their eighth annual Pardcast-a-Thon, happening for 12 hours this Saturday live from Flappers Comedy Club …

Paul F. Tompkins on comedy in times of political correctness
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Paul F. Tompkins on comedy in times of political correctness

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 23, 2016

Paul F. Tompkins recently visited the Big Think, and shared his thoughts on how political correctness influences comedy. In short, tastes change, and comedians always …

History Channel, truTV both jump into late-night comedy fray with multitude of Thursday offerings
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History Channel, truTV both jump into late-night comedy fray with multitude of Thursday offerings

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 18, 20161

What’s so special about 11 p.m. Thursdays? Thursdays are the new Fridays, or Must-See TV has shifted from primetime to late-night in 2016, because both …

Review: W/ Bob & David (Netflix)
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Review: W/ Bob & David (Netflix)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 13, 2015

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross got the comedy band back together for four half-hour episodes of sketch comedy and an hourlong making-of special. It’s not …

Episode #25: Paul F. Tompkins
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Episode #25: Paul F. Tompkins

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 13, 2015October 13, 2015

Paul F. Tompkins is Crying and Driving in his latest one-hour comedy special, but those are happy tears. After all, Paul has several projects ongoing …

First Look! W/ Bob & David on Netflix
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First Look! W/ Bob & David on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 12, 2015October 12, 2015

Here’s your first look at W/ Bob & David, the new sketch comedy series reuniting Mr. Show‘s Bob Odenkirk and David Cross and their writers, …

CollegeHumor’s Comedy Music Hall of Fame, on IFC
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CollegeHumor’s Comedy Music Hall of Fame, on IFC

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 22, 2015

CollegeHumor and IFC created the hour TV special, CollegeHumor’s Comedy Music Hall of Fame, but after watching it twice over the weekend, I still cannot …

Musical comedy news: IFC/CollegeHumor combine to celebrate it, The Lonely Island making a movie about it
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Musical comedy news: IFC/CollegeHumor combine to celebrate it, The Lonely Island making a movie about it

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 19, 2015

Your song of the summer now just got funnier. IFC and CollegeHumor are collaborating for an hour-long special on June 19 — CollegeHumor’s Comedy Music …

The unofficial but definitely happening Mr. Show reunion in 2015
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The unofficial but definitely happening Mr. Show reunion in 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 8, 20151

Have you been clamoring, wishing and hoping for an onscreen reunion of Mr. Show, the critical cult favorite sketch comedy series that ran on HBO …

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