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Episode #172: Jimmy Shubert
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Episode #172: Jimmy Shubert

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 18, 2017

Jimmy Shubert was just a kid from Philly who wanted to be a magician. That’s how he started in show business, before moving to Los …

Meet Me In New York: Doogie Horner
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Meet Me In New York: Doogie Horner

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 18, 2016February 18, 2016

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 …

Jim Gaffigan live at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia, warming up the audience for Pope Francis
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Jim Gaffigan live at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia, warming up the audience for Pope Francis

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 28, 20153

What’s more nerve wracking? Performing in front of the Pope? Or performing for a restless audience of tens of thousands of Catholics anxiously awaiting the …

Comedy Club managers answer 15 questions from aspiring comedians via Reddit
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Comedy Club managers answer 15 questions from aspiring comedians via Reddit

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 15, 2015September 15, 201545

Rocky Kev is the former online manager for Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia (club pictured above). A few weeks ago, Kev took to Reddit to solicit …

Jim Gaffigan will perform stand-up comedy for Pope Francis
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Jim Gaffigan will perform stand-up comedy for Pope Francis

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 15, 20151

Jim Gaffigan will perform stand-up comedy for Pope Francis when the titular head of the Catholic Church visits Philadelphia later this month, and Gaffigan is …

Meet Me In New York: Big Jay Oakerson
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Meet Me In New York: Big Jay Oakerson

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 15, 2015July 15, 2015

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 …

Dave Attell shares his “Road Work” experiences across America as a club comic in new Comedy Central stand-up special
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Dave Attell shares his “Road Work” experiences across America as a club comic in new Comedy Central stand-up special

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 11, 20141

Twitter may have given everyone the false hope or impression that they’re all joke machines. But nobody remains funnier and writes more great jokes and …

Big Jay Oakerson’s debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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Big Jay Oakerson’s debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 12, 2012July 18, 2012

Just like The Roots, comedian Big Jay Oakerson is a Philadelphia boy. Well, he’s a big man now. He even put it in his stage …

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