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Episode #318: Negin Farsad
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Episode #318: Negin Farsad

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 28, 2020October 28, 2020

Negin Farsad began her comedy career while advising campaign finance policies for the city of New York, and over the course of the 2010s, she …

Stand-up comedian Ben Gleib is running for President of the United States in 2020
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Stand-up comedian Ben Gleib is running for President of the United States in 2020

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 30, 2019May 30, 2019

Insert seriously, no kidding, or a third thing blatantly acknowledging the stark contrast of a comedian getting into politics. Stand-up comedian Ben Gleib, seen regularly …

Vice News explores the politics of booking college comedians in 2018
News / Video

Vice News explores the politics of booking college comedians in 2018

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 13, 2018

In case you missed it, VICE News shipped up to Boston this spring to talk to bookers for three local colleges — Emerson, Simmons and …

Billy Eichner and Funny or Die “Glam Up The Midterms”
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Billy Eichner and Funny or Die “Glam Up The Midterms”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 3, 2018

In 2008, comedian Sarah Silverman encouraged us to get out the vote among the elderly in The Great Schlep. Now in 2018, Silverman has joined …

Jimmy Kimmel rips U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy for misleading America on health care, using Kimmel’s name in vain
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Jimmy Kimmel rips U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy for misleading America on health care, using Kimmel’s name in vain

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 20, 2017

“Health care is boring. I don’t want to talk about it.” But talk about it Jimmy Kimmel must, as the latest worst idea from the …

On Second Thought with Jackie Kashian
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On Second Thought with Jackie Kashian

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 29, 2017

Episode #4 of my new Laughly exclusive miniseries, On Second Thought, is out now with my guest Jackie Kashian. On Second Thought asks: If tragedy plus time …

Trump era has satirist Will Durst planning for “Durst Case Scenario”
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Trump era has satirist Will Durst planning for “Durst Case Scenario”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 3, 2017May 3, 2017

Will Durst wants me to publish this interview before the world ends. “There’s the possibility it could all end tomorrow,” Durst told me over the …

Samantha Bee reminds us she was on the case of Russian hacking and fake news trolling BEFORE the election
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Samantha Bee reminds us she was on the case of Russian hacking and fake news trolling BEFORE the election

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 6, 20173

While the FBI and Congress are still trying to figure out what happened in our presidential election of 2016 and who helped the Russians and …

Dave Chappelle talks the importance of Just For Laughs Montreal, and the role of comedians in the Trump era
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Dave Chappelle talks the importance of Just For Laughs Montreal, and the role of comedians in the Trump era

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 16, 2017

Dave Chappelle visited Toronto over the weekend to present a special award to Just For Laughs at Sunday’s Canadian Screen Awards, and told the CBC …

Dan Nainan booked to perform for Donald Trump’s “All-American Inaugural Ball”
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Dan Nainan booked to perform for Donald Trump’s “All-American Inaugural Ball”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 17, 2017January 17, 20173

With all of the talk about President-elect Donald J. Trump having so many problems booking entertainment for his Inaugural Balls, who’d have the balls in …

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