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Episode #332: Eric Andre
Last Things First -- Podcasts

Episode #332: Eric Andre

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 29, 2021March 29, 2021

Eric Andre may just be America’s, if not the world’s greatest prankster (with all due respect to Britain’s Sacha Baron Cohen and Canada’s Nathan Fielder). …

Who Is Sacha Baron Cohen Fooling In ‘Who Is America?’ On Showtime
Reviews / TV

Who Is Sacha Baron Cohen Fooling In ‘Who Is America?’ On Showtime

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 16, 2018

When Sacha Baron Cohen first burst onto the scene with Ali G, Borat and Bruno on British television in 2000 (and then HBO in 2003), …

BET’s PUNK’D reboot to star DeStorm Power with King Bach, Amberia Allen and Ron G.
TV

BET’s PUNK’D reboot to star DeStorm Power with King Bach, Amberia Allen and Ron G.

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 14, 2015August 14, 20152

This is not a drill. This is not a prank. Well, it is PUNK’D, and it’s all new when it reboots for the Vine generation …

“Ask Amy” Dickinson advice column weighs in on Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room,” unknowingly
Movies

“Ask Amy” Dickinson advice column weighs in on Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room,” unknowingly

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 5, 2015July 6, 2015

Over the holiday weekend, newspaper readers much savvier than Amy Dickinson read between the lines of her “Ask Amy: Advice for the Real World” column …

Behind the scenes with the Impractical Jokers of truTV
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Behind the scenes with the Impractical Jokers of truTV

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 7, 2014November 7, 2014

Ever wonder how Q, Sal, Joe and Murr lure all of the people into watching their antics on truTV’s Impractical Jokers? In this exclusive, new, behind-the-scenes clip, …

Future generations may believe Mel Brooks had 11 fingers thanks to his handprint at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood
TV / Uncategorized

Future generations may believe Mel Brooks had 11 fingers thanks to his handprint at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 9, 2014September 10, 2014

On Monday, Mel Brooks joined the select group of movie stars who have immortalized their handprints and footprints in the cement outside the iconic Grauman’s …

Gap employee calls 911 on Improv Everywhere for masquerading as store mannequins
Video / Web series

Gap employee calls 911 on Improv Everywhere for masquerading as store mannequins

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 1, 2014May 1, 2014

Not every Improv Everywhere stunt is as happy-go-lucky as No Pants Subway Ride day. This week’s latest trick organized by Charlie Todd sent between 40-50 …

Sacha Baron Cohen kills with 2013 BAFTA Britannia Awards prank
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Sacha Baron Cohen kills with 2013 BAFTA Britannia Awards prank

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 11, 2013November 12, 2013

Over the weekend, Sacha Baron Cohen showed up the Brits and Hollywood once more whilst accepting his Charlie Chaplin Award for Excellence In Comedy at …

IFC’s “Comedy Drop” surprises people with live stand-up comedy
Web series

IFC’s “Comedy Drop” surprises people with live stand-up comedy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 14, 2013October 14, 20131

You’re hankering for a slice of pizza, so you slide on into your favorite spot, and just as you’re satisfying your hunger pains, what to …

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