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Episode #386: Alison Leiby
Last Things First -- Podcasts

Episode #386: Alison Leiby

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 25, 2022April 25, 2022

Alison Leiby is a writer and comedian who started her own showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City called It’s A …

FOX Announces Robert Smigel Election-Themed Puppet Special
News

FOX Announces Robert Smigel Election-Themed Puppet Special

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 21, 2020September 21, 2020

You can teach the guy who operates an old puppet dog new tricks, it turns out. Robert Smigel is bringing an all-new election-themed puppet special …

Late-night TV election sketches brought back Borat, Dr. Evil and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
TV

Late-night TV election sketches brought back Borat, Dr. Evil and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 8, 2018November 8, 2018

One of the odder aspects of this year’s Election Day madness, and there were many odd things to choose from, was seeing so many old …

Coming in October 2017: “Too Funny to Fail,” a Hulu documentary about The Dana Carvey Show
Movies / TV

Coming in October 2017: “Too Funny to Fail,” a Hulu documentary about The Dana Carvey Show

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 20, 2017

Hulu announced its fall 2017 slate of original programming, and among the highlights, there’s the debut of Sarah Silverman’s first talk show, I Love You, …

Late-night comedians react to Election 2016 and news of President-elect Trump
News / TV

Late-night comedians react to Election 2016 and news of President-elect Trump

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 10, 2016

Although Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert both broadcasted live Tuesday during Election Night, the outcome of the presidential vote was still not called by the …

Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey almost starred in a sitcom set behind the scenes of SNL, years before 30 Rock
Audio / News / TV

Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey almost starred in a sitcom set behind the scenes of SNL, years before 30 Rock

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 31, 2016September 28, 20161

Years before 30 Rock hit NBC and won all of the Emmys, Dino Stamatopoulos, Stephen Colbert, Scott Adsit, Robert Smigel and Michael Stoyanov wrote a sitcom pilot …

Review: Triumph’s Summer Election Special on Hulu
Reviews

Review: Triumph’s Summer Election Special on Hulu

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 11, 2016

A foul-mouthed puppet dog has persuaded me to finally sign up for Hulu. Hulu just announced this week it’d end its free streaming service (although …

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

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 …

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog hits the 2016 presidential primary trail for Hulu and Funny or Die
TV / Video

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog hits the 2016 presidential primary trail for Hulu and Funny or Die

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 8, 2016

“Thank you and welcome to the Triumph 2016 Election Special. This year, America is faced with one of the most critical choices in this country’s …

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is covering the 2016 presidential campaign for Hulu
TV / Video / Web series

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is covering the 2016 presidential campaign for Hulu

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 18, 2016January 21, 2016

Eagle-eyed viewers of NBC News during Sunday night’s Democratic presidential candidate debate in South Carolina noticed a familiar canine puppet head bobbing behind NBC’s Chuck …

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