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Review: Russell Peters, “Deported” on Amazon Prime Video
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Review: Russell Peters, “Deported” on Amazon Prime Video

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020

Back when he made an original docuseries for Netflix in 2013, Russell Peters Vs. The World, Peters talked in one of the episodes about how he …

Russell Peters inserts himself back into feud over joke theft
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Russell Peters inserts himself back into feud over joke theft

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 19, 20181

Russell Peters couldn’t help himself last month while appearing as a guest on Sway in the Morning on SiriusXM satellite radio. As soon as Sway …

Steve Byrne writing and directing a movie about the life of an “Opening Act”
Movies / News

Steve Byrne writing and directing a movie about the life of an “Opening Act”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 29, 2018June 29, 2018

“‪I wrote a film while on the road about starting off as a comic on the road. Now it’s officially happening. Proud to be directing …

Fuse gets into Friday night late-night comedy game for summer 2016
News / TV

Fuse gets into Friday night late-night comedy game for summer 2016

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 30, 2016

Fuse is setting aside the music as Fridays turn to Saturdays this summer, launching a weekly “Fresh Baked Comedy” block in late-night, starting July 8, …

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Forbes figures the 10 highest-paid comedians for June 2014-2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 21, 2015October 21, 2015

For all of the talk about Amy Schumer this year, it’s worth noting that Schumer joked throughout this summer’s Oddball Festival about how little money …

Three hours of Dan Nainan interviewed by his comedy critics
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Three hours of Dan Nainan interviewed by his comedy critics

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 15, 20151

This is some deep-level inside baseball comedy feuding, so before I even begin to explain Dan Nainan to you, I’m just going to leave this …

Advice from the Last Comic Standing judges as you audition online or in person at showcases nationwide this fall for Last Comic Standing 9
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Advice from the Last Comic Standing judges as you audition online or in person at showcases nationwide this fall for Last Comic Standing 9

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 23, 20143

Last Comic Standing‘s final five finalists from this summer’s eighth season started a nationwide stand-up tour last week. Meanwhile, producers already have begun scouting potential …

Rod Man wins Last Comic Standing 8
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Rod Man wins Last Comic Standing 8

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 15, 2014August 19, 20141

This season they let the judges and not the viewing or the studio audience decide. So it was a celebrity expert panel of Roseanne, Russell …

Last Comic Standing 8 makes the cruelest cut: Say it ain’t so, Joe!
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Last Comic Standing 8 makes the cruelest cut: Say it ain’t so, Joe!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 8, 2014August 8, 20145

Say it ain’t so, Joe Machi! Spoiler alert. The one finalist I personally knew already out of the four remaining comedians in season eight of …

Last Comic Standing 8: The Roast of Gilbert Gottfried
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Last Comic Standing 8: The Roast of Gilbert Gottfried

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 28, 2014

You know what? Last Comic Standing really has gotten a lot of things right in its eighth season. When Last Comic did a roast several …

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