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Tag: Sara Schaefer

Here’s the schedule for the 12 comedians performing half-hours for Comedy Central in 2019
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Here’s the schedule for the 12 comedians performing half-hours for Comedy Central in 2019

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 22, 2019August 22, 2019

Comedy Central’s half-hour specials for 2019 will kick off this October. More specifically, here’s the Friday night rundown for Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents… premieres (times …

Episode #257: Sara Schaefer
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Episode #257: Sara Schaefer

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 29, 2019April 29, 2019

Sara Schaefer is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, writer, and producer currently based in Los Angeles. She was the co-host of MTV’s late-night show Nikki …

Congrats to these comedians who taped new half-hours for Comedy Central over the weekend in New Orleans
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Congrats to these comedians who taped new half-hours for Comedy Central over the weekend in New Orleans

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 4, 2019February 4, 2019

A dozen stand-up comedians descended upon New Orleans last week so Comedy Central could record their new half-hour specials. Ten taped for Comedy Central Presents, …

Trump: Bad for Comedy? Watch P.J. O’Rourke and Sara Schaefer debate Kurt Andersen and Billy Kimball
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Trump: Bad for Comedy? Watch P.J. O’Rourke and Sara Schaefer debate Kurt Andersen and Billy Kimball

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 7, 2018November 7, 2018

Now that the 2018 election results are beginning to sink in, we can all get back to our regularly scheduled ridiculousness. Which means, in the …

American comedy acts at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
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American comedy acts at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 4, 2017August 7, 20172

It only seems like there are a million other shows happening in Edinburgh each August. In fact, this month, the Ed Fringe is only hosting …

The State Of Women In Comedy According To One Woman In Comedy, by Sara Schaefer
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The State Of Women In Comedy According To One Woman In Comedy, by Sara Schaefer

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 19, 2017

This essay originally appeared on Medium and is republished here with permission by the author. What are female comics doing these days? What’s the situation? …

Secrets from secret lady comedy Facebook groups
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Secrets from secret lady comedy Facebook groups

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 10, 2017February 10, 2017

You may have heard or read about secret Facebook groups for women in comedy over the past couple of years, as women have taken back …

Episode #79: Nikki Glaser
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Episode #79: Nikki Glaser

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 7, 2016April 7, 20161

Nikki Glaser stars in her own weekly Comedy Central series about sex and comedy, Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, and will release her first hour stand-up …

Comedian To Do List: Men vs. Women, by Sara Schaefer
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Comedian To Do List: Men vs. Women, by Sara Schaefer

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 17, 2015December 17, 2015

The only thing more striking about Sara Schaefer’s recent Twitter photo of the differences between men and women in stand-up comedy today (circa 2015)? Reading …

Retta is pitching her own late-night TV talk show
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Retta is pitching her own late-night TV talk show

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 28, 2015

Did you know that Retta currently is pitching networks on her own late-night TV talk show? Or that at least one network is interested in …

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