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Netflix, Amazon and Comedy Central break through, join SAG Awards nominees for comedy in 2015
Movies / TV

Netflix, Amazon and Comedy Central break through, join SAG Awards nominees for comedy in 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 9, 2015December 9, 20151

The Screen Actors Guild announced its nominees for work done in 2015, and an early congratulations to Sarah Silverman for her stand-out dramatic performance in …

An oral history of the making of The Aristocrats movie, 10 years later
Movies

An oral history of the making of The Aristocrats movie, 10 years later

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 3, 2015August 5, 20152

“The Aristocrats!” the punchline to an old myth of a joke that few people knew or had even heard of, became an instant classic film …

Funny onstage. Activist on and offstage. When comedy really speaks truth to power.
Interviews / Video

Funny onstage. Activist on and offstage. When comedy really speaks truth to power.

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 12, 2015

Forget punching up. If you really want to speak truth to power, and you’re a comedian, what’s the best way to go about it? Sarah …

New York Comedy Club hosting Equal Pay Day comedy fundraiser
Video

New York Comedy Club hosting Equal Pay Day comedy fundraiser

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 14, 2015April 14, 2015

No matter whether you choose to believe Sarah Silverman or Al Martin over who paid whom what and how much several years ago, believe this: …

Rare 1968 Joan Rivers stand-up comedy album to be released for first time on CD for Record Store Day 2015
CDs/DVDs

Rare 1968 Joan Rivers stand-up comedy album to be released for first time on CD for Record Store Day 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 13, 2015

This year’s annual Record Store Day will feature the CD debut of a rare and out-of-print 1968 stand-up album from the late Joan Rivers — …

15 reasons to watch 2015’s Night of Too Many Stars on Comedy Central
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15 reasons to watch 2015’s Night of Too Many Stars on Comedy Central

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 6, 2015March 7, 20152

Comedy Central’s biennial special event all-star fundraiser, Night of Too Many Stars, returns on Sunday night with plenty of pre-taped stunts and a live telethon …

Appreciating Harris Wittels, Without Getting Too Much Into A #Humblebrag #RIP
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Appreciating Harris Wittels, Without Getting Too Much Into A #Humblebrag #RIP

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 20, 2015February 20, 20153

The first time I met Harris Wittels, he was all of 21, and baring it all onstage at a naked comedy show. The next time …

Chelsea Handler and Sarah Silverman one-up each other in T-Mobile Super Bowl commercial
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Chelsea Handler and Sarah Silverman one-up each other in T-Mobile Super Bowl commercial

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 1, 2015

They don’t share any screen time together, but Chelsea Handler and Sarah Silverman both star in a new ad campaign for T-Mobile debuting for the …

In her own words: Tig Notaro on the decision to reveal her scars most truthfully and literally onstage
Movies / Video

In her own words: Tig Notaro on the decision to reveal her scars most truthfully and literally onstage

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 25, 2015January 25, 20151

Tig Notaro has the first and more dramatic documentaries about her recent life debuting this month at the Sundance Film Festival. Tig will screen five …

Maybe See TV? The month in pilots, script commitments and development deals (Dec. 27, 2014)
TV / Uncategorized

Maybe See TV? The month in pilots, script commitments and development deals (Dec. 27, 2014)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 27, 2014

You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the trade winds from now through pilot season, which starts in earnest in January, all the way …

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