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Tag: sketch comedy

Business Casual: “FERAL,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
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Business Casual: “FERAL,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 14, 2022August 14, 2022

**** (out of 5) Jeremy Elder, Cory Peter Lane, and Hunter Saling have been here before, making their Fringe debut in 2019. Which means this …

Episode #400: BriTANicK
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Episode #400: BriTANicK

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 8, 2022August 8, 2022

Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher grew up near each other in Atlanta but only became a sketch comedy duo while attending NYU together. As BriTANicK, …

HBO, HBO Max Has Renewed Both Sketch Shows By Sam Jay and Michael Che
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HBO, HBO Max Has Renewed Both Sketch Shows By Sam Jay and Michael Che

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 22, 2021July 22, 2021

This May, two similar yet tonally completely different sketch series premiered on HBO and HBO Max from the orbit of Saturday Night Live. And now …

Netflix orders Astronomy Club sketch series
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Netflix orders Astronomy Club sketch series

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 16, 2019July 16, 2019

Astronomy Club, the first all-black house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, is moving from digital series at Comedy Central to half-hour TV sketch …

HBO sets “A Black Lady Sketch Show” for late-night Fridays starting Aug. 2, 2019
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HBO sets “A Black Lady Sketch Show” for late-night Fridays starting Aug. 2, 2019

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 2, 2019July 2, 2019

In a month, HBO’s late-night Friday slot, currently occupied by Los Espookys, will host A Black Lady Sketch Show. The sketch comedy series stars Robin …

Adult Swim orders up “Three Busy Debras” to series
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Adult Swim orders up “Three Busy Debras” to series

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 7, 2019May 7, 2019

Adult Swim is adding some actual live women to the late-night cable channel’s programming. Three Busy Debras, starring, written and created by Sandy Honig, Mitra …

Mike Myers to star in Netflix sketch series
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Mike Myers to star in Netflix sketch series

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 24, 2019April 24, 2019

Netflix is making a big play for sketch comedy this year. They’ve already introduced series from Aussie Chris Lilley and American Tim Robinson. Now they’re …

Episode #232: Baroness von Sketch Show
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Episode #232: Baroness von Sketch Show

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 5, 2018

Carolyn Taylor, Jennifer Whalen and Aurora Browne met while performing with Second City Toronto. Later, Meredith MacNeill befriended Carolyn on the set of This Hour …

Fusion orders up political sketch comedy series, Happy Ending with Nando Vila
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Fusion orders up political sketch comedy series, Happy Ending with Nando Vila

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 1, 2018

Fusion. It’s a TV channel. You may have it! Once you’ve found it, starting next week you can tune in to a new weekly sketch …

The Kids in the Hall looking to mount a limited TV series revival
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The Kids in the Hall looking to mount a limited TV series revival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 29, 2017

Lorne Michaels brought The Kids in the Hall to television in the late 1980s via HBO and the CBC, and three decades later, he wants …

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