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Conan airs final regular hour show on TBS, but launches a podcast and more
Audio / News / TV

Conan airs final regular hour show on TBS, but launches a podcast and more

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 5, 2018

Believe it or not, the final episode of Conan on TBS aired tonight. The regular weeknight show is going on hiatus until January 2019, when …

TV Academy modifies definitions of two Variety Special categories for 2018
News / TV

TV Academy modifies definitions of two Variety Special categories for 2018

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 13, 2017

The Television Academy announced some minor modifications to categories in its annual Emmy Awards, and one of the new changes for 2018 does impact the …

Watch “Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree” on Adult Swim
TV

Watch “Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree” on Adult Swim

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 10, 2016

Absolutely delightful, this is. The only way this special could present more joy would be if Adult Swim had had the good sense to premiere …

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, …

Episode #94: Quincy Jones, the comedian
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Episode #94: Quincy Jones, the comedian

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 2, 20162

Quincy Jones is the birth name for a legendary music producer from Seattle, and also the stage name for a 32-year-old stand-up comedian who had …

The Talented But “Undateable” Mr. Morin
Reviews / TV

The Talented But “Undateable” Mr. Morin

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 4, 2015

My latest review for Decider is up, as I tackle the curious case of Brent Morin, whose first stand-up special’s title, “I’m Brent Morin,” knows …

Tig Notaro: “Boyish Girl Interrupted” (HBO)
Reviews / TV / Video

Tig Notaro: “Boyish Girl Interrupted” (HBO)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 22, 2015August 22, 2015

If you’ve followed any comedy at all over the past few years, then you undoubtedly know or have heard about Tig Notaro and what these years …

Natasha Leggero: “Live At Bimbo’s” (Comedy Central)
Reviews / TV / Video

Natasha Leggero: “Live At Bimbo’s” (Comedy Central)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 22, 2015August 22, 2015

Natasha Leggero opens her first hour special on Comedy Central with a five-minute music video, “Diamond Pussy,” in which she raps and tells an executive …

Watch the trailer for “Crash Test,” the stand-up special on a party bus with Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel
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Watch the trailer for “Crash Test,” the stand-up special on a party bus with Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 4, 2015August 18, 20151

“Paul Scheer and I made a comedy special on a moving bus. A lot of people got killed of course.” That’s what Rob Huebel says, …

Bill Murray’s “A Very Murray Christmas” comes to Netflix
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Bill Murray’s “A Very Murray Christmas” comes to Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 22, 2015May 22, 2015

That Bill Murray Christmas special is happening, and you’ll have to have Netflix to see it come December. Netflix decked the first halls today for A …

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