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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 …

Comedy can never be cool, according to Colin Quinn
Video / Web series

Comedy can never be cool, according to Colin Quinn

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 16, 20151

“Comedy is not cool. It shouldn’t be cool, in my opinion. Every time it gets cool, that’s bad…it should never be cool. Comedy is not …

R.I.P. Taylor Negron (1957-2015)
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R.I.P. Taylor Negron (1957-2015)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 12, 2015January 12, 20151

Taylor Negron — stand-up comedian, actor, painter, poet and muse — died Saturday from cancer. Negron was 57. Born Brad Stephen Negron on Aug. 1, …

HBO announces new Rosie O’Donnell stand-up documentary, Tig Notaro stand-up special for 2015
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HBO announces new Rosie O’Donnell stand-up documentary, Tig Notaro stand-up special for 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 9, 2015

HBO took its turn before the Winter Press Tour of the TV Critics Association (TCA) on Thursday, and among the premiere date announcements for new …

Review: Pauly Shore Stands Alone (Showtime)
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Review: Pauly Shore Stands Alone (Showtime)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 24, 2014December 24, 20141

Not even Pauly Shore‘s fans were prepared for how good this new film is. A quarter-century after “The Weasel” popped on MTV and more than …

Dan Klein’s “This is Comedy” special
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Dan Klein’s “This is Comedy” special

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 19, 2014December 19, 2014

Sometimes alternative comedy isn’t alternative at all, but rather an insane looking-glass mirror of what mainstream stand-up comedy is. In Dan Klein‘s “This is Comedy” …

Margaret Cho, Heather McDonald to co-host new weekly late-night talker for TLC “All About Sex,” Cho to film new stand-up special in March
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Margaret Cho, Heather McDonald to co-host new weekly late-night talker for TLC “All About Sex,” Cho to film new stand-up special in March

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 12, 2014December 15, 2014

TLC has announced a new weekly late night talk show that’ll debut with six half-hour episodes in January that are All About Sex, anchored and …

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UCB confirms opening date for Los Angeles training center, fourth theater

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 14, 2014

The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre recently opened a brand-new training center in New York City, and they’re about to open their first legitimate training center …

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Bill Maher’s “Live from D.C.” pulls in best HBO comedy special ratings since 2009

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 16, 2014September 16, 2014

Bill Maher‘s double-duty live stunt on HBO did the trick, at least ratings-wise. Maher hosted a special edition of his weekly Real Time talk show on …

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Netflix’s busy ongoing slate of stand-up comedy specials continues in 2014

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 14, 2014August 19, 2014

Netflix has premiered and or distributed dozens of new stand-up comedy specials over the past year and a half, including recent performances from Doug Stanhope, …

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