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Let’s Not Just Talk About Sex: Not Safe with Nikki Glaser on Comedy Central (review)
Reviews / TV

Let’s Not Just Talk About Sex: Not Safe with Nikki Glaser on Comedy Central (review)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 9, 2016February 9, 20161

Show, don’t tell. An old rule about writing that applies even more so to television. Why talk about sex when you can show it? Or, …

Quotes from comedians about working as TV audience warm-ups
TV

Quotes from comedians about working as TV audience warm-ups

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 8, 2015October 8, 2015

Vanity Fair profiles some of the legion of stand-up comedians who work the trenches largely behind the scenes of sitcoms and talk shows in “Warm-Up …

Episode #24: W. Kamau Bell
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Episode #24: W. Kamau Bell

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 8, 2015October 8, 20151

For two seasons over two different channels (FX and FXX), W. Kamau Bell joined elite company as host of his own late-night TV talk show, …

Julian McCullough and Annie Lederman to co-host “We Have Issues” weekly series on E!
TV

Julian McCullough and Annie Lederman to co-host “We Have Issues” weekly series on E!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 27, 2015

Friday nights this fall will see comedians Julian McCullough and Annie Lederman facing off on the issues of the week, as E! announced a Sept. …

MTV pushing back into late-night talk show game with Girl Code Live, Middle of the Night Show
TV / Uncategorized

MTV pushing back into late-night talk show game with Girl Code Live, Middle of the Night Show

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 22, 2015April 22, 20151

For the first time in two years, MTV is getting back into the late-night talk show arena, announcing a series order with Big Breakfast for …

Greg Gutfield leaving “Red Eye” to host weekend primetime FOX News hour; stand-up comics to guest host late-night talker
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Greg Gutfield leaving “Red Eye” to host weekend primetime FOX News hour; stand-up comics to guest host late-night talker

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 27, 2015February 27, 20151

FOX News announced late Thursday that Greg Gutfield, the former lad mag editor who launched the cable network’s late-night talker, Red Eye, in 2007, would …

Employee of the Month: Jon Stewart, interviewed by Catie Lazarus
Audio / Video

Employee of the Month: Jon Stewart, interviewed by Catie Lazarus

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 21, 2015February 21, 20152

When Jon Stewart suddenly announced last week that he’d be stepping down from The Daily Show later this year, after almost 17 years hosting the …

Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis will executive produce The Chris Gethard Show for Fusion
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Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis will executive produce The Chris Gethard Show for Fusion

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 2, 2015

“We love what you do and we’re proud to be a part of it.” — That was Will Ferrell, calling in to the final live …

The Chris Gethard Show graduating from MNN cable access to Fusion cable channel in April
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The Chris Gethard Show graduating from MNN cable access to Fusion cable channel in April

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 28, 2015January 29, 20155

The final episode of The Chris Gethard Show on MNN — Manhattan Neighborhood Network’s municipal access channel — opened tonight with the big announcement: When …

Craig Ferguson will still be on TV in 2015, just maybe not on the show you were hoping to see him host
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Craig Ferguson will still be on TV in 2015, just maybe not on the show you were hoping to see him host

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 9, 2015

You win some, you lose some. That’s the nature of game shows. And Craig Ferguson learned on Thursday that he’ll continue hosting one, Celebrity Name …

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