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NYC’s The PIT Main Stage Theater Has Closed
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NYC’s The PIT Main Stage Theater Has Closed

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 2021

And another one. NOT NOW DJ KHALED. Or for you older kids who grew up on Queen, another one bites the dust. The COVID-19 pandemic …

The PIT Announces First 20 SNL Scholarship Recipients
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The PIT Announces First 20 SNL Scholarship Recipients

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 1, 2021February 1, 20211

An update from The Peoples Improv Theater! Today The PIT announced the first 20 recipients of the program’s new SNL Scholarships. Applicants will receive: 5 …

Updates on the First SNL Scholarships
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Updates on the First SNL Scholarships

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 20211

We’re getting our first wave of winners from the new scholarship program that Saturday Night Live has introduced in partnership with four of the biggest …

About The Saturday Night Live Scholarships with The Second City, The Groundlings, The PIT and THe UCB
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About The Saturday Night Live Scholarships with The Second City, The Groundlings, The PIT and THe UCB

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 23, 2020October 23, 20203

In the build-up to season 46 of Saturday Night Live, NBC announced that the sketch-comedy TV institution would be partnering with select comedy theaters and …

Review: Dylan Brody’s Driving Hollywood, at The PIT
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Review: Dylan Brody’s Driving Hollywood, at The PIT

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 10, 20171

Dylan Brody looks like he could be Dana Gould’s big brother. Both in life and in comedy. They’re both funnier and smarter than even the …

Meet Me In New York: Adam Wade
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Meet Me In New York: Adam Wade

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 18, 2016November 18, 2016

What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …

Meet Me In New York: Anna Roisman
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Meet Me In New York: Anna Roisman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 19, 2016March 19, 2016

What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …

Natasha Rothwell undermines and exceeds your expectations on The Characters
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Natasha Rothwell undermines and exceeds your expectations on The Characters

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 11, 2016

Natasha Rothwell has traded 30 Rock for the Sony lot, writing now for Issa Rae’s HBO series, Insecure. But Rothwell’s own characters in her half-hour …

Episode #26: Ali Farahnakian
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Episode #26: Ali Farahnakian

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 15, 2015October 15, 2015

Ali Farahnakian is living the American comedy dream. Born in Iran and raised in North Carolina, Ali moved to Chicago after college and fell right …

On promoting diversity in improv comedy
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On promoting diversity in improv comedy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 21, 2015September 21, 2015

When Viola Davis accepted her Emmy Award last night for Outstanding Lead Actress in a TV drama series, she said: “The only thing that separates …

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