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Tag: The Tonight Show

Tonight Show cancels Norm Macdonald appearance after his comments in The Hollywood Reporter
News / TV

Tonight Show cancels Norm Macdonald appearance after his comments in The Hollywood Reporter

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 12, 2018

Norm Macdonald was supposed to go on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon today to promote his new Netflix talk show. But because of what …

Desus & Mero ending Viceland late-night, heading to Showtime?
News / TV

Desus & Mero ending Viceland late-night, heading to Showtime?

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 18, 2018

Desus & Mero are ready for the big time. Or perhaps, Showtime. Either way, the New York City duo will end their nightly late-night talker …

Episode #165: Nate Bargatze
Last Things First -- Podcasts

Episode #165: Nate Bargatze

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 31, 2017

Nate Bargatze is Jimmy Fallon’s favorite stand-up comedian, and Bargatze has the Tonight Show credits to back that up. Nate also has gone on tour …

Seeso goes retro with streaming series set behind the scenes of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show
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Seeso goes retro with streaming series set behind the scenes of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 11, 2016

The Larry Sanders Show, one of TV’s greatest meta-comedies, starred the late great Garry Shandling as a late-night talk show host and the craziness that …

Episode #95: Dick Gregory
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Episode #95: Dick Gregory

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 6, 2016June 7, 20162

At 83, Dick Gregory remains an active comedy legend, logging more than 200 stand-up gigs a year. Gregory changed the game in 1961 when he performed …

R.I.P. Pat Harrington, Jr. (1929-2016) aka “Schneider” or “Guido Panzini”
TV

R.I.P. Pat Harrington, Jr. (1929-2016) aka “Schneider” or “Guido Panzini”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 11, 2016

To children of the 1970s or 1980s, he was “Schneider,” the building superintendent for nine seasons on the CBS sitcom One Day at a Time. …

R.I.P. Jack Carter (1922-2015)
TV / Uncategorized / Video

R.I.P. Jack Carter (1922-2015)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 30, 2015June 30, 20152

Before anyone else could claim to be “the pit bull of comedy,” before anyone else turned anger directly into laughs, Jack Carter stood tall amongst …

Is “Conan” the only stand-up TV credit that matters most now?
Late-night TV credit / TV / Uncategorized

Is “Conan” the only stand-up TV credit that matters most now?

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 16, 2015April 16, 2015

There are so many places to see stand-up comedy on TV and online during this digital comedy boom, that it certainly has become difficult to …

Going Hollywood: Meet Dan Cummins
Interviews / Meet Me In New York

Going Hollywood: Meet Dan Cummins

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 24, 2015

People were going Hollywood long before Bing Crosby starred in the 1933 film musical Going Hollywood. Certainly, though, countless unknowns have packed their bags and …

Jay Leno is the Richard Nixon of comedy
TV / Uncategorized

Jay Leno is the Richard Nixon of comedy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 20, 2014

Jay Leno struck this pose Sunday night while accepting the 2014 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. In doing …

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