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Episode #147: Ian Harvie
Last Things First -- Podcasts

Episode #147: Ian Harvie

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 17, 2017

Ian Harvie came out to his family three times in Maine, as gay at 19, as transgender at 22, and as a stand-up comedian at …

SNL mocks sad shows masquerading as sitcoms or TV comedy to win awards
Saturday Night Live / TV / Video

SNL mocks sad shows masquerading as sitcoms or TV comedy to win awards

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 24, 2016

CBS broadcasts the most popular sitcoms on TV, but all of the Emmys and Golden Globes for best comedy series recently have gone to series …

Emmys 2016 winners in comedy: From first-timers to respected vets
News / TV

Emmys 2016 winners in comedy: From first-timers to respected vets

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 19, 2016September 19, 20161

The 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards, handed out Sunday night live on ABC, saved its biggest prizes for repeat winners but had plenty of opportunities to …

black-ish, Master of None, Transparent, UnReal among 75th annual Peabody Awards winners
TV

black-ish, Master of None, Transparent, UnReal among 75th annual Peabody Awards winners

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 25, 20161

Congratulations to black-ish, Master of None, Transparent and UnReal, among the TV programs honored this year in the 75th annual edition of The Peabody Awards. The Peabody Awards, …

Episode #54: Rob Huebel
Last Things First -- Podcasts

Episode #54: Rob Huebel

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 21, 2016January 21, 2016

Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer host the popular weekly comedy showcase Crash Test at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles, and for one epic night, …

2016 Golden Globe nominations in comedy (and music)
Movies / TV

2016 Golden Globe nominations in comedy (and music)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 10, 2015

Two things to keep in mind whenever we discuss the Golden Globes. One: The Globes love to call first dibs on TV series and the …

Netflix, Amazon and Comedy Central break through, join SAG Awards nominees for comedy in 2015
Movies / TV

Netflix, Amazon and Comedy Central break through, join SAG Awards nominees for comedy in 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 9, 2015December 9, 20151

The Screen Actors Guild announced its nominees for work done in 2015, and an early congratulations to Sarah Silverman for her stand-out dramatic performance in …

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s opening monologue at the 2015 Golden Globes
Movies / TV / Uncategorized

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s opening monologue at the 2015 Golden Globes

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 12, 2015

For their third and final time hosting the Golden Globes, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler let it rip with jokes about civil rights, George Clooney, …

Transparent: Amazon’s first must-see streaming TV series
TV / Uncategorized

Transparent: Amazon’s first must-see streaming TV series

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 26, 2014

It makes for a cute story that Amazon Studios chose to greenlight Alpha House and Betas as its first two streaming TV series. Cute, but …

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