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Richie Moriarty sings “Alexander Hamilton” from the hit musical Hamilton, via 14 different impersonations
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Richie Moriarty sings “Alexander Hamilton” from the hit musical Hamilton, via 14 different impersonations

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 9, 20162

The hit Broadway musical Hamilton will hit peak cultural status this coming weekend with the Tony Awards, and New York City comedian Richie Moriarty pays …

Weird But True: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers dramatic reading of The Onion’s article about his blizzard declaration
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Weird But True: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers dramatic reading of The Onion’s article about his blizzard declaration

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 28, 2015

On Monday, The Onion posted a satirical piece about New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s reaction to the oncoming blizzard. Headline: “NYC Mayor: ‘Reconcile …

“More Gauze,” a tribute to Mike Nichols by Cathy Ladman
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“More Gauze,” a tribute to Mike Nichols by Cathy Ladman

Cathy Ladmanby Cathy LadmanNovember 24, 2014November 25, 20141

This story begins when I was about 8 years old, as most of my stories do. That is the year that I became captivated by …

Remembering Robin Williams
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Remembering Robin Williams

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 20, 2014August 20, 2014

You want to be able to quote his inspirational movie lines back to him, to step on a desk and shout to him, “O Captain! …

Adam Scott and Paul Rudd re-enact Bosom Buddies for final “Greatest Event in Television History” on Adult Swim, but which Bosom Buddies intro?
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Adam Scott and Paul Rudd re-enact Bosom Buddies for final “Greatest Event in Television History” on Adult Swim, but which Bosom Buddies intro?

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 20, 2014January 24, 20141

Adam Scott unveiled the billboard today for the fourth and final edition of his 1980s TV tribute series, “The Greatest Event in Television History,” which …

Arsenio Hall welcomes ArScheerio Paul to his show. Time + space still continuum.
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Arsenio Hall welcomes ArScheerio Paul to his show. Time + space still continuum.

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 27, 2013

What happens when Arsenio Hall welcomes not just an impersonator of himself, but himself in the past? Well, that happened last night when Paul Scheer …

Too Close For Comfort: Adam Scott’s “Greatest Event in TV History” tribute for Adult Swim
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Too Close For Comfort: Adam Scott’s “Greatest Event in TV History” tribute for Adult Swim

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 8, 2013November 8, 2013

Look, nobody will argue that Too Close For Comfort was one of the greatest shows in TV history, let alone a very good sitcom in …

Spike TV announces all-star tribute to Eddie Murphy
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Spike TV announces all-star tribute to Eddie Murphy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 23, 2012October 25, 20122

Eddie Murphy may or may not ever follow through on his promise to make a comeback to the stand-up comedy stage. But one thing is …

New Yorkers: Community board to hear petition to rename block for George Carlin
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New Yorkers: Community board to hear petition to rename block for George Carlin

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 6, 2011October 10, 20115

George Carlin — who received The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor mere days before he died at the age of 71 on …

Jimmy Kimmel devotes entire episode to a loving tribute of his “Uncle Frank”
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Jimmy Kimmel devotes entire episode to a loving tribute of his “Uncle Frank”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 7, 2011September 7, 2011

I know the Internet has circulated a video montage of “Uncle Frank” Potenza which aired Tuesday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, on Kimmel’s first night …

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