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“They weren’t offended. They hired me.” Ana Gasteyer Tweets her way to Weight Watchers ad campaign
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“They weren’t offended. They hired me.” Ana Gasteyer Tweets her way to Weight Watchers ad campaign

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 4, 20131

Social media allows comedians to share idle thoughts, observations and wisecracks with the world immediately, instead of writing them down in a notebook to dig …

Throwback Thursday with Classic Television Showbiz: Kliph Nesteroff interviews Willie Tyler and Lester
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Throwback Thursday with Classic Television Showbiz: Kliph Nesteroff interviews Willie Tyler and Lester

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 21, 2013February 21, 2013

What better day than Throwback Thursday to celebrate our friend of the site’s site, Classic Television Showbiz. That’s where Kliph Nesteroff, a comedian from Vancouver, …

Will Ferrell’s Old Milwaukee Super Bowl XLVII commercial
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Will Ferrell’s Old Milwaukee Super Bowl XLVII commercial

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 3, 2013

Unless you lived in the area of Texas near Sherman, Denison and Ardmore, then your Super Bowl XLVII ad time on Sunday night didn’t include …

Anjelah Johnson revisits Bon Qui Qui for Alexander Wang video campaign
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Anjelah Johnson revisits Bon Qui Qui for Alexander Wang video campaign

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 31, 2013January 31, 20131

Anjelah Johnson’s Bon Qui Qui character has resurfaced! Alexander Wang’s “Spring 2013 T” promotional video features Johnson as her retail worker who puts her own …

SiriusXM drafts a “Fantasy Comedy League” for 2013
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SiriusXM drafts a “Fantasy Comedy League” for 2013

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 24, 2013January 24, 2013

Fantasy football leagues have become so widespread and commonly accepted as a hobby that it’s the focus of a long-running sitcom on FX, The League. …

Chevy Chase reprises Griswold’s Christmas “Vacation” for Old Navy
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Chevy Chase reprises Griswold’s Christmas “Vacation” for Old Navy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 26, 2012November 26, 20123

Chevy Chase may think he’s too good for network TV sitcom work, but he won’t turn down a paycheck when it comes to reprising an …

Tone Bell cruises the L.A. comedy scene in a Dodge Dart
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Tone Bell cruises the L.A. comedy scene in a Dodge Dart

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 16, 2012

There are TV commercials, there is product placement, and then there is the hybrid ad. As I learned from my time behind the lines with …

Joey “CoCo” Diaz gets “Frank Sexy” in GoDaddy.com ad, Italian on Childrens Hospital
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Joey “CoCo” Diaz gets “Frank Sexy” in GoDaddy.com ad, Italian on Childrens Hospital

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 11, 20121

It took how many years for GoDaddy.com to figure out how to sell its domain-name hosting services in a truly sexy way? Just kidding, GoDaddy. …

Big Bird appears in official ad for President Barack Obama
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Big Bird appears in official ad for President Barack Obama

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 9, 2012

After Mitt Romney singled him out during the first presidential debate with Barack Obama, Big Bird has been making the rounds in a way this …

Grace Helbig in 2012 Lowe’s TV ad campaign
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Grace Helbig in 2012 Lowe’s TV ad campaign

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 10, 20127

I was pleasantly surprised the other night to see Grace Helbig after one of our mutual friends performed in a sketch show at the UCB …

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