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Tag: Wanda Sykes

Carrie Keagan’s open letter to Late-Night TV: “Hire Some Women Already!”
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Carrie Keagan’s open letter to Late-Night TV: “Hire Some Women Already!”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 29, 2014

Carrie Keagan, who was great late in the mornings as host of VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live from 2011-2013, could, would and perhaps should also be …

NBC issues early renewal for Last Comic Standing 9, coming Summer 2015, with more America’s Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior
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NBC issues early renewal for Last Comic Standing 9, coming Summer 2015, with more America’s Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 15, 2014July 15, 2014

NBC’s press day at the summer TV Critics Association confab provided great news over the weekend for all three of its summer reality competitions — …

Last Comic Standing, Season 8, “Semi-Final Day 2” RECAP
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Last Comic Standing, Season 8, “Semi-Final Day 2” RECAP

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 20, 2014June 20, 2014

Are you ready for the second half of our semifinals in season eight of NBC’s Last Comic Standing? Ready or not, here it comes. And …

Wanda Sykes tells Seth Meyers why Last Comic Standing is invitation only now
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Wanda Sykes tells Seth Meyers why Last Comic Standing is invitation only now

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 17, 20141

“Don’t just show up off the street and think you’re going to come in and do some jokes. Not happening.” Wanda Sykes said nobody wants …

Last Comic Standing, Season 8, “Semi-Final Day 1” RECAP
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Last Comic Standing, Season 8, “Semi-Final Day 1” RECAP

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 12, 2014June 13, 20141

“We started with 100 of America’s funniest comedians.” Or so the voiceover guy tells us. But now we have 28 semifinalists, and tonight 14 of …

Last Comic Standing Season 8 mentors: Wanda Sykes, Howie Mandel, Amy Schumer, Cheryl Hines and Jeff Ross
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Last Comic Standing Season 8 mentors: Wanda Sykes, Howie Mandel, Amy Schumer, Cheryl Hines and Jeff Ross

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 19, 2014May 19, 2014

NBC’s reboot of Last Comic Standing debuts Thursday with a two-hour premiere and the promise of mentors for the top 10 finalists picked from the …

Last Comic Standing 8 on NBC preview clip!
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Last Comic Standing 8 on NBC preview clip!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 15, 2014April 15, 20141

NBC’s Last Comic Standing finally replaced the extended teaser trailer they’d offered up earlier this month to advertisers as a sneak peek, and here’s the …

Notes, quotes and a teaser trailer from NBC’s Last Comic Standing media panel for Season 8
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Notes, quotes and a teaser trailer from NBC’s Last Comic Standing media panel for Season 8

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 8, 2014April 15, 20144

We finally got to see the new high-profile judges for the revived eighth season of Last Comic Standing all together in public at the NBCUniversal …

Inside the resurrection of Last Comic Standing, talking to executive producers (present) Page Hurwitz and (past) Barry Katz
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Inside the resurrection of Last Comic Standing, talking to executive producers (present) Page Hurwitz and (past) Barry Katz

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 17, 2014January 17, 20141

A lot can happen in four years. Just look up at that photo, from the last time we gathered to celebrate and commiserate over the …

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Wanda Sykes to present all-female “Herlarious” stand-up specials for Oprah’s OWN channel

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 10, 2013

Oprah welcomes some more female comedy to her OWN cable channel this summer, thanks to two stand-up specials hosted by Wanda Sykes that’ll tape in Chicago …

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