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ITV takes the lead in balancing TV writers rooms with Comedy 50:50 initiative
News / TV

ITV takes the lead in balancing TV writers rooms with Comedy 50:50 initiative

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 19, 2019June 19, 2019

The Brits may be grappling with Brexit, still. But give ’em this much credit. They’re showing U.S. up with respect to improving the working conditions …

Episode #206: Nell Scovell
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Episode #206: Nell Scovell

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 14, 2018

Who is Nell Scovell? She’s the creator of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, first staff writer hired for SPY magazine, second woman ever to write for …

Kat Radley on Women in Comedy Festivals, and in the writer’s rooms
Interviews / News

Kat Radley on Women in Comedy Festivals, and in the writer’s rooms

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 17, 2018April 17, 2018

Kat Radley spent the better parts of 2016 and 2017 submitting writer’s packets to late-night comedy shows. “I think I lost count at one point, …

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s writing packet submission process for 2016
News / TV

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s writing packet submission process for 2016

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 30, 20165

Cannot remember ever seeing a late-night TV writing job actually posted in the wild like a regular job opening — and definitely don’t recall ever …

WGA nominations in comedy for 2015
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WGA nominations in comedy for 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 4, 2015

The Writers Guild Association has announced nominees for 2015 achievements in writing for TV, and there’s plenty of praise to go around for broadcast networks, …

Joe Toplyn on writing for Leno, Letterman, Chevy and more
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Joe Toplyn on writing for Leno, Letterman, Chevy and more

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 2, 20143

For millions of students and teachers, it’s time to go back to school this week. For a handful of lucky comedy students, it’s also the …

Summer Reads: Comedy Writing for Late-Night TV, by Joe Toplyn
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Summer Reads: Comedy Writing for Late-Night TV, by Joe Toplyn

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 18, 2014July 18, 20144

Any time is a good time to pick up a book, but summertime sure feels like the right time to lounge poolside or on the …

Ray Jessel’s audition on America’s Got Talent 2014, and what you may not know about the 84-year-old songwriter’s Broadway and TV past
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Ray Jessel’s audition on America’s Got Talent 2014, and what you may not know about the 84-year-old songwriter’s Broadway and TV past

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 2, 2014July 2, 20145

Ray Jessel, at 84, would seem like an unlikely contestant to round out this season’s auditions for America’s Got Talent. And yet, NBC producers knew …

Neal Brennan talks “Women and Black Dudes, TV pilots and more before his first Comedy Central hour special
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Neal Brennan talks “Women and Black Dudes, TV pilots and more before his first Comedy Central hour special

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 16, 2014January 16, 20141

Neal Brennan‘s first one-hour stand-up special does indeed focus squarely on his relationships with “Women and Black Dudes,” but before we get to his Comedy …

Lynn Shawcroft talks about the writing process of her late husband, Mitch Hedberg
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Lynn Shawcroft talks about the writing process of her late husband, Mitch Hedberg

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 7, 2012August 7, 2012

This week’s episode of Modern Comedian, the documentary webseries by Scott Moran, goes way back to a time before iPhones — when apps meant appetizers …

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