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In A 'Barbie' World, Living On The 'Planet Of The Bass'
What 2023's movie of the summer and song of the summer have in common
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Sean L. McCarthy
"I Know You Are, But What Am I?"
Strike season feels even sadder without Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) now
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Sean L. McCarthy
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July 2023

The State Of The Comedy Industry In 2023
What's new in the business, not just Just For Laughs, but also not not just for laughs
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Sean L. McCarthy
Meet Your 2023 "New Faces Of Comedy"
Will Just For Laughs Montreal keep its Saturday Night Live recruiting streak alive?
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Sean L. McCarthy
Two Strikes, Two Ballsy Moves By Organized Labor
SAG-AFTRA has joined the WGA in defying the greedy show business C-Suites
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Sean L. McCarthy
You Want Unhinged? We'll Show You Unhinged
Behind the artifice of artificial intelligence, the bots are not coming to replace us
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Sean L. McCarthy
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How Many Comedians Released Specials In The First Half of 2023?
Part of an ongoing attempt to quantify our current digital comedy boom
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Sean L. McCarthy
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June 2023

How Many Comedians Are Too Many Comedians?
Quantifying our current boom by the thousands of aspiring stand-ups competing across America this year
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Sean L. McCarthy
An Overview Of The 2023 Emmys Ballot
Can A Stand-Up Comedian Win In The Very Varied Variety Special Category?
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Sean L. McCarthy
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
For summer wedding season, the comedy news is getting hectic and crazy, too
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Sean L. McCarthy
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How Many Comedians Does It Take To Headline An Arena?
The answer may surprise you! (Only if you're nostalgic for clickbait)
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Sean L. McCarthy
DOJ Charges Jay Johnston For Jan 6. 2021 Capitol Breach
Feds finally identify and formally arrest voice of "Bob's Burgers" Jimmy Pesto as #247
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Sean L. McCarthy
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