Sean McCarthy

1 week ago | decider.com | Sean McCarthy

After coming out as gay in his previous HBO special Rothaniel, and then putting all of his sexual business out there in a reality series for HBO last year, where does Jerrod Carmichael go from here? The Gist: Jerrod Carmichael won an Emmy for his 2022 stand-up special, Rothaniel. Critics were decidedly more split over the success of his follow-up project, Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Sean McCarthy

After coming out as gay in his previous HBO special Rothaniel, and then putting all of his sexual business out there in a reality series for HBO last year, where does Jerrod Carmichael go from here? JERROD CARMICHAEL: DON’T BE GAY: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT? The Gist: Jerrod Carmichael won an Emmy for his 2022 stand-up special, Rothaniel. Critics were decidedly more split over the success of his follow-up project, Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show.

1 week ago | decider.com | Sean McCarthy

Mike Birbiglia has mined his medical, emotional and existential crises for long-form comedic storytelling for the better part of two decades. This time, however, the stakes feel somehow more vital as the comedian confronts his father’s mortality, his own inadequacies as a father, and a chance meeting with the Holy Father of the Roman Catholic Church. Good thing comedy comes in threes, right?

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Sean McCarthy

Mike Birbiglia has mined his medical, emotional and existential crises for long-form comedic storytelling for the better part of two decades. This time, however, the stakes feel somehow more vital as the comedian confronts his father’s mortality, his own inadequacies as a father, and a chance meeting with the Holy Father of the Roman Catholic Church. Good thing comedy comes in threes, right? MIKE BIRBIGLIA: THE GOOD LIFE: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

2 weeks ago | decider.com | Sean McCarthy

The world knew and loved Pee-wee Herman for more than four decades, but how much did anyone know the man behind the child-like character in the gray suit and red bow tie? Just before he died in 2023, Paul Reubens allowed director Matt Wolf to sit him down for more than 40 hours of sometimes joyful, sometimes somber and sometimes contentious recollections. The first part takes us from his childhood up to the surprising box-office success of 1985’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.