Sean McCarthy

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Sean McCarthy

John Oliver named the person in the Trump administration who he believed is responsible for upping the ante in America’s war of words with China.

1 week ago | decider.com | Sean McCarthy

What if stand-up comedy had its own version of The Gong Show that blew up on YouTube to the point where it felt almost like American Idol? That’s kinda the vibe Tony Hinchcliffe‘s “Kill Tony” has had going for it for years in Los Angeles and Austin, but how will it translate to a worldwide audience of casual Netflix viewers? Can it translate? The Gist: The premise of Kill Tony is simple enough.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Sean McCarthy

What if stand-up comedy had its own version of The Gong Show that blew up on YouTube to the point where it felt almost like American Idol? That’s kinda the vibe Tony Hinchcliffe‘s “Kill Tony” has had going for it for years in Los Angeles and Austin, but how will it translate to a worldwide audience of casual Netflix viewers? Can it translate? KILL TONY: KILL OR BE KILLED: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT? The Gist: The premise of Kill Tony is simple enough.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Sean McCarthy

Stream It Or Skip It: 'Kill Tony: Kill Or Be Killed' on Netflix, the first in a three-part series of very inside jokes within Joe Rogan's Austin sceneWhat if stand-up comedy had its own version of The Gong Show that blew up on YouTube to the point where it felt almost like American Idol? That’s …

2 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Sean McCarthy

President Donald J. Trump’s unveiling of worldwide tariffs last week sent the American economy into a tailspin, and John Oliver zeroed in on the faulty math that went into Trump’s tariff calculations during his opening monologue on Last Week Tonight. Oliver first mocked Trump for his impromptu comments outside on the White House lawn on Wednesday, where he modeled a chart he could hold to brace against the windy conditions.