Sean L. McCarthy: Comedy journalist
The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First
Asking comedians about the historic lasts and firsts in their lives as their comedy careers have blossomed.
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Jun 8, 2026
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Episodes
Episode #225: Mo Mandel 17.09.2018 31:20
Mo Mandel is a stand-up comedian who created and executive produces Comedy Knockout for truTV, where comics zing each other and try to win over …
Episode #224: Sam Morril 10.09.2018 34:04
Sam Morril is one of New York City’s rising stand-up comics, having just come off hosting two seasons of People Talking Sports on the MSG network. Morril also has performed on …
Episode #223: Jonathan Katz 03.09.2018 58:03
Jonathan Katz won Comedy Central’s first-ever Emmy Award for his critically-acclaimed animated series, Dr. Katz, in the mid-1990s. He followed that up with a Peabody …
Episode #222: Elayne Boosler 27.08.2018 48:13
Elayne Boosler’s comedy career began by working the door as the hostess at the original Improvisation club in New York City in the 1970s. For …
Episode #221: Maeve Higgins 20.08.2018 28:25
Maeve Higgins was a bestselling memoirist and comedian in her native Ireland when, at the age of 31, she decided to move to America. So …
Episode #220: HBO’s Crashing with Judd Apatow and Pete Holmes 13.08.2018 25:27
Judd Apatow and Pete Holmes first met on a podcast, and ever since, have developed a wonderful working relationship. Holmes first pitched the idea for …
Episode #219: Zainab Johnson 06.08.2018 29:25
Zainab Johnson had other plans for her life, perhaps professional basketball or teaching, before a tragic accident changed her life and her worldview. Johnson tells …
Episode #218: Rafinha Bastos 30.07.2018 26:21
In 2011, Rafinha Bastos was named the most influential person on Twitter. Not then-President Barack Obama. Not the Pope. Brazilian comedian and TV personality Rafinha …
Episode #217: Paul Mecurio 23.07.2018 29:46
Paul Mecurio is seen every night by audiences of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, as he warms them up before the CBS cameras turn on for …
Episode #216: Allan Havey 16.07.2018 37:16
Allan Havey is a comedian and actor who hosted a late-night talk show for the Comedy Channel (before it was Comedy Central) called Night After Night …
Episode #215: Clusterfest 2018 with Jeff Ross, Matt Broussard and the art of roasting 09.07.2018 24:28
This is a special edition of Last Things First, recorded live during Clusterfest 2018 in San Francisco. Comedy Central was kind enough to ask me …
Episode #214: Sam Grittner 02.07.2018 38:10
Sam Grittner is one of the best comedians on Twitter. Don’t take my word for it? OK, then how about Rolling Stone, The Huffington Post …
Episode #213: Paula Poundstone 25.06.2018 45:24
Paula Poundstone started her comedy career in Boston in the late 1970s before taking her act and her life on the road to San Francisco. …
Episode #212: Clusterfest 2018 with Mark Normand, Roy Wood Jr., and Sasheer Zamata 18.06.2018 28:11
This is a special edition of Last Things First, recorded live during Clusterfest 2018 in San Francisco. Comedy Central was kind enough to ask me …
Episode #211: Romesh Ranganathan 11.06.2018 32:18
Romesh Ranganathan was a math teacher before devoting his life to stand-up comedy in 2012. Since then, he has found great success in the UK, …
Episode #210: Clusterfest 2018 with Rachel Feinstein, Jim Jefferies, Nikki Glaser and Sam Morril 07.06.2018 30:39
This is a special edition of Last Things First, recorded live during Clusterfest 2018 in San Francisco. Comedy Central was kind enough to ask me …
Episode #209: Nemr 04.06.2018 26:21
Nemr grew up in San Diego and then moved back with his family to Lebanon, where he almost singlehandedly introduced the Middle East to the idea …
Episode #208: GROWN: Edson Jean & Joshua Jean-Baptiste 28.05.2018 33:59
Joshua Jean-Baptiste and Edson Jean met as students at New World School of the Arts in Miami, where both learned how to become multi-hyphenates in this …
Episode #207: Mark Viera 21.05.2018 31:47
Mark Viera has entertained audiences around the world with stories of growing up, getting married and raising kids in the Bronx. Viera has released a …
Episode #206: Nell Scovell 14.05.2018 39:07
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 …
Episode #205: Jim Florentine 07.05.2018 39:47
Jim Florentine rose to fame with his bestselling recordings “Terrorizing Telemarketers” and by voicing the wildly popular character Special Ed for Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers. …
Episode #204: Jim O’Heir 30.04.2018 42:17
Jim O’Heir is an Emmy-winning actor and comedian best known for co-starring as Jerry Gergich on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. He’s a Chicago guy who trained at …
Episode #203: Louie Anderson 23.04.2018 34:54
Louie Anderson won an Emmy Award for his performance as Christine Baskets in FX’s Baskets. He previously won Emmys two decades earlier for his voiceover …
Episode #202: Brandon Rogers 16.04.2018 36:44
Brandon Rogers is a YouTube star with four million subscribers and one Streamy Award to his credit. He has starred in two webseries, Sam and …
Episode #201: “Most Likely To Murder,” with Adam Pally, Rachel Bloom, John Reynolds, Doug Mand, Dan Gregor 09.04.2018 16:46
In the movie Most Likely To Murder, Adam Pally (Happy Endings, The Mindy Project) wants everyone in his hometown on Long Island to believe he’s …
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