By Dylan P. Gadino | April 24, 2013 at 11:28 am | No comments
As the Senior Latino Correspondent – or is it the Senior Immigration Correspondent? – Al Madrigal has been at the center of some of the sharpest, most satisfying field pieces on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for the past two years. It took little time for the San...
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By Laughspin Staff | October 1, 2012 at 11:35 am | 2 comments
In the ever-growing spirit of comedy community DIY ethics, All Things Comedy officially launched today. The brainchild of comedians Al Madrigal and Bill Burr, ATC is a comedy network boasting 11 of the most well-respected comedy podcasts, including Burr’s Monday Morning...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | October 6, 2011 at 1:34 pm | No comments
Despite an aggressive Twitter campaign launched Monday by the show's star Hank Azaria and carried on through yesterday -- with most of the cast and even friends of the cast joining in -- NBC has canceled Free Agents. The tweet pleas asking folks to tune in to last night's...
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By Punchline Magazine | May 18, 2011 at 1:03 pm | No comments
Since we broke the news of comedian Al Madrigal's joining The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as its newest correspondent, we've gotten a few e-mails either asking or implying that the move no doubt means second-newest contributor Olivia Munn is no longer a part of the show.
But...
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By Punchline Magazine | May 18, 2011 at 8:03 am | No comments
Comedian Al Madrigal made his debut on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart last night, as Jon introduced him as the show's new Senior Latino Correspondent. Although in the outro, Jon calls him the Senior Hispanic Correspondent. Which is it? We HAVE to know!
Regardless, Al was great...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 17, 2011 at 3:38 pm | No comments
Comedy Central just sent out a press release officially announcing what we reported early yesterday morning-- that comedian Al Madrigal is the newest contributor to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. His first appearance will go down tonight as he joins Jon in the studio for a...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 16, 2011 at 8:47 am | One comment
Stand-up comedian Al Madrigal has joined the mighty correspondents crew of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. And we hear he'll make his debut tonight tomorrow as he files a field piece with longtime contributer Jason Jones.
His appearance comes on the heels of the announcement...
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By Carrie Andersen | March 15, 2011 at 6:32 pm | No comments
Stand-up fans, get ready: the second season of John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show is almost here. Premiering March 24 on Comedy Central, the show features some returning stand-up favorites as well as some newer faces. And, to promote the show, John Oliver was in town for...
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By Carrie Andersen | January 26, 2011 at 11:18 am | One comment
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Aside from being an outlet for inane and narcissistic status updates, Twitter is a first-class outlet for stand-up comedians, whether they’re making punchy jokes or interacting with...
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