Hi. I'm Sean L. McCarthy, the founder and editor of thecomicscomic.com, your definitive guide to comedy and comedy news since 2007.

I'm finally launching a podcast so you can hear all the great inside stories I've been hearing from comedians and entertainers over the past decade and a half. Last Things First asks comedians and funny people about the historic lasts and firsts in their lives as their comedy careers have blossomed. From young people with dreams to adult people living those dreams. Or still dreaming. Questions both big and small are asked and answered. Hopefully you'll find it both amusing and illuminating.

The podcast launched in July 2015, with new episodes coming twice a week (Mondays and Thursdays).

Here are some early testimonials from the funny people who've appeared on Last Things First already...

Pete Holmes called me "the Ewok of comedy."
Marc Maron: "It's up! Finally!"
Horatio Sanz: "I love this."
Paul Scheer: "Sean take his interviews seriously This is one of the best/most researched interviews I've done. Listen"
Mary Mack: ".@thecomicscomic has patience! Pod starts @SweetleafLIC (great Jo), moves outside @creekandcave, gets rained on..."
Brian Posehn: "This is one of my favorite interviews I've ever done. Short and sweet."

The podcast is free, of course. But creating professional shows costs money. Not only the basic hosting of the content, but also the producing and post-production costs per episode, as well as the professional musicians (Camille Harris and Shockwave) and web designers (Gigglechick) I've hired to work with me. And professional artists should be compensated for their work. We're all in this together.

Please become a paid subscriber of my podcast, Last Things First, via Patreon.com, and I'll give you bonus audio content, newsletters and more that other listeners aren't getting for free. It'll be worth your time and investment. Thanks!

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