The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First

Sean L. McCarthy: Comedy journalist

English Arts Business Careers Comedy Comedy Interviews Explicit

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Episodes 300

Avg. Duration 36m

Activity Highly Active

Apple Rating ★ 4.7 (43)

Since Mar 2018

Latest Episode May 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule

Weekly

Format

Episodic

Consistency

43%

Hosting

thecomicscomic.com

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About This Podcast

Asking comedians about the historic lasts and firsts in their lives as their comedy careers have blossomed.

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