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We Need To Talk About Shane

Shane Gillis hosted SNL on the weekend and made headlines again. I really, really wanted this to be a redemption story. Nope. It’s pissed me off and reinforces my current feelings about standup. I know I’ve posted a lot of grumpy negative content this year but this is a thing we absolutely need to talk…

A Strange Pivot

This blog entry is a crossover event! I’m also posting it at my other website, Uncanny Agency Gamebooks, for reasons that will make sense when you read it. Most people who see me online will likely know my as a comedian, which I’ve been for the last 7 years. This year I’ve released The Thirteenth…

What is a comic like?

“You don’t seem like a comedian” is the second most common response when I tell people I’m a comedian. The first, of course, is “OK, tell me a joke.” I don’t know any comedian who enjoys either of those comments. We fucking hate those comments, which is why we didn’t mention it earlier. I’ll typically…

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About Me

Sean Cooper entered comedy late in life when his voracious need for approval from strangers finally became impossible to manage.

A self-confessed misanthrope and comedy geek, Sean’s hobbies include unsubscribing from email lists, eating his feelings, and mixing fancy cocktails to make his alcohol dependence look sophisticated and fun.

Sean insists it’s not all about the big money and glamour though; he uses comedy as a lens to make sense of an absurd and dysfunctional world.