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Tag: Comedy

112 | May El Calamawy (Ramy: Season 1)

Posted on April 16, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 112 | May El Calamawy (Ramy: Season 1)
112 | May El Calamawy (Ramy: Season 1)

My Summer Lair Host Sammy Younan interviews May El Calamawy an actor on Ramy Hulu’s latest tv show.

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Urine Inspiring

Posted on April 11, 2019 By Sammy Younan
Urine Inspiring

And I Did It All By Myself!

True Sammy Stories

Admirations of Administrations

Posted on February 4, 2019 By Sammy Younan
Admirations of Administrations

Give credit to the discredited.

Television

101 | Harris Anderson (Above and Beyond)

Posted on January 29, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 101 | Harris Anderson (Above and Beyond)
101 | Harris Anderson (Above and Beyond)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews standup comic Harris Anderson whose latest comedy album is Above and Beyond.

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Morning Tea: 2019 Smells Like 2018

Posted on January 1, 2019January 1, 2026 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: 2019 Smells Like 2018
Morning Tea: 2019 Smells Like 2018

What’s popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.

Morning Tea, My Pal Sammy, True Sammy Stories

Elvis vs Chicken Nuggets

Posted on December 30, 2018January 3, 2026 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Elvis vs Chicken Nuggets
Elvis vs Chicken Nuggets

The series follows The Savant an undercover investigator as she infiltrates online hate groups to stop domestic extremists before they act.

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

Safety First Is Killing Me!

Posted on December 28, 2018September 22, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Safety First Is Killing Me!

Had a unprompted moment of reflection about my life…the direction it’s going and the choices I’ve made.

True Sammy Stories

086 | Nick Cannon (Wild ‘N Out)

Posted on August 14, 2018March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 086 | Nick Cannon (Wild ‘N Out)
086 | Nick Cannon (Wild ‘N Out)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Nick Cannon host of Wild ‘N Out. Now on tour.

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082 | Dave Merheje (Good Friend Bad Grammar)

Posted on June 5, 2018March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 082 | Dave Merheje (Good Friend Bad Grammar)
082 | Dave Merheje (Good Friend Bad Grammar)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to standup comic Dave Merheje whose new comedy special Good Friend Bad Grammar is out now.

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057 | Jesse David Fox (Good One Podcast)

Posted on October 3, 2017March 5, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 057 | Jesse David Fox (Good One Podcast)
057 | Jesse David Fox (Good One Podcast)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Jesse David Fox a Vulture Senior Editor who is the host of Good One: A Podcast about Jokes.

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    by Sammy Younan
    This Is Not a Test! These are dope TV Recommendations that are Cash money: this week's #SetTheVCR establishes a Legacy.
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    by Sammy Younan
    Life Is Short to endure terrible TV Recommendations. #SetTheVCR is loaded with Good Omens to make your TV week Fast and less Furious.
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    If you're a Remarkably Bright Creature seeking TV Recommendations well then good news: #SetTheVCR means you're Finally Home!
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    by Sammy Younan
    I am a Man on Fire with these TV Recommendations. Be a Good Son and enjoy this week's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 20 – 26, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Like a Real American, you’ll wanna go to White Castle before you take a hit of these TV Recommendations that’ll leave you Speechless. This week’s #SetTheVCR a Good Girl compliment.
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    by Sammy Younan
    If you have Beef with lousy TV Recommendations where you’re From, never no worries. Adulthood is reading #SetTheVCR every week.
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    by Sammy Younan
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    by Sammy Younan
    This week’s TV recommendations are fit for a Primate and a Deathstalker. So if you like #SetTheVCR that’s Made for March get your pizza ready.
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    by Sammy Younan
    This week's Pretty Lethal TV Recommendations show no Mercy. You don't need to be a Daredevil to know you can trust #SetTheVCR.
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    by Sammy Younan
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    Fiercely independent journalist Amy Goodman has spent three decades holding the powerful to account, reporting from Democracy Now!
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    What happens when a society loses the ability to tolerate disagreement and power decides who gets to speak?
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    Sammy Vibes are the compelling connective tissue between my deep-dive writing on Substack and my curated cultural recommendations.
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    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Yaron Weitzman's Tanking to the Top. Trust The Process of The Philadelphia 76ers?
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    by Sammy Younan
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    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
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