From The Hollywood Reporter · Kevin Dolak · · 1m
Sebastian Maniscalco Responds to SiriusXM Raw Comedy Cancelation
Sebastian Maniscalco clarifies SiriusXM canceled Raw Comedy channel before he took over.
In brief
Sebastian Maniscalco clarifies SiriusXM canceled Raw Comedy channel before he took over. Sebastian Maniscalco says SiriusXM canceled Raw Comedy channel before he launched his own channel on the platform. Originally reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Sebastian Maniscalco has responded to this week’s uproar in the comedy community over his takeover of a SiriusXM channel that for years supported up-and-coming stand-ups while providing them a minor lifeline in royalty checks.
SiriusXM Channel 99
In April, Maniscalco’s Comedy Radio replaced SiriusXM’s Channel 99, the longtime home of the Raw Comedy/Raw Dog channel, a small corner of the satellite radio giant where up-and-coming comedians could not only launch their careers but make a few bucks doing it.
Uproar Over Raw Comedy
The uproar came this week when the advocacy group Stand Up for Standup and big-name comedians like Patton Oswalt, Margaret Cho and Michelle Wolf took to social media to ask Maniscalco to bring Raw Comedy back to the platform.
The key point
Sebastian Maniscalco says SiriusXM canceled Raw Comedy channel before he launched his own channel on the platform.
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