Sebastian Maniscalco’s SiriusXM channel is hurting up-and-coming talent, comics say
Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is facing backlash from fellow comics who claim his takeover of SiriusXM’s Raw Comedy channel is harming up-and-coming talent, as reported earlier by Deadline. Many established comics, including Patton Oswalt and Margaret Cho, have posted videos online calling on Maniscalco to carry on Raw Comedy’s legacy by highlighting newer comedians on his channel, instead of mostly focusing on well-known ones.
SiriusXM launched Sebastian Maniscalco’s Comedy Radio in April, which is “curated and headlined by Sebastian himself,” according to the satellite radio provider. The move replaced SiriusXM’s long-running Raw Comedy channel featuring uncensored stand-up comedy shows from a range of talent. Now, the channel airs Maniscalco’s own show, alongside a stream of stand-up content that comedian Dan Soder says features “very famous comics who are dead or who don’t necessarily need the money.”
The widespread criticism comes as Stand Up for Standup, a nonprofit organization...
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