Today's Guest: Hilary Price, cartoonist, "Rhymes with Orange" Things I learned about “Rhymes With Orange” syndicated cartoonist Hilary Price by reading her blog: • She wears a size 40 shoe—by Euro measures. • She went to Cuba with several cartoonists recently. The trip was organized by Jeannie Schulz, widow of “Peanuts” cartoonist Charles Schulz.... Continue Reading →
80 comedians walk into a bar… wind up in film, I Am Comic! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Jordan Brady has been on stage, told the jokes, suffered the hecklers and luxuriated in the belly laughs. He also knows the pitfalls of standup comedy and comedians. So who better to chronicle their lives than one of their own? I just finished watching I Am Comic, Brady’s funny, fast-moving tribute to the... Continue Reading →
Biographer? Stalker? Seeking Calvin and Hobbes’ cartoonist! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Nevin Martell, author, Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and his Revolutionary Comic Strip There are plenty of creative people whose work I love but you’ll never catch me pursuing an interview with them. Bruce Springsteen, for one. I like the idea of leaving a little mystery... Continue Reading →
In cartooning, Christopher Hart is Humongous, it’s true! PODCAST INTERVIEW
When I was a little boy, it was common to see matchbook covers with ads saying things like “Learn to Draw!” The idea was that if you could draw the pokey little donkey, you, too, could one day become a famous and wealthy artist. (More people smoked back then, so matchbooks were everywhere. Not... Continue Reading →
Community actor and writer Donald Glover is a double threat! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Actor Donald Glover, co-star of the TV sitcom "Community" On the NBC freshman sitcom hit “Community,” Donald Glover plays “Troy,” a self-involved, former high school football star trying to find a place for himself in a junior college setting where his athletic accomplishments don’t mean much. On the other hand, the pretty... Continue Reading →
Historian Paul Buhle talks Kurtzman, Wisconsin comics scene! PODCAST INTERVIEW
What’s so special about Wisconsin, anyway? My home state, New Jersey, has tomatoes, Sinatra, Springsteen, Atlantic City, the Turnpike and The Sopranos. What’s Wisconsin got? Cheese, the Green Bay Packers, cheese, comics, cheese—did I mention cheese? PAUL BUHLE podcast excerpt: "Al Capone vacationed and hid in Wisconsin. And was caught. That should tell you... Continue Reading →
Prank them! CollegeHumor.com’s Amir Blumenfeld, Streeter Seidell! PODCAST INTERVIEW
For a good time, try typing www.CollegeHumor.com into your web browser’s window. You’ll find an endless stream of short videos that will do anything from brighten your day to cause you to hurt yourself from laughing too hard. I love a good laugh and websites has become really expert at providing humor in easily... Continue Reading →
Topless actresses? It’s Mr Skin.com’s Anatomy Awards! INTERVIEW
Jim McBride is a man’s man—if the man in question likes ogling topless and bottomless actresses on TV and films. McBride does all that and, even better, is well-paid to do it, separating him from the rest of us slobs who are mere hobbyists by comparison. You probably know McBride better by his nom de... Continue Reading →
On Late Show writer and novelist Bill Scheft, Everything Hurts! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Bill Scheft, comedy writer, "The Late Show with David Letterman," novelist, Everything Hurts, Shrink Thyself Here are my Top Ten reasons for inviting Bill Scheft to be a guest on Mr. Media Radio: 10. Used to write for ESPN The Magazine and left it off the flap of his new book. 9. Wrote... Continue Reading →
Hank Rosenfeld’s Wicked Wit of the West is Groucho-filled! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Hank Rosenfeld, author The Wicked Wit of the West Hank Rosenfeld found the kind of book writing job that guys like me salivate over. He met Irving Brecher, a brilliant and funny writer from the Golden Age of Hollywood comedy, and spent hours recording stories from Irv about everyone from Groucho Marx... Continue Reading →