Today's Guest: Sarah Colonna, Brad Wollack, writers, comedians, "Chelsea Lately," "After Lately" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of standup comedians who would give their left punchline for a shot on the Chelsea Lately panel… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! A casual viewer... Continue Reading →
869 The Smothers Brothers Still “Take It”! 1983 CONCERT REVIEW
NOTE -- I only got to meet, not interview, Tom and Dick Smothers -- The Smothers Brothers -- after their performance at Le Club, a long gone nightclub in Tierra Verde, Florida, just south of St. Petersburg. But it was great fun so I am posting this review I wrote at the time; it... Continue Reading →
860 Don’t cry for Whitney Cummings’ man, co-star Chris D’Elia! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Chris D'Elia, comedian, actor, "Whitney," "Undateable" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of tall, long-haired, bearded, shirtless dudes who sold their Internet companies for a fortune and are trying to steer the hot chicks away from me… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg,... Continue Reading →
Blue Collar comedian Bill Engvall (hearts)… Michael Vartan? PODCAST INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of TV stars who haven’t updated their blogs since September 29, 2008… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Don’t tell my wife, but I’ve watched those Blue Collar Comedy standup specials on Comedy Central starring Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy,... Continue Reading →
784 Certifiably Jonathan Winters documentary captures the funny! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guests: Jim Pasternak and Richard Marshall, producers, Jonathan Winters documentary Certifiably Jonathan Part 1 of 2 Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of people claiming to be characters created by Jonathan Winters … in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Finding the real Jonathan Winters... Continue Reading →
Comedian Eddie Griffin chooses the right #@!% words! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Eddie Griffin, comedian Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of dumbass mofos who won’t realize until much later that Eddie was talking about them… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Comedian Eddie Griffin is fast, he’s smart and he’s funny. And a good... Continue Reading →
Marc Maron, booked here, demands to know, WTF? PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Marc Maron, comedian, podcaster, "WTF with Marc Maron," actor, "Maron," "G.L.O.W." Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of guys who knew Tommy Blaze and Ron Bennington back in the days when they played the Coconuts comedy clubs here… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg,... Continue Reading →
Comedian John Caparulo brings blue collar comedy goodness! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Comedian John Caparulo Unfunny times demand the most from those among us with a sense of humor. High unemployment, falling wages, rampant homelessness, political divisions, religious intolerance, wars, natural disasters… horrible, unfunny stuff.But every year I look around and am reminded this is the same stuff we endured last year. The names... Continue Reading →
George Carlin’s ‘7 Dirty Words’ infect revealing bio by James Sullivan
Today's Guest: James Sullivan, author, 7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin George Carlin’s career had a funny arc. A high school dropout, he started as a pretty straight-arrow radio disc jockey in the 1950s, developed a stand-up comedy act with fellow DJ Jack Burns—later famous as half of Burns and Schreiber—and... Continue Reading →
Drew Carey’s favorite foil, Kathy Kinney, is Queen for life! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guests: Kathy Kinney, star of 'The Drew Carey Show,' and Cindy Ratzlaff, so-authors of Queen of Your Own Life: The Grown-Up Woman’s Guide to Claiming Happiness and Getting the Life You Deserve. How old were you when your age made you feel a little fatalistic? KATHY KINNEY podcast excerpt: "Mimi would say, 'What did... Continue Reading →