Today's Guest: Kevin Brown, comedian, actor, "30 Rock" When Tracy Jordan’s bodyguards made their first entrance on NBC’s soon-to-be-a-hit “30 Rock,” you would have been excused for expecting them to be a one-time sight gag. Who were these two men disguised as city skyscrapers? KEVIN "DOTCOM" BROWN podcast excerpt: "Tracy Morgan begins and... Continue Reading →
Dava Krause combines comedy, song, farting into a joyous noise! PODCAST INTERVIEW
What do you get when you combine comedy with singing… plus tattoos, bodily functions, sexual revelations and Judaism? Dava Krause. (Okay, Sarah Silverman would not be a wrong answer, but just not the right answer today.) Krause just released a new album, Child of the ‘80s, which will leave you laughing and singing along—all the... Continue Reading →
Comedian Debi Gutierrez takes no prisoners — or Mr. Media! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Debi Gutierrez, who has been all over your TV in recent years, hosting the PBS series “A Place Of Our Own,” “Clean House” on Style and most recently, “Hidden Agenda” on the Game Show Network, GSN. DEBI GUTIERREZ podcast excerpt: "I come out guns blazing... I talk about things between married couples--that's where I... 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 →
Aubrey Plaza is Parks and Recreation weapon of mass sarcasm! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Playing the intern on a Thursday night NBC sitcom is not a bad gig for a young actor. Look at B.J. Novak, the young man who plays “Ryan” on “The Office.” He was literally unknown when he joined the show and quickly became a strong character onscreen and off, writing at least 10 episodes... 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 →
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 →
Comedian James P. Connolly has his own Master Plan! PODCAST INTERVIEW
I was stuck in the car a few weeks ago, waiting to pick my wife up at work, tuning around the Sirius Satellite Radio dial, looking for a few laughs. I had already heard the Howard Stern show earlier in the day and went a few clicks past him and landed on the Blue... Continue Reading →
Buy comedian Judy Tenuta again, pigs! PODCAST INTERVIEW
The really funny thing about Judy Tenuta? Pretty much everything. And she’s actually quite a lovely woman, as you can see from the photos on her website—JudyTenuta.com. I wanted to get that out of the way now, before she reminds me of what a pig I and all the rest of you men are.... Continue Reading →
Today’s Lesson? Get Rich Cheating, taught by Jeff Kreisler! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jeff Kreisler, author, Get Rich Cheating I’m not a big advocate of cheating to get ahead in life. But let’s face it, these are not normal times. So I’m willing to consider options that were previously anathema to a goody two-shoes like myself. Enter Jeff Kreisler, an old friend of the Mr.... Continue Reading →