Today's Guest: Maulik Pancholy, actor, "30 Rock," "Whitney," "Weeds" It’s war between TGS Show producer Liz Lemon and NBC suit Jack Donaghy’s assistant Jonathan! As Jonathan, Maulik Pancholy’s moments on the show have shown how much an actor can do in a confined space; have we ever seen Jonathan anywhere beyond the 20 feet... 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 →
NBC Outsourced this Ben Rappaport interview to Mumbai’s Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
“Outsourced” did not get the initial reaction that NBC desired for a new Thursday night sitcom, given the plum, post-“The Office” slot it received on the fall schedule. Most years, every new NBC sitcom slipped into “Must See TV” Thursday gets a cold shoulder from the critics just because its not “30 Rock” or... Continue Reading →
Agents of Cracked.com are coming to take me away! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Dan O’Brien, Michael Swaim, writers, stars, "After Hours," Cracked.com Many years ago, before the Internet, many of us old-timers got our funnys from print. There were humor magazines lining the newsstands with curious names like Mad, Cracked, Sick, Crazy, the National Lampoon and Spy. Today, only Mad remains in print. DAN O'BRIEN... Continue Reading →
677 Bad guys? Chuck’s BFF Morgan Grimes to the rescue! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Josh Gomez, actor, "Chuck" Last night, my wife, daughter and I watched the latest episode of NBC’s “Chuck” – thank you, on-demand programming — and when it was over, we had a pretty interesting conversation about the evolution of Joshua Gomez’s character, Morgan Grimes. No, seriously—that’s what we talked about. It was... 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 →
House actress Charlyne Yi supports Oxfam America! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Charlyne Yi, actress, "House, M.D." Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of deaf senior citizens who thought I said “Knock-knock” instead of Knocked Up and are not so quietly telling each other jokes to which they can no longer remember the punchlines… in the NEW new media capital of the... Continue Reading →
672 Captain Awesome swells with fatherly pride! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Ryan McPartlin, actor, "Chuck" One of the cool aspects of NBC’s spy rom-com “Chuck” is that it has survived on the Peacock long enough for every recurring character to get a moment to shine. Jeff and Lester have their band. Ellie has a heart. Casey has a daughter. The General has, well, okay,... Continue Reading →
Ellen Woglom escapes David Duchovny’s pervy clutches! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Ellen Woglom, actress, "Outlaw," "Californication," Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior I plan to talk with actress Ellen Woglom about her role on the new NBC legal drama, “Outlaw,” which airs Fridays at 10 p.m. and stars LLJS—you know, Ladies Love Jimmy Smits. But first, I have to know this: Will there ever be... Continue Reading →
30 Rock’s Toofer, Keith Powell, loves Judge Judy! INTERVIEW
Keith Powell plays 30 Rock's Toofer on the NBC sitcom. He’s one of the comedy writers on “TGS,” the show-within-the-show.His nickname refers to his position on the staff: he’s both a Harvard grad and a minority, hence a two-for-one hire for human resources. That said, however, Toofer gets no respect, no respect at all.... Continue Reading →