Today's Guest: Paul Herzberg, president, CEO, Cinetel Films Shockwave. Fire Serpent. Komodo vs. King Cobra. Hallowed Ground. Secret Lives of Second Wives. Loch Ness Terror. It doesn’t matter whether you’ve seen or even heard of these real movie titles, because they’re providing a profitable existence for Paul Hertzberg, president and CEO of CineTel... Continue Reading →
Composer Peter Salett probably forgets more than Sarah Marshall! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Peter Salett, composer, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Keeping the Faith Today is a big day for my guest, Peter Salett: his new album, In the Ocean of the Stars was released this very day. Peter, if you don’t know him, is an accomplished musician whose career has been pumped up in recent... Continue Reading →
Humorist Rob Kutner prepares for Apocalypse How! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Rob Kutner, humorist, author, Apocalypse How, comedy writer, "Conan," "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" Lots of people talk about the impending End of Days, but how many actually tell you how to prepare for what may come after the end? Oh, really? That many? Hmmm. Okay, how many make you laugh... Continue Reading →
The Big Bang Theory co-creator Bill Prady spills secrets! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Bill Prady, co-creator, showrunner, "The Big Bang Theory" Bill Prady is having a pretty good year, writer’s strike and all, thanks to the success of “The Big Bang Theory,” the hit CBS sitcom he co-created with Chuck Lorre. If you haven’t seen “The Big Bang Theory,” it stars Johnny Galecki and Jim... Continue Reading →
136 Comedian Robert Schimmel returns to joke with Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Robert Schimmel, comedian, author Cancer on Five Dollars a Day (chemo not included): How Humor Got Me Through the Toughest Journey of My Life Comedian Robert Schimmel was my guest on Mr. Media recently and despite an hour of conversation, I felt like we barely began talking when time ran out. And... Continue Reading →
Legendary cartoonist Jules Feiffer explains his Explainers! PODCAST INTERVIEW
The word that comes to mind when I think about the comic strips of Jules Feiffer is this: My Microsoft Word dictionary - hey, it's convenient! - defines it as “the act of speaking while alone, especially when used as a theatrical device that allows a character’s thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to... Continue Reading →
It was all Farley when The Chris Farley Show was in town! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Tom Farley, brother of SNL comedian Chris Foley, author, The Chris Farley Show Losing a family member at the tender age of 33 is incredibly tough. It’s even more complicated when that young person lived his existence in a bigger-than-life way, like Chris Farley – and his trials and tribulations are witnessed... Continue Reading →
Comedian Robert Schimmel deconstructs his cancer with humor! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Robert Schimmel, comedian, author, Cancer on Five Dollars a Day (chemo not included): How Humor Got Me Through the Toughest Journey of My Life I tried my hand at stand-up comedy twice in college, once as a freshman at the University of Miami and again a year later at the University of Florida.... Continue Reading →
Don’t fight! It’s Jeff Kreisler’s My Wall Street Journal now! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jeff Kreisler, comedian, author, Get Rich Cheating Joining me today is one of the executive editors of My Wall Street Journal - which he will insist is a parody, but seems true enough to me. Jeff Kreisler’s name may not be familiar to you, but if you’re a fan of comedy, you’ve... Continue Reading →
Paula Garces gives voice to Red Princess Blues! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Paula Garces, actress, Red Princess Blues, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Alex Ferrari, director, Red Princess Blues Paula Garces’ lovely features may be familiar to you if you saw such movies as Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Clockstoppers, or Man of the House with Tommy Lee Jones. She... Continue Reading →