Today's Guest: Jeffrey Gurian, co-author (with Richie Tienken), Make 'Em Laugh: 35 Years of the Comic Strip, the Greatest Comedy Club of All Time! Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Jeffrey Gurian by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of people who passed Lucien Hold’s... 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 →
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 →
An X-Rated Christmas with Howard Stern favorite Red Peters! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Red Peters, comedian, singer, "It's A Red Peters Christmas! Volume 1," Howard Stern Show regular Red Peters is back on Mr. Media today to celebrate Christmas his way -- which means putting in your earbuds and getting ready to laugh your ass off. We had such a good time playing Red’s salacious... Continue Reading →
All My Children star Walt Willey jokes on all but the soaps! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Walt Willey, actor, "All My Children" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of people who remember when soap operas were on the radio and television would never catch on... in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! During my brief flirtation with the ABC soap... 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 →
Mike Sacks gets The Kicker from great comedy writers! PODCAST INTERVIEW
I wouldn’t mind spending a day or two in the shoes of Mike Sacks. During the day—and probably quite a few nights—he is a mild-mannered writer for Vanity Fair magazine. When he’s not doing that, he’s been interviewing some of the smartest, funniest writers around for his new book, And Here’s the Kicker: Conversations... Continue Reading →
A gay TV three-fer: Janina Gavankar, Darryl Stephens and ANT! PODCAST INTERVIEWS
It’s 9 p.m. on the east coast, 6 p.m. on the west. Do you know where your favorite gay TV actor, straight actress who plays a pay-cable lesbian, or gay comedian is? Well, for the next 60 minutes, they’re going to be right here with me, parading through the show one after the other... Continue Reading →