Today's Guest: Ralphie May, comedian Ralphie May is the big man on the comedy campus. You know that if you’ve ever seen him—he’s a heavyset southern guy with soft gentle looking facial features. Then he opens his mouth—and, oh my God! You probably remember Ralphie May best from season one of “Last Comic... Continue Reading →
Long live the Queen! Lisa Lampanelli demands your attention! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Will success spoil standup comedy queen Lisa Lampanelli? That’s what Howard Stern asked her in January 2009. He thinks that now that the standup comedian has hit the big time with her first HBO special, “Long Live the Queen,” on HBO, that it might be too much exposure for her extremely vulgar, awfully funny... Continue Reading →
Comedian Michele Balan is still standing with Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Comedian Michele Balan Not to put too much pressure on her, but Michele Balan is a standup comedian from New York, where every city block is bursting with comic setups and teardowns. So she’s gotta be funny, right? Balan first came to national attention on the comedy reality series “Last Comic Standing.”... Continue Reading →
Humbug! Mad cartoonists Al Jaffee and Arnold Roth talk shop! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guests: Legendary MAD Magazine and Humbug! cartoonists Al Jaffee and Arnold Roth. My mother bought me my first MAD magazine off the newsstand at a Stop & Shop supermarket in 1969. The cover featured a Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid parody that I believe was drawn by Jack Davis. I read... Continue Reading →
Blossom’s Joey Lawrence dances his way to Fake Fiance, Stars! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Joey Lawrence, actor, "Blossom," "Gimme A Break," "Dancing with the Stars" You’ve gotta give Joey Lawrence credit. He survived being a child and teen TV star, hanging out with Nell Carter for 77 episodes of “Gimme a Break” and “Blossom”—Mayim Bialik— for 114 weekly shows. After that he spent some time establishing... Continue Reading →
Only comic Eugene Mirman has The Will to Whatevs! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Eugene Mirman is one of the driest comedians I’ve ever encountered. He’s so droll, so subtle, that at first it’s difficult to detect if he’s on or really believes what he’s saying. Here’s a hint: he’s on. Mirman, who you may know from his guest appearances on the HBO show “Flight of the Conchords”... Continue Reading →
Don’t Stop Believin’ in karaoke’s ability to embarrass! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Brian Raftery, author, Don't Stop Believin': How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life There are only two places that I will sing out loud: number one, if I’m alone; and number two, if I’m driving somewhere with my son. I’ve been singing out loud to him since the first day I... Continue Reading →
John Darnton leaves NYT, turns Black, White, Dead All Over! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: John Darnton, ex-New York Times reporter, novelist, Black and White and Dead All Over The great pleasure of being a novelist is that you can praise your friends and carve up your enemies by changing a few names and details to protect the innocent and fend off the guilty and, at the... 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 →