Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Saul Austerlitz, author of Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of George Jetson, Jane, his wife, My Mother the Car, Eddie’s Father, and Mr. Ed, who... Continue Reading →
Can former Obama speechwriter’s ‘1600 Penn’ survive NBC? PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jon Lovett, co-creator, "1600 Penn," podcaster, "Pod Save America" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of former presidential speechwriters who went on to successful careers in television – I’m looking at you, Pat Buchanan, Ben Stein and Peggy Noonan. Waitamminit – they’re all Republicans! Damn! I hoped Jon Lovett... Continue Reading →
NBC’s Community beauty Gillian Jacobs shines in sitcom! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Gillian Jacobs, actress, "Community," "Love" NBC’s freshman comedy sensation “Community” is ending its first season on a high note: Entertainment Weekly made the show’s season finale tonight Number 1 on its Top Ten “Must List” of things to do this week. And it singled out co-stars Joel McHale and Gillian Jacobs for... Continue Reading →
456 Community’s Abed is a man of many: Batman, Don Draper… ! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Danny Pudi, actor, "Community" It’s a shame Lorne Michaels didn’t sign up Danny Pudi for “Saturday Night Live” before the producers of the NBC sitcom “Community” cast him as “Abed.” He is so flexible in body, mind and voice as to suggest a combination of Jim Carrey, the late Phil Hartman and... Continue Reading →
Community actor and writer Donald Glover is a double threat! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Actor Donald Glover, co-star of the TV sitcom "Community" On the NBC freshman sitcom hit “Community,” Donald Glover plays “Troy,” a self-involved, former high school football star trying to find a place for himself in a junior college setting where his athletic accomplishments don’t mean much. On the other hand, the pretty... Continue Reading →
Actress Alison Brie melts hearts and Mad Men! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Alison Brie, actress, "Mad Men," "Community," "G.L.O.W." Alison Brie is a supporting actress on two hit series—“Community” on NBC and “Mad Men” on AMC. Not bad for a young woman whose previous acting resume is still thin enough as to include performances in community theatre shows at a Jewish Community Center in... Continue Reading →
Community star Yvette Nicole Brown is a charmer! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Yvette Nicole Brown has been on TV shows opposite Hugh Laurie, William Shatner and Larry David, and in movies opposite Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., and Gerald Butler. Heck, she started her career by signing a contract as a Motown recording artist. YVETTE NICOLE BROWN podcast excerpt: "I knew... Continue Reading →