Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Andy Cowan by clicking on the video player above! Banging My Head Against the Wall: A Comedy Writer’s Guide to Seeing Stars is a great book title because it is not only clever, it tells you exactly what the book is about. Humorist Andy Cowan’s career... Continue Reading →
Stephen Rosenfeld is go-to guy for Mastering Stand-Up comedy! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Stephen Rosenfield, founder, American Comedy Institute, author, Mastering Stand-Up: The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Stephen Rosenfeld by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of people who are convinced they are a... Continue Reading →
Jay Leno goes for laughter longevity! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jay Leno, comedian By Bob Andelman May 30, 1986 Jay Leno is very funny. He’s probably the most recognized comedian doing stand-up today. But he isn’t the type to sell T-shirts with his picture on them, oi the type to be remembered by some temporarily hip phrase such as Steve Martin was (“Let’s... Continue Reading →
Yada-yada, this new Seinfeld FAQ is spectacular! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Nicholas Nigro by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of diner customers who wish their waitress would spend less time getting mixed up in conversation with Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer and more time taking their order... Continue Reading →
Seinfeld writer Peter Mehlman knew when Mandela Was Late! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience that includes the marketing and janitorial staffs of world-famous Vandelay Industries … in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Some people collect bobbleheads; writers such as Peter Mehlman collect words and put them in the appropriate characters’ mouths. I... Continue Reading →
It’s THAT GUY! Breaking Bad’s Larry Hankin isn’t homeless! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of anonymous character actors who’d just once like to be recognized as “THAT GUY!”… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! I suspect that when Larry Hankin is out in public, he gets a lot of funny looks. Double-takes.... Continue Reading →
Seinfeld’s John O’Hurley takes to the dogs! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Who IS John O’Hurley? On Thanksgiving Day at noon, he’s the silver-haired host of The National Dog Show on NBC, a job he’s held for nine years. He’s also written a couple of dog tale-oriented books. JOHN O'HURLEY podcast excerpt: "The head of NBC Sports gave me a call. I picked up the phone... Continue Reading →
Stephen Colbert, Jake Tapper and Politifact say: Fact-check this, Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Bill Adair, editor, Politifact.com If you’re going to get called on the carpet for something you did right, might as well be by Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central’s whirlwind of truthiness, “The Colbert Report.” That’s what happened about a week ago to Bill Adair, Pulitzer Prize winning editor of Politifact.com, the online fact-checking... Continue Reading →
32-33 Seinfeld’s own Soup Nazi, Larry Thomas, drops by Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
(UPDATED JULY 5, 2015: When I discovered the original audio player for this interview with actor Larry Thomas no longer played correctly, I went digging in my audio archives, found the original from June 8, 2007 and upgraded the entire track. But it sounded a little funky. I looked again and there was a... Continue Reading →