Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Clay Jones by clicking on the video player above! I never planned on sharing my opinions on political and social issues. It is something that evolved slowly in the last 20 years. For example, as an independent voter in the 1990s, I found Bill Clinton’s behavior... Continue Reading →
Political comedy? Go back to musical Mark Russell! INTERVIEW
(Originally published on September 6, 1985.) More than a decade after Richard Nixon left office, one of the former president's associates is still providing material for political satirist Mark Russell. "Howard Hunt gave an interview in our 'other paper' here, the Washington Times. I always hire a little kid to go down to the... Continue Reading →
941 30 Rock: Backstage at NBC with Dotcom, Tracy and Grizz! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Kevin Brown, comedian, actor, "30 Rock" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of Grizz and Dotcom fans who think Dotcom’s name should always come first when they’re mentioned together… in the new new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! So much has happened in the two... Continue Reading →
864 Writer Bruce Jay Friedman shares career luck–and great stories! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Bruce Jay Friedman, author, Lucky Bruce, Steambath, The Dick, The Lonely Guy, Splash, Stern Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of famous writers, brand name celebrities and their heirs who are mentioned in Lucky Bruce and are standing by to see what Mr. Friedman might say about them... Continue Reading →
Cracked.com: You Might Be A Zombie! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jack O'Brien, editor, Cracked.com, You Might Be A Zombie Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of obsessed Redbook magazine fact checkers who promise to confirm the veracity of everything my guest says before we’re done here today… in the new new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida!... Continue Reading →
Rick Meyerowitz: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead and booked! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Sometimes I think I grew up in some alternate reality. There was no Internet when I was in my teens—we barely had FM radio and UHF television reception in Central Jersey and cable TV was unheard of—but somehow I managed to find plenty of inappropriate media influences. I read comic books by the pile, which... 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 →
MAD cartoonist Sergio Aragones marginalizes Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of MAD cartoonist Sergio Aragones fans dressed up for Halloween as Groo the Wanderer… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! My first issue of MAD magazine was purchased near the checkout counter at a Stop & Shop supermarket in... Continue Reading →
30 Rock star Kevin Brown, Dotcom, tells tales on Tracy Morgan! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Kevin Brown, comedian, actor, "30 Rock" When Tracy Jordan’s bodyguards made their first entrance on NBC’s soon-to-be-a-hit “30 Rock,” you would have been excused for expecting them to be a one-time sight gag. Who were these two men disguised as city skyscrapers? KEVIN "DOTCOM" BROWN podcast excerpt: "Tracy Morgan begins and... Continue Reading →
Howard Stern fave, Red Peters’ dirty songs! PODCAST INTERVIEWS
Red Peters’ dulcet tones have undoubted lulled you into listening to music that your mother would likely not approve of. The singer-songwriter takes standard, common melodies and gives them a hysterically filthy twist that makes you go, “What the f---?” And if you’ve never heard Peters’ work, let me be the first to introduce... Continue Reading →