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 →
The Big Bang Theory welcomes Mayim Bialik as Sheldon’s girlfriend! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Mayim Bialik, actress, "The Big Bang Theory," "Blossom" To be honest, I didn’t want to play the opening theme from the long-running NBC family series, “Blossom.” But it certainly reminds you of how well known its star, Mayim Bialik, was before she largely dropped out of show business to be a wife and... Continue Reading →
30 Rock’s Grizz Chapman enjoys spotlight in season finale! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Grizz Chapman, actor, "30 Rock" There may be at least three weddings figuring into tonight’s season finale of “30 Rock” on NBC, which airs at 9:30 p.m.: • Tracy and Dotcom are arguing over which one of them will be best man for Grizz. • Bride-to-be Cirie wants Liz Lemon to wear... 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 →
Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid: The book! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Howard J. Morris and Jenny Lee didn’t just co-author the new book Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid, they actually live together as a couple. My experience, many years removed, is that working on a book with my spouse, a gifted editor, wa s that to continue doing so would generate the title, “Women... Continue Reading →
Scrubs is launch pad for actors Donald Faison, Dave Franco! PODCAST INTERVIEW
I’m looking up to my left in a thoughtful pose, my right index finger gently tapping against my lower lip. Outwardly, I’m introducing my guests, a.k.a., "Christopher Turk"—and Dave Franco. Inwardly, I’m daydreaming, trying to imagine what their co-star, Zach Braff would be thinking about if he were me How would Braff—who plays “J.D.”... Continue Reading →
Hank Rosenfeld’s Wicked Wit of the West is Groucho-filled! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Hank Rosenfeld, author The Wicked Wit of the West Hank Rosenfeld found the kind of book writing job that guys like me salivate over. He met Irving Brecher, a brilliant and funny writer from the Golden Age of Hollywood comedy, and spent hours recording stories from Irv about everyone from Groucho Marx... 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 →