Podcast Episodes

SNL writers David Mandel, Lew Morton, and Steve Koren

Season 1 Episode 63

SNL writers David Mandel, Lew Morton, and Steve Koren joined SNL archivist James Stephens and myself to discuss being the SNL era wrote about least; …

4 years, 9 months ago

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Carl Gottlieb

Season 1 Episode 62

Carl Gottlieb spoke to me about childhood radio and TV memories;  growing up in post WWII Manhattan; going to Syracuse University with Larry Hankin a…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Michael Elias

Season 1 Episode 61

Actor, writer, producer, comedian Michael Elias joined me to discuss his new book, You Can Go Now; his fifty year friendship with Steve Martin; colla…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Sean Kelly

Season 1 Episode 60

Sean Kelly talked with me about Between the Lions; comic books; radio comedy; being on early TV in Canada and making him jaded to TV; being on Saturd…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Andy Breckman

Season 1 Episode 59

Andy Breckman joined me to guess whether I was a vaginal of Casearean birth; his early childhood; only being allowed to watch one show a week on TV; …

4 years, 10 months ago

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Denny Johnston

Season 1 Episode 58

Denny Johnston joined me to talk about starting out as a folk singer; writing his first act; early insights on Letterman, Robin Williams, and Michael…

4 years, 10 months ago

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SNL Unit Manager Patty MacDougall (1978 - 1990)

Season 1 Episode 57

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4 years, 10 months ago

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Bob Underwood

Season 1 Episode 56

Bob joined me to talk about his favorite TV shows growing up; not being a TV addict; USF leading to a job in news, The Guiding Light, working at Radi…

4 years, 10 months ago

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Dan Vitale

Season 1 Episode 52

Dan Vitale joined me and discussed social media presence; attention he got from Marc Maron's podcast; Lorne Michaels seeing him; his audition for The…

4 years, 10 months ago

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Entertainer and host of the Carson Podcast, Mark Malkoff

Season 1 Episode 54

Entertainer, comedian, and podcaster Mark Malkoff joined me to talk his early influences; Norm Macdonald; Andy Kaufman; our fanaticism for Saturday N…

4 years, 11 months ago

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