Podcast Episodes

Marilyn Suzanne Miller & Rosie Shuster (Enhanced Audio, from 2022)

Rosie Shuster and Marilyn Suzanne Miller join me to talk about MSM's love of the musical Peter Pan; Rosie loving her dad's joke books, West Side Story, and being in the audience of the Ed Sullivan S…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Gary Seith & Brad Robinson (Not Ready for Prime Time Project)

Gary Seith & Brad Robinson join me to discuss the A-Team; Mr. T's cartoon; 80's sitcoms; Alf; Pulp Fiction; high school journalism turns to making short films; college; Gary working for Fox Philadelp…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Stuart Pankin (Dinosaurs, Not Necessarily The News)

Season 1 Episode 254

Stuart Pankin joined me to discuss his first TV role; watching Winky Dink & Howdy Doody; Pats v. Geno's; Dickinson College English major; early off-Broadway and Broadway roles; San Pedro Beach Bus; N…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Peter Gaulke (comedian, Season 21 SNL writer, author Max Fernsby)

Season 1 Episode 250

Peter Gaulke joined me to discuss seeing Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's A Wonderful Life recently in theatres; no new comedy films premiering; became bored in gymnastics, did comedy bits; trie…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

Chuck Sklar (writer Conan O'Brien, Chris Rock)

Season 1 Episode 251

Chuck Sklar joined me to discuss his birth town; the Cubs and Blackhawks; his first memory of watching the 1968 Democratic National Convention; Captain Nice; Iowa comedians / comedy writers Harper St…

Published on 1 year ago

Lowell Ganz (enhanced audio from 2022)

Lowell Ganz joined me to discuss how watching classic sitcoms was his "college"; his parents reaction to his constant TV watching; meeting Mark Rothman; Mark Rothman's dad giving a script they wrote…

Published on 1 year ago

SNL Unboxing w/ SNN's Jon Schneider

Season 1 Episode 246

SNN's Jon Schneider joins me to unbox an awesome assemblage of Saturday Night Live memorabilia sent to me by Eileen O'Brien including over 40 episode rundowns, 3 full scripts, tickets to after partie…

Published on 1 year ago

Chris DeLuca (SNL, Conan, Ferguson, creator Trump Talk: The American Emperor podcast)

Season 1 Episode 244

Chris DeLuca joins me to discuss the Staten Island / Long Island dichotomy; the Magic Garden; WPIX; Milford Plaza; first laugh in 3rd grade; writing in college; being a Letterman fan; Letterman's ma…

Published on 1 year ago

Peter Montagna (SNL make up artist 1981 - 1989)

Season 1 Episode 244

Peter Montagna joined me to discuss the pronunciation of his last name; TV tubes; being a fan of monster movies; his goal of being a painter; graduating with a degree in nutrition; working at NYU; se…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Don McEnery (comedian / writer, Seinfeld "The Tape")

Season 1 Episode 242

Don McEnery joined me to discuss knowing how to ask where the library is in Spanish; It's a Wonderful Life; attempting to be a singer-songwriter; a panic attack makes him decide to pursue standup; s…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago