Joe Escalante, Live From Hollywood

Movies! Disneyland! and the business side of Hollywood from Entertainment Business Affairs Expert and TV Showrunner Joe Escalante.

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Episodes

Mountain Movies are Everything!

Joe goes into the latest from the business end of Showbiz! Tiger King, Tik Tok, and Bella Thorne! It's like a microcosm of 2020 in one week!

Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 25 min

Joe THEE Stallion

Joe Escalante's weekly jaunt through the business end of showbiz! This week: Ellen keep blaming everyone else for being a meanie-pants. Lori Laughlin is going to jail, and more #metoo casualties.

Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 14 min

Viva Las Vegas!!!

Joe Escalante has no problem with a Blazing Saddles remake, as long as it's animated, and starring cats and dogs. He also LOVES Elvis in Viva Las Vegas.

Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 16 min

Joe Escalante got pre-empted by Clippers basketball, but that does not stop him from unleashing a torrent of Showbiz news upon the masses. This week in not wanting Trump to play their music: Neil Young!

Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 3 min

Marlee and Evy Join the Program

Joe is joined by Marlee and Evy (his niece and god-daughter, who help Joe understand Taylor Swift. Joe also goes into the latest from Johnny Depp, and Ellen's terrible work conditions.

Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 17 min

Roman Polanski, Clint Eastwood, and Other Royal Problems

Joe Escalante tackles the business end of showbiz. Roman Polanski wants back in the US, Clint Eastwood, and more!

Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 18 min

Joe's Career Beats You to Death

Joe Escalante bring you the latest from the business end of showbiz. #MeToo in full swing, streaming wars get another contender, and Linkin Park vs. Trump

Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 22 min

Incorrect by an Order of Magnitude

Joe is back in LA, and he's tackling all the news coming out of the business end of showbiz. Quibi is still in the news (for all the wrong reasons), and another name gets added to the #MeToo list.

Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 20 min

So Much #MeToo, So Little Time

Joe Escalante is somewhere out in the good ol' US of A, but he's always ready to delve into the business end of showbiz. #MeToo was in full swing this week, Tiger King news, and Raymond Burr was gay???

Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 16 min

Live from the Ritz Carlton Sarasota

Joe Escalante delves deep into the business end of Hollywood, from the Ritz in Sarasota. Chris D'Elia gets #metoo'd, and Disneyland might open up!!!

Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 15 min

Cancelling Elmer Fudd

Joe Escalante takes you through the business side of show business. News from Tiger King land, the launching of HBO MAX, and the latest from the Jeffrey Epstein saga

Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 25 min

Elephant Chomos and Other Hollywood Horrors

Joe Escalante goes into the latest from the business side of show business, talking about Quibi, Harvey Weinstein, and Kylie Jenner might go to jail???

Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 23 min

The Thug Life of Mr. Rogers

Joe Escalante goes deep into the business side of show-business. Ice Cube got sued by Mr. Rogers, and more about Quibi. Something happened to this episode however, the logger broke and it had to be salvaged so it sounds like a $2 radio

May 25, 2020•1 hr 19 min

Tommy Wiseau is Polish, and Lost in Court

Joe Escalante surfs the treacherous waters of Hollywood law. Hopefully, the cops don't catch him. Tommy Wiseau is being forced to pay $700k, because he doesn't like people telling the truth about him.

May 18, 2020•1 hr 23 min

The Quibi-verse!

Joe enters the Quibi-verse... and then looks at Tik Tok for a new experience. And the Justin Timberlake really wants more money for Trolls. It sucked, Justin. Get over it, and move on.

May 11, 2020•1 hr 16 min

Disney World's Last Customer

Joe Escalante delves into the latest from Hollywood's legal side. Dish Network vs ESPN, a pervy Zoom Professor, and a hero hides on an abandoned Disney Property.

May 04, 2020•1 hr 19 min

Bat Fried Vice

Joe Escalante goes into whatever's left in Hollywood, now that the CoronaVirus has shut everything down. Taylor Swift is now officially the Queen of Fake Music News.

Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 17 min

Breaking Quarantine at the Drive-In

Joe has discovered a way to get his movie theater fix during a pandemic: a drive-in theater in San Bernardino County!

Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 21 min

Tiger King - The Gift that Keeps on Giving!

Still no going out, so no Box Office numbers, but Joe goes into his favorite movies streamed this week, and the latest from the Tiger King!!!

Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 20 min

Surviving from Hollywood w/ Joe Escalante

The latest legal news from Hollywood! A bunch of agents got fired for being useless, defamation cases involving Johnny Depp, and video game lawsuits.

Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 26 min

Live from QuaratineWood!!!

Joe and Producer Sam are still practicing social distancing by doing the show from two separate locations. Grey's Anatomy shuts it down with 4 episodes left to shoot. And the latest from the Jeff Bezos/Lauren Sanchez affair. DEFAMATION!!!

Mar 30, 2020•39 min

Live from CoronaWood!

Joe's quarantined at his office, just like the rest of Hollywood. 97% drop at the Box Office! How will Hollywood survive???

Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 18 min

Two Corey's and 1 Depp

Joe talks Box Office, Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard, and we finally find out who raped the 2 Corey's... Or do we???

Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 21 min

The Streisand Effect

Joe talks Box Office numbers, Corey Feldman's upcoming rapey documentary, and Woody Allen's lost book.

Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 27 min

How to Watch Cats

Joe talks about the latest news from Hollywood, including the latest box office numbers, #metoo with Roman Polanski and Harvey Weinstein, and the best place to watch Cats.

Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 21 min

The Mother of All Copyright Cases!!!

Joe goes deep into the legal side of Hollywood, talking about Harvey Weinstein, the Sussex Royals, and the copyright battle between Google, and Oracle.

Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 19 min