Part 1 with the great Ed Yeager (Roseanne, Gary Unmarried, Last Man Standing) as he shares funny stories of how he transitioned from standup comedy to writing to show runner. And there’s a good drinking story in there too😉 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The hilarious Alec Sulkin (Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, the Ted 1 & 2) dives headfirst into his Family Guy experience and his special connection with Seth McFarlane. Big laughs, good tips! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The hilarious Alec Sulkin (Family Guy, The Cleveland Shoe, Ted and Ted2) shares how he got into writing, his first digs in LA, and the amazing wonderful weirdness of his first gig in LA, the great Late Late Show w/Craig Kilborn. (Next wk - all things Family Guy!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Laughs and insights from showrunner/writer/director Lew Schneider (“Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Men of A Certain Age,” “The Goldbergs.”) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spend time with the hilarious Lew Schneider (Everybody Loves Raymond, Men Of A Certain Age, The Goldbergs) as he shares laughs and insights in a wildly diverse batch of writers’ rooms! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The hilarious Mike Rowe (Family Guy, Futurama, Comedy Central Roasts) shares great stories from the animation rooms and from his own past. Absolutely great stuff for any young writers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michael’s written on everything from sitcoms (Becker) to Roasts (w/Jeff Ross) to animation (Futurama and Family Guy) and shares funny anecdotes and valuable insights for any writer at any level! Check out his great new book, “It’s A Funny Thing.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Part 2 from the amazing and very funny David Wild (Rolling Stone, The Grammys) which includes great stories featuring Steven Tyler and Paul & Linda McCartney and a bittersweet memory from when LL Cool J hosted the Grammys the very day Whitney Houston died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Wild has written everything from award-winning cover stories for Rolling Stone to unbearable presenter patter at awards shows. He shares his unlikely path from print into TV, the way to survive a roomful of comedy writers, the serendipity that landed him the job writing liner notes for Sinatra and the trait that actually ties these diverse gigs together. In our own way, a tribute to the late, great Bill Zehme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Hilarious writer/performer Joe Furey (Letterman, Newsradio, Demetri Martin) shares stories from the Spike Feresten writers’ room and more great anecdotes from his many gigs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The hilarious Joe Furey (Letterman, Newsradio, etc) shares great stories about how he got Letterman (his sister called the show about an intern opening!) and the joy he gets from writing and performing idiotic sketches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Classic ep with the funny and talented Matt Goldman, who pivoted from a career in the sitcom world to a New York Times best-selling crime author! Find out how he did it without pulling a muscle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adam Carolla podcast veterans Gina Grad and Bryan Bishop discuss how they made the delicate fit into that hit show and how each switched gears to write very personal books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With the Oscars looming I talk to two guys who’ve spent a large portion of their lives in awards show writers’ rooms - Jon Macks and Jeff Stilson. We cover everything from Faye Dunaway reading the wrong Best Picture winner to the Chris Rock slap to finding new names for publicists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sports columnist and the voice of the World Series of Poker Norman Chad joins me to critique my Super Bowl bets, break down the psyche of Philly fans, and share an Andy Reid anecdote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I came into some cash already deposited in an online gaming account and I decided with Gary’s help to bet it on this Sunday’s Super Bowl - everything from score prediction to Anthem time! C’mon Chris Stapleton, don’t be messing around with any long runs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Singer/songwriter and NBA columnist Claire de Lune talks the current state of the music biz AND her pick for the NBA Finals. I know, it’s wild! Great listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A funny/useful glimpse inside all kinds of writers’ room with guests Josh Weinstein (Later, AFV, etc) and Joel Madison (Roseanne, Malcolm & Eddie, etc) plus my own checkered past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fantasy Football maven and Vikings fan Paul Charchian joins my superb producer and Chargers fan Gary Smith as I try to save them both from any more NFL-inflicted pain! Damn funny conclusions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sports radio host and founder of KorkedBats.com Austin Huff shares some Jim Rome and Steve Gorman stories plus gives us his Super Bowl dark horse! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hilarious standup Taylor Williamson joins the show and immediately takes us on a tangent and we never get back, and thank God for that! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode Joel deep dives into the origins of Mystery Science Theatre and adds one of the best Worst Gig stories ever (it involves dental analysis) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Awesome two-parter with the incredible Joel Hodgson, creator of Mystery Science Theatre 3000. In Pt. 1 we talk Minneapolis Comedy, Louie Anderson’s passing, and we find out we kinda meant a little something to each other! Pt. 2 next week - Hollywood and the creation of Mystery Science! BOTH EPISODES A MUST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Play With Pain holiday tradition! - sportscasting legend Chet Waterhouse (voice of International Speedfishing) makes his way through every. Single. Bowl Game. All 41 of them - predictions, anecdotes, sponsors, beefs - and all in 15 minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Major coup: we got the Santa Claus himself to join us for a no-holds-barred discussion of everything from his prior career (musician) to his love life (“There are a lot of Mrs. Clauses”) to his next vacation home (“something on stilts”). You’re not getting this-level content from Trevor Noah! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our beloved host is done with the World Cup. And cool headphones. Gary keeps him from walking off a ledge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comic/Author/Letterman writer Bill Scheft and I take an immediate tangent off sports into some truly funny behind-the-scenes showbiz and writers’ room anecdotes and it’s the most fun I’ve had in awhile, so much so we doubled are usual episode time and released the whole thing for some primo Holiday Avoidance listening — “Honey, can’t talk to Grandma, I’m in the middle of this important podcast!” Headphones on, crisis avoided Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jeff, Chet and producer Gary Smith solve the "World Cup at the holidays” problem for you, reinvent marketing for F1 racing and positively ooze Magic Mind energy booster. Plus, check out Jeff’s snazzy Costco specs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anyone can talk about college football powers, that’s easy - but Andy can bring the goods on below-average programs, nutty coaches and ways to replace the onside kick. Plus he tosses in a couple choice tips from a veteran traveler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actor, standup and Twitter vid comic Chris Calogero describes the surprisingly smooth transition of a New Yorker moving to LA, how hard his Italian mom took the move and the main issue Jets fans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
