Send us a text Novelist, Screenwriter, Director, Allison Burnett discusses filmmaking and why it’s great to have a girls name. Support the show
Oct 01, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Send us a text We wanted to know what was going on with the young people so we invited, Chris Kroeger, Gary’s son, to speak on their behalf. What are they watching, listening too, and how Covid has turned there lives upside down. Support the show
Sep 24, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Send us a text SCTV, SNL Schitt’s Creek, Ground Hog Day, are just a few of Robin Dukes credits. She founded the comedy sketch troupe “Woman Fully Clothed” and is now a college professor teaching writing and acting. But we wanted to know if she was ever drunk while performing. Support the show
Sep 17, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 302
Send us a text Richard Kind has fooled us all. I guess that’s what good actors do. He’s fooled us to think he was just a funny face on shows like “Spin City”, “Mad About You”, or his current role on “Curb Your Enthusiasm”. But then he shows up in movies like “A Serious Man” and “Argo. He gets a Tony nomination and wins the Drama Desk award for his role in the play “The Big Knife”. Richard is a joy and as he states in our podcast, he’s “got a story for everything”. Hear them on the Gary & Ken...
Sep 02, 2021•55 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Send us a text Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield saw a quiet young kid at SNL and figured he couldn’t be any worse than anybody else, so they took a shot and wrote a bit for him for Weekend Update. He killed. It was Eddie Murphy . The three of them went on to collaborate on some of the most iconic of SNL skits; Gumby, Buckwheat, and James Brown’s Hot Tub. The collaboration continued with them writing Coming To America , The Nutty Professor , Boomerang and the recently released sequel Coming 2 ...
Jun 25, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 121
Send us a text He wrote jokes and did stand-up. He wrote on Becker, The Nanny, Futurama, Paranormal Action Squad and Family Guy. And now he’s written a book about his journey, “ It’s a Funny Thing: How the professional Comedy Business Made me Fat & Bald ”. Larry David said, “If you’ve ever had any interest in comedians….you will devour Mike Rowe’s insightful, personal and yes, very funny book.” Support the show...
Jun 11, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 211
Send us a text Doug Herzog rose the ranks at MTV Networks to become its President, launched Comedy Central, did a stint at Fox, ran USA Network, went back to Comedy Central. His skill and instincts as a TV Executive have brought us landmark programming that includes, Remote Control, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, South Park, Malcolm in the Middle, and Monk. And then there was that one time at Quibi. Support the show...
Jun 04, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 210
Send us a text As an audio engineer he met Christopher Guest and they became good friends. Then he audio engineered the National Lampoon Radio Hour and became friends with Chevy, Belushi, Radner, Murray, etc. He produced the Blues Brothers Album and started writing and producing TV. He produced and wrote on SNL and is responsible for hiring Gary Kroeger to be in the cast. And shows no remorse for doing so. Support the show...
May 28, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 109
Send us a text What to make of Andy Breckman? From performing folk song parodies to writing for Letterman and SNL, he then goes on to create the monumental hit TV detective show "Monk". Oh. And "American Pie" guy, Don McClean hates him. Support the show
May 21, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 207
Send us a text Robert “Morty” Morton former Exec. Producer of Late Night with David Letterman and Talent Manager, Lee Kernis share some behind the scenes show biz stories. Morty's first seeing Dave, Lee's run-in with Stormy Daniels, dinner with Carson and why comics "drop trough". Support the show
May 14, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 7
Send us a text Yea we all know a David Mandel but this one wrote for "SNL", “Seinfeld”, wrote and directed “Curb” and “Veep”! Pretty, pretty good credits and he explains how it happened, what it's like working with Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. There's a lot of advice for aspiring writers as well. And if you listen closely you can hear his son practicing his prayer for the matzoh. Support the show...
May 07, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 206
Send us a text SNL alumni, actor and screenwriter, Tim Kazurinsky on his journey from a coal mine town in Pennsylvania to a world away in Australia and somehow onto the stages of Second City and 30 Rock. His life after SNL and his friendship with John Belushi. Support the show
Apr 30, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 205
Send us a text How's this for a list of movie credits; the "Despicable Me" franchise and all the "Minions" movies,"The Secret Life of Pets","The Lorax", "Ice Age", "Sing", the upcoming "Mario" and "Shrek" movies. If you're a fan of any of these movies or animation itself, this is a conversation you'll want to hear. Chris Meledandri, CEO of Illumination and the person the "Hollywood Reporter" called the "Titan of Animation". Support the show...
Apr 23, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 204
Send us a text What is the future of movie theaters, Network Television? We talked about the hardest movie he ever made, what it's like working with Aaron Sorkin and what the Jobs family thought about the movie "Steve Jobs". And is film school really worth it? More of our conversation with one of Hollywoods most successful producers. Support the show...
Apr 16, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 203
Send us a text He's one of the most successful Producers in film and television. His films include "Saving Private Ryan", "Speed", "The Day after Tomorrow", "Steve Jobs" and "Molly's Game" just to name a few. His television series are no less impressive, "Grey's Anatomy", "Criminal Minds" and "Ray Donavon". Support the show
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Send us a text Brad Hall, actor/writer/director and host Gary Kroeger's former cast mate from Saturday Night Live is our first guest. The good times, the bad times of SNL, writing sit-coms, directing his wife Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep. And who has the right of way; the guy in the wheelchair or a mother pushing her newborn in a stroller? Support the show...
Apr 09, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 201
