This week we've got some upsetting developments. Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has had a reversal of fortune on season 4 on Prime. Severance presents a work/life balance experiment gone wrong on Apple+. And there are any number of bad things happening to the British citizens at the center of a kidnapping plot in Suspicion on Apple+. Plus the return of Stranger Than Fan-Fiction, and our thoughts on this week's The Afterparty and the Peacemaker season finale! 2:51-28:26 TV Diaries 28:15-42:49 Stranger Tha...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 50 min
This week, we're talking about being new to town! You might be an ex-military drifter like Jack Reacher in Reacher on Prime. You might be a band of horny, violent, and stupid adventurers like Vox Machina in the Legend of Vox Machina, also on Prime. Or you might be West Philadelphia born and raised, but one little fight and your mom got scared and you wound up in Bel-Air like Will Smith in Bel-Air on Peacock. 2:57-15:43 TV Diary 20:55-33:35 The Legend of Vox Machina (Prime) 34:15-48:11 Reacher (P...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 28 min
This week we have shows that are offering up some surprises. Like the talking CGI penis in Hulu's Pam & Tommy. The decisions alien Harry comes to after his change of heart in season 2 of Resident Alien on Peacock. Or the surprises sprung on all the guest stars in Murderville on Netflix. There are also big reveals on Peacemaker and maybe not so many surprises in the finale of Book of Boba Fett. 3:09-16:57 TV Diary 18:48-32:46Pam & Tommy (Hulu) 33:04-39:31 Resident Alien (Peacock) 39:31-48...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 9 min
This week, Les chats with actor and director Ben Giroux. Ben voices the lead character Nate in the highly-anticipated Nickelodeon animated series Big Nate, which is set to premiere February 17th on Paramount+. Best known for his portrayal of The Toddler in Nickelodeon’s Henry Danger and Danger Force franchise, Ben has appeared in over 100 episodes of television, including a recent recurring role on the Netflix sitcom The Big Show Show. He's verified on social media with a TikTok account with ove...
Feb 07, 2022•21 min
This week we're talking about some weird mysteries. The mystery of a fire and some old footage and maybe a cult in the podcast-based Archive 81 on Netflix. The maybe a little too dead-on parody of a Lifetime Mystery that is The Woman In The House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window, also on Netflix. The shifting narrative murder mystery that is The Afterparty on Apple+. And of course, the mystery that gives away its twist with the title, Wolf Like Me, on Peacock. Plus the mystery of ho...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 370
This week, we chat with Reagan To, who plays the English-dubbed voices of both the “red light, green light” doll and Ga-yeong in the wildly popular Netflix series "Squid Game". Her role in the show has become a viral phenomenon, and SNL even did a recent skit featuring her character. Reagan has multiple credits including skits on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and we discuss how she found her love for acting, what it was like to find yourself a part of a hit like "Squid Game" and much more. Photographer: Vi...
Jan 31, 2022•11 min
This week, the shows we're watching are a mess, and they're all on Hulu. There's the woman trying to put her life together in Single Drunk Female on Freeform. There's the messy single lives on display in How I Met Your Father. And there are the three women turning their lives upside down after the death of their friend on Pivoting on Fox. Then, of course, we've got our weekly thoughts on Peacemaker and Book of Boba Fett. 3:03-26:20 TV Diary 26:42-35:47 How I Met Your Father (Hulu) 35:47-40:28 Si...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 16 min
This week, we chat with director Kristian Mercado. Kristian is currently solidifying himself as one of the top directors for comedians to hire for their comedy specials, with the release of “Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words” on HBO Max. Kristian has also directed specials for Phoebe Robinson, Hannibal Buress, Ilana Glazer, and Michael Che. His psychedelic animated short, “Nuevo Rico,” debuted at the 2021 SXSW Festival, garnering the prestigious Animation Jury Award. On the music front, Kristian ha...
Jan 26, 2022•17 min
This week, we chat with actress and writer Serah Henesey about her new film "The Surprise Visit" available on VOD now. Serah is an award-winning actress, with an established career in Europe. After accruing a huge following and success on Turkish television, Serah moved to Los Angeles to pursue a more international career. Since then she has enjoyed roles on Ray Donovan, Scandal, Entourage, and more. We discuss the challenges of her role of Juliette in "The Surprise Visit", how the story was dev...
Jan 26, 2022•17 min
This week, Les chats with Jacqi Vene, star of Netflix's hit FEAR STREET : PART TWO, about her new film THE SURPRISE VISIT, on VOD now. Jacqi moved to Los Angeles on her own at the age of 18 and made her way into film with the role of Joan in FEAR STREET : PART TWO. We discuss the role of Annabel in the film, Jacqi's own passion for Commedia Del'Arte, and much more.
Jan 26, 2022•18 min
This week, we bring you an interview from last fall with actor Carter Glade. Carter is best known for starring as the lead of Jack in ‘Her Boyfriend’s Deadly Secret’, which aired last October on LifeTime! We chatted just as that was releasing, as Carter was gearing up for the release of his role in Season 6 of ‘Better Call Saul’ this Spring. Carter is a huge advocate for mental health and utilizes his platform to spread information and awareness on the topic. We discuss his advocacy, what acting...
Jan 26, 2022•17 min
This week, Les chats with Grammy-nominated Singer, Songwriter and Pianist Billy Stritch about his new duet album, "The Sunday Set" as well as his amazing career working with Liza Minnelli and Tony Bennett, his Facebook Live weekly show "Billy's Place" as well as his upcoming 5-show stay at Birdland NYC celebrating his birthday. Check it out! Billy Stritch's Big Birdland Birthday Bash will run from February 10th through the 12th. For tickets, please visit BirdlandJazz.com Photo Credit: Christophe...
Jan 25, 2022•24 min
This week, Les chats with Kitt Shapiro about her recent book, "Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White." It's a wonderful read full of stories about growing up as the only child of legendary entertainer Eartha Kitt. Kitt talks about sorting through personal stories to develop the book, how her mother continues to influence her life, and much more.
Jan 24, 2022•21 min
This week we're talking about Super-Heroes and Super-Zeroes! We're talking the return of Superman & Lois on CW and the companion show Naomi, also on CW! And we're talking the glorious madness that is James Gunn's Peacemaker over on HBO Max! Plus, MORE KYLE! CHECK IT OUT!! 1:52-17:25 TV Diaries 17:25-25:50 Power Rankings 26:58-38:26 Naomi (CW) 38:58-44:21 Superman & Lois (CW) 44:21-57:58 Peacemaker (HBO Max) 57:58 - Book of Boba Fett (Disney+)
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 13 min
In life, is there anything more important than the right crew? If you're gonna run the insane racing challenges of Hyperdrive on NETFLIX, you need a good pit crew. If you're gonna take on an evil dojo run by a couple psychos, you need a crew of karate kids, like on the newest season of Cobra Kai on NETFLIX. There are all kinds of crew metaphors to be found in the new NBC sitcom American Auto on HULU, and then there's Grand Crew, the new show from Brooklyn 99 and Insecure producers, also over on ...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 33 min
As we reach the year 2022, and many years of doing this podcast, we started to think about whether we were re-using titles, but we're quite sure we haven't used the title Fetterkenny before. That's right, it's time to discuss the 11th season of Letterkenny on Hulu, the Book of Boba Fett on Disney+, and, unrelated to our title, Netflix's Death to 2021! TV Diary 3:02-28:40 Stranger Than Fan-Fiction 28:40-36:31 36:50-44:09 Death to 2021 (Netflix) 44:09-57:01 Book of Boba Fett (Disney+) 57:01-Letter...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 8 min
This week, we bring you our heavily negotiated TV Dudes Top 13! The TV Dudes sometimes have very different tastes, but we managed to cobble together an agreement on the Best 13 TV shows of 2021, and we're going to lay them out for you this week, in our last show of the year! 4:09-29:07 TV Diary 29:50- TV Dudes Top 13
Jan 01, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Is there technically still some new TV for 2021? Sure, The Expanse just started up, HBO Max has offered up more murder mystery but sad in Landscapers, Witcher Season 2 and It's Always Sunny Season 15 are both up and running. But... none of that grabbed our attention quite enough to make the cut for Best Of, so we're diving in to our Best of 2021 episodes! This week, we're each going to offer up five contenders that didn't make the TV Dudes cut, and next week, we're going to present the Top 13 we...
Dec 24, 2021•1 hr 29 min
This week, Les chats with actor and musician Todd Almond. Todd recently toured the U.S. in his original musical 'Kansas City Choir Boy' starring alongside rock icon Courtney Love. His musical 'Girlfriend' – based on the Matthew Sweet album of the same title – is a perennial favorite for theater companies around the country. Todd also appears on HBOMax's new 'Gossip Girl' series, as well as on Broadway in the new musical 'Girl From The North Country'. This Christmas, he has an album of carefully ...
Dec 17, 2021•24 min
This week, Les chats with actor Kevin Mambo. Mambo can currently be seen on the new Netflix drama, 'Hit & Run' as an NYPD detective with a wry sense of humor who has seen it all. Mambo had large roles on hit series such as 'Luke Cage' and 'High Maintenance' and he is a two-time Daytime Emmy winner from his leading role on the long-running soap opera 'Guiding Light'. We discuss all that, plus his stage and film work, and much more.
Dec 17, 2021•25 min
Who run the world? Girls! Or possibly George Martin. This week, we're talking about The Beatles: Get Back on Apple+, The Great season 2 on Hulu, The Sex Lives of College Girls on HBO Max, The Wheel of Time on Prime and of course... the penultimate episode of Hawkeye on Disney+. TV Diary: 1:44-29:07 31:06-36:44 The Beatles Get Back (Apple+) 37:12-45:46 The Great (HULU) 45:46-58:37 The Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO Max) 58:37-1:09:51 The Wheel of Time (Prime) 1:10:32- Hawkeye (Disney+)...
Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 25 min
This week, Les chats with Actress, Writer, and Improviser Muretta Moss about her role in the Nickelodeon and Paramount+ movie A Loud House Christmas which premiered on November 26th. Muretta also recently wrapped production on the dark comedy series Intersection, a passion project she co-created, wrote, and starred in. We chat about all that, plus her podcast Counter Parenting. Check it out!
Dec 08, 2021•19 min
This week, Les talks with Kimberley Locke about the release of her new album Christmas is Here. When Kimberley auditioned for the 2003 series of “American Idol”, it was a life-changing decision as she eventually placed as second runner-up, signed to Curb Records, and became a successful recording artist. Kimberley released three full-length albums with the label, had eight Top 20 Adult Contemporary hits and four #1 Dance hits across various Billboard charts and her #1 club hit, a remake of the F...
Dec 07, 2021•21 min
This week, Les chats with Fernando Carsa. Fresh to the scene, Fernando stars in Apple TV+’s bilingual comedy series “Acapulco.” Fernando shines as ‘Memo,’ the supportive yet often naive best friend on the show. “Acapulco” marks his television debut, six months following Fernando's graduation from UCLA. We chat about the experience on set, what they love about their role, and much more. Check it out!
Dec 07, 2021•14 min
This week, Les chats with Justin Elizabeth Sayre. Sayre is a fixture of the downtown cabaret scene in New York, first with their long-running monthly show, “The Meeting of The International Order of Sodomites”, and now with a series of new shows at Joe’s Pub. Their 12-part-epic camp-horror-soap-opera "Ravenswood Manor" is currently being developed with Sony Television. They have also written for television, working with Michael Patrick King on his hit CBS comedy, “2 Broke Girls” and most recentl...
Dec 07, 2021•16 min
This week, it's time to give me some space! You could give me a space show, like the fourth season of Star Trek Discovery on Paramount+ or the Cowboy Bebop live action show on Netflix. Or maybe you just need some distance from your family, your past, or your talkative new partner like Hawkeye on Disney+. 4:44-38:18 TV Diary 38:18-47:47 Truth is Stranger Than Fan-Fiction 49:05-1:05:56 Star Trek Discovery (Paramount+) 1:05:56-1:22:28 Cowboy Bebop (Netflix) 1:22:58- Hawkeye (Disney+)
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 46 min
This week while Randy and Les are dealing with stuffing, Nick and Kyle are filling... in that is. We will be discussing which media marketing techniques we are thankful for, and which we are not! Check it out! TV Diaries 2:21 - 40:58 Digital Press discussion 40:58 - 1:41:27
Nov 28, 2021•1 hr 43 min
This week, Randy flees to another city as Les, Nick and Kyle discuss TV! Paul Rudd crosses ethical lines in his career as Will Ferrell's therapist in 'The Shrink Next Door' on Apple+, Jeremy Renner takes over the family business in 'Mayor of Kingstown' on Paramount+, and a girls' soccer team tries to survive and thrive as adults after a horrific experience in Showtime's 'Yellowjackets'. What can we say? It's a living! TV Diaries 7:08-46:55 Stranger Than Fanfiction 46:55-56:30 The Shrink Next Doo...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 26 min
This week, Les chats with Daytime Emmy-nominated actress Crystal Lee Brown. Brown will next be seen as Janelle on Starz’s crime drama Hightown. She was nominated for her first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Digital Drama Series for her role as Tamara in Giants, which streams on Issa Rae’s YouTube Channel. In addition, she is known for her three-season run as Sergeant King on the hit CW series Black Lightning. Brown also recurred on season 2 of Netflix’s Mindhunter, and had ...
Nov 18, 2021•19 min
This week, Les chats with acclaimed Broadway star and concert artist Karen Mason about her new album 'Let the Music Play', released Friday, November 12 in all digital formats and on CD from Zevely Records. On the heels of her featured role opposite Ewan McGregor on the hit Netflix miniseries “Halston,” Mason talks about this collection of theater music, pop classics and new compositions, her love for the stage, and much more.
Nov 12, 2021•30 min
