Can You Help Us Get Famous?! Podcast

Today on “Can You Help Us Get Famous?!” we have a land down under treat for you! Comedian - AL DEL BENE! Al has toured extensively with Jon Lovitz and Tim Allen. He has performed in over one hundred sold out stadiums with Dane Cook and has performed at the Sydney Opera House with Bill Burr. Al has been awarded "Comedian of the Year" by the L.A. Comedy Awards and is proud to have performed for the troops in Kuwait and Iraq. He is SO FAMOUS - Just google him! This week's movie: Pulp Fiction

Today on “Can You Help Us Get Famous” we have Casting Producer and all around Performing Extraordinaire - JOY TENENBERG! Joy has cast it all: background, unscripted, scripted, documentary, musical theatre, commercials, animation, video games, viral videos, reality, and game shows. She has helped cast hit shows such as The Apprentice, Parental Control, Intervention, Catfish,  House Hunters, the list goes ON! And she ALSO, Producing a musical, is a Live Performance Photographer and previous VEGAS PERFORMER! This week's movie: Wet Hot American Summer

This week on “Can You Help Us Get Famous?!” we have Actress, Comedian, and Car Sales Technologist to the STARS! - JENNIFER BELANDER! Jennifer has done it ALL! From Acting to performing her one-woman show "MommAutism" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to getting Sylvester Stallone's phone number in his CAR!  Could she BE any more fabulous and famous?! Tune in and find out why!  This week's movie: Arrival

This week on “Can You Help Us Get Famous?!” We have a badass mama!! Not ONLY is she a Senior Account Executive and the Director of Brand Partnerships for iHeartMedia, but she's also a talented vocalist and she has worked for the circus??!! What??? Ladies and Gentlemen, CINDY MELGAR!!! This week's film: Rent

This week on Can You Help Us Get Famous?! We have Actress, Stand In, and Dialogue Coach: ANNIE WETHERBEE!!! As a dialogue coach, Annie helps people learn their lines! She currently works on Bob Hearts️ Abishola, and before that, Liv and Maddy, Bizardvark, The Soul Man, Hot in Cleveland, The Thundermans to name a few. She has also been a stand-in on four-camera sitcoms for years and was a sound mixer for trailers (previews of coming attractions) before all that.  This week's movie: Galaxy Quest

This week on "Can you Help Us Get Famous?!" we had our favorite TV Clean Comedian in the hiz-ous! BRIAN KILEY!!!! Brian has appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman” seven times, four times on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and twelve times on “Late Night with Conan O'Brien”.   He also has been a staff writer for Conan O'Brien since 1994 and is currently the head monologue writer.  He has been nominated for 16 Emmy Awards and he is the winner of the 2007 Emmy Award for Writing in a Comedy/Variety Series.  This week's movie: Broadcast News

Today on “Can You Help Us Get Famous” we have not one, but TWO Amazingly-fabulous famous women for you! Executive Producers  - JaNeika James & JaSheika James! These ladies are Hollywood powerhouses, having worked on shows such as Fox’s EMPIRE, Netflix’s True Story, HBO Max’s GOSSIP GIRL and they are currently developing Showtime’s MABEL alongside Tyler Perry and Tim Palen!!  Oh, and in their spare time, they’ve released a book, LIVING DOUBLE!  This week's film: House party!

This week on “Can You Help Us Get Famous” we have Actor, Comedian, and Cannabis Activist - Ngaio Bealum! Ngaio has been a cannabis activist for over 20 years! He was the cannabis expert on Netflix’s “Cooking on High”, he was the co-host of Cannabis Planet, and he has appeared on the Sarah Silverman show! When he isn’t opening for comics like Dave Chappelle or Weird Al, you can listen to him on the Doug Benson podcast Getting Doug With High, of which he is a frequent guest! You can also find him all over the country hosting cannabis events!! WOWZERS! This week's movie: Zach Snyder's Justice League

Today on “Can You Help Us Get Famous” we have former Reality TV Executive Producer turned Reiki Master, Energy Healer, Life-Career-Spiritual Coach, AND Mindful Meditation Teacher at Inspiring You - HENRI HEBERT!!!! Find out which celebrity uses black toilet paper, the reality of reality TV, and setting Fame Intentions! This week's movie: The Sound of Music

This week on “Can You Help Us Get Famous?!” we have Production Finance Extraordinaire and our BIGGEST FAN - MATT DAWSON!!!!! Some of Matt’s corporate credits include working within various Television Production Finance Groups at ABC Studios, ABC Family, Skydance and now he’s moved into “the field” as they say, working as a production accountant on various shows as Yellowstone Season 1, The Perfectionists Season 1, Swagger Season 1, DMZ pilot and David Makes Man Season 2. So famous! This week's movie: Hell or High Water

Today on Can you Help Us Get Famous?! we have Actress, Stunt woman, mountain climber, and covid cat rescuer! - Danielle Reierson!!! Danielle recently played one of the leads in the sci-fi feature Obscura AND can be seen flying through the air at a wedding in this year’s Bud Light Lemon Seltzer SuperBowl commercial!  This week's movie: Aliens

Today on “Can You Help Us Get Famous?!” we dunno how we got her, but we're SO HAPPY SHE'S HERE! Celebrity Chef - Kori Sutton!!! You can see Kori currently on Season 19 of Gordon Ramsey’s Hell’s Kitchen! SO FAMOUS! Kori has also immersed herself in all facets of the gastronomic industry, working at upscale restaurants, hotels, and in private homes for celebrities and high net worth individuals. This week's movie: Like Water for Chocolate

Today on “Can You Help Us Get Famous?!” we have our very first guest ever BACK to update us on her life since popping our cherry! Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Writer and Producer, Joanna Lewis!!! Along with her writing partner, Joanna has written for “Kipo and the Age of the Wonder Beasts” on Netflix, “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” on Netflix, “The Great Indoors” on CBS, and “Sullivan & Son” on TBS just to name a few! NBD! This week's movie: Let it Snow

This week on the "Can you Help Us Get Famous?!" Podcast, we have DJ and Actor - Luis Otero!!! Luis aka "DJ Silence" has done all the clubs! NYC, LA, and a SpeakEasy Taco Truck! Join us as we discuss the ins and outs of DJing, along with Luis's experience on set filming a ProActive Commerical. Many icons will be discussed! Cloris Leachman, Betty White, Ritchie Valens, and the MOST ICONIC: ANDI VOPS!!! This week's film: La Bamba

This week on the Can You Help Us Get Famous?! Podcast we have Actress, Model and Stunt Woman - CODY RENEE CAMERON!!! Cody can be seen in MANY films, but most notably El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story. She is in the Playboy Australia 2021 calendar as Miss February and is kicking ass as a Lady Boss on Only Fans! SO FAMOUS!!!! Tune in and hear all about Cody's cool stunts, motorcycle, and when she was a DEAD BODY!!! This week's movie: Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story

Today on “Can You Help Us Get Famous” We have comedian and screenwriter - WENDY WILKINS! Wendy performs all around the country (pre-pandemic of course) but notably the IMPROV, ICEHOUSE,  WESTSIDE COMEDY, and FLAPPERS.  HOWEVER! Today we are focusing on her many WRITING achievements! Wendy has been winning screenplay competition after screenplay competition! There are TOO MANY to list here, but listen in and hear all about her career path and achievements! This week's film: All The Right Moves

This week on "Can You Help Us Get Famous?!" We have Talent Manager, Actor, and Pole Dancing Extroidinnaire - APRIL BAKER! April is a talent manager at Stagecoach Entertainment in Los Angeles and has spent more than a decade in talent representation. She has series regulars and series recurs on shows such as “LOVE, VICTOR”, “PARTY OF FIVE” reboot, “JUST ROLL WITH IT”, “NO GOOD NICK”, “WHEN THEY SEE US” on Netflix, the list just KEEPS GOING! This week's movie: Zodiac

Today on “Can You Help Us Get Famous?!” We have Actor, Comedian, and Bumble Bee Boss cameo LEGEND - GREGORY HOLLIMON!!!!! You might recognize Greg from his MANY tv appearances, on MAD TV, The Colbert Report and in the Comedy Central’s cult classic “Strangers with Candy” as Principal Onyx Blackman!!!!! This week’s film: Casablanca

This week on “Can You Help Us Get Famous”, we chat with our dear friend and comedy mama, Bobbie Oliver! Bobbie has been a standup comedian for 30 years, she’s the owner of Tao Comedy Studio here in Los Angeles, and since the last time we had her on, she released her first Amazon Prime Video special, “Bobbie Oliver’s Greatest Hits”! This week's movie: Hancock

Today on “Can You Help Us Get Famous?!” we have a comedy veteran of LA stand-up for 21 years!!! You can check out her special Sleazy Does it on Amazon and Porn Mom Podcast on all platforms. She was recently featured on the cover of Hustler Magazine (WHAT?!) as both a comic and pornographer AND when she isn't busy with both her hustles, she rescues dogs, cats, and ex-boyfriends. Ladies and gentlemen - SALLY MULLINS! Tune in and hear Sally talk about the comedy AND porn industries, her jokes about being a hooker and why she got into Granny Porn ... although we think she's a MILF ;) This week's movie: Scene from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

Today on the “Can You Help Us Get Famous?!” podcast we have an EAST COAST TREAT! That’s RIGHT! Fame has extended to NYC BABY!: We have Broadway Playwrights from the hit show “Lifespan of a Fact” Jeremy Kareken and David Murrell! Find out why we think haunted breast implants will help us, David's opinion on Scar Jo and Jeremy's time with James Lipton and Bradley Cooper! SO MUCH FAME!!! This week's movie: Big Trouble in Little China

Today on “Can You Help Us Get Famous” we have a super famous guest! He’s a Director! He’s an Executive Producer! He’s worked with A LOT of famous people! Give it up for Kyle Patrick Alvarez! Kyle most recently Directed and Executive Produced every episode of Season 2 of the Amazon series HOMECOMING, starring Janelle Monae, Chris Cooper, Hong Chau, Stephan James, and Joan Cusack. Prior to HOMECOMING, he worked on two Netflix series, directing and producing episodes in the first and second season of the hit show 13 REASONS WHY, and directing the finale of the revival of the seminal LGBTQ show TALES OF THE CITY, starring Laura Linney and Ellen Page. There is so much more, but we're running out of space!  This week's Fame takeaway choice: Homecoming!

This week on the “Can You Help Us Get Famous?” podcast, we have Staff Writer on the upcoming Netflix limited series SIMPLY HALSTON, Showrunner’s Assistant, AND Writers Assistant on Showtime’s THE AFFAIR, Writer, Director, and Producer - KRISTINA WOO! Kristina dishes about writer's rooms, when she interned for Martin Scorcese, and how we shouldn't judge T-Swift! She also agreed to read our Pilot! Whaaaat?! SO FAMOUS! This week's movie: Beyond the Lights

Today on “Can You Help Us Get Famous” we have Singer, Songwriter, and recent Vox Pop IMA winner - NADIA VAEH!!! Originally from Atlanta, Nadia is SLAYING the LA music scene with her Conscious Pop Music! She has written well over 100 songs born from the things she has experienced. Her songwriting is not only personally healing but is also a platform to help others heal and make waves with social matters. This week's Movie: Overboard!

This week Dani and Povs speak with Makeup Extraordinaire - KAREN STEIN!!! Karen was the department makeup head for 3 seasons of “Teachers” for TV Land and recently worked on “Pearson” (the Suits Spinoff), “Shooter,” “Moxie,” “Brooklyn 99” and is currently on quarantine hiatus with “Swimming with Sharks” for Quibi.  If Karen can’t make us famous, at least she’ll make us look good! This week's movie: Sunset Boulevard

This week Dani and Povs had the pleasure of speaking with the wonderful and talented, Scott Blugrind! Scott is a guitar comic and audience warm-up comedian in Los Angeles! He has done Audience Warm-Up on CBS's "Man With A Plan" starring Matt LeBlanc and Kevin Nealon, he was the Warm-Up DJ on 189 episodes of “Friends” plus all of “Joey”, “Girl Meets World”, “Mulaney” and dozens of other shows. He performs all over Los Angeles (and the world!) and also hosts the Open Mic at the world-famous Hollywood Landmark The Rainbow Bar & Grill on the Sunset Strip. This week's movie: Wedding Crashers!!!

In-studio (aka Zoom) this week, Dani and Povs had standup, writer, producer, and actress – RENEE GAUTHIER! Renee’s credits are amazing! She’s in the feature film "Turkey Bowl"; she was a member of Chicago's Second City, she has traveled the country opening for Aisha Tyler and Amy Schumer. She worked with Chrissy Teigen on "Lip Sync Battle," Kevin Hart on his YouTube hit "What The Fit" and more. Currently, she is writing for Paula Abdul's Vegas Residency. This week’s movie: Drive Me Crazy

Cults, Corona Virus, and Bad A$$ bitches are all discussed on this week's ZOOMCAST episode with Actress and Filmmaker - GIOVANNIE ESPIRITU!!!! You can see Giovannie as the lead in “Dyke Central" on Amazon and in any of her reoccurring roles on ER (NBC), Bones (FOX), Gilmore Girls (ABC), and Trauma (NBC) AND MORE! She ALSO coaches kids/teens online nationwide through HollywoodActorsWorkshop.com and was named as one of the top 40 Audition Coaches in Los Angeles! This week's movie: Angel-A

Welcome to Dani and Povs's VERY FIRST ZOOM CAST!!!!! Corona Virus may have stopped most of society, but it hasn't even TOUCHED the girl's hunger for FAME and interviewing AWESOME GUESTS!!! This week Dani and Povs interview LA Actress, Screenwriter and Independent Film Producer - TRINA DONG!!!! Trina was an entertainment PR Professional in NYC who took a LEAP, left her day job and is now SLAYING in the LA Scene. You can see her on the current season of “Homeland” on Showtime, in the upcoming short film “Stand Out” that she co-produced, co-wrote and stars in AND you can find her multiple times a week hosting entertainment shows on AfterBuzz TV and Popcorn Talk. TRINA MUST HELP US GET FAMOUS?!?!? This week's movie: Tune in for Love

This week Dani and Povs have “Indy Stars Readers’ Choice Award Winner for Best Comedian 2019”, co-host of the “Gays of Our Lives” vodcast, and overall actor/comedic superstar - SEARS!!!! She has her own CBD line, beat breast cancer, has been on FXs BASKETS and SO MUCH MORE!!! We couldn't be more STOKED to have Sears in our studio!!! This weeks Movie: Rounders

This week, Dani and Povs chat with Comedy Producer, Podcast Creator, Sketch Writer and Individual whose apartment we frequent to do this podcast – LAUREN BANCROFT!!!!! PEW PEW PEW!!!! – handguns. Lauren Bancroft is a veteran of standup and sketch comedy (currently on the Burbs house sketch team at The Ruby). After working in IT for 14 years, she figured it out and jumped feet first into the life of production. From producing live stand up shows to video content, she's always looking for another plate to keep spinning. She is the co-founder/host of Historical Hookups podcast. This week's movie: The Croods

This week, Dani and Povs interview Actress, Writer, Stand Up Comic, SAG-AFTRA's newest member and Oscar catering superstar - MELISSA GARVER!!! For the first 34 years of Melissa's life, she believed she was NOT creative! She was a Financial Analyst, Network Engineer and Program Coordinator to help combat Domestic Violence. BUT! After some meditation, therapy and EU travel we are happy to report that Melissa is KILLING IT on the LA Fame Scene. Tune in and find out why :) This week's movie: LA Story  

This week, Dani and Povs chat with Hollywood Mortician and Stand Up Comedian, Amber Carvaly! Amber has been a licensed mortician for 7 years and ran Undertaking La for 4 years! She has been featured on Trixie & Katya and Keeping Up with the Kardashians for her makeup work! Other credits include VICE, The New York Times and VOX! If we can't get famous in this life, we know Amber will make us look HAWT in the next!!! This week's movie: The Devil Wears Prada

This week Dani and Povs chat with Celebrity Hair Stylist and Makeup Artist, BROOKLYN STEPHEN! Brookyn moved to LA from North Carolina with a Cosmetology license hoping to get into hair and make-up for tv & film, but ALAS! She hates being on set! She now has a stationary (H)Airstream she turned into a salon and loves working for herself. She has celebrity clients, even though celebrities weird her out! Will Dani and Povs get to the bottom of Brooklyn's fear?! This week's movie: Booksmart  

Happy New Years!!! Dani and Povs kick off 2020 with the ever fabulous TV Editor and Aspiring Writer JAY CONKLIN!!! Jay started editing in 2004 and is going on nearly 16 years in the industry! In that time he has worked for Bravo, E!, Discovery, NBC, CBS, TLC, Nat Geo, the list of fame keeps on going with him!!! Tune in and find out why smashing oranges is going to help the girls GET FAMOUS!!!   This week's movie: Elf!      

This week on “Can You Help Us Get Famous” Dani and Povs chat with Rising Star and Indie Movie Producer – CHANTELLE ALBERS!!!! Chantelle has multiple tv and feature credits, such as Modern Family, Mob City (TNT) and Bombshell which is being released in theaters Dec.15th. She is currently working on Perry Mason with HBO. 6th friend was Chantelle's producing debut with more to come in the future! Listen to her greatness! This week's movie: 6th Friend

On this week's episode Dani and Povs interview Actors, Writers, Producers, and overall Dynamic Duo - Johnny Giacalone and Mandy Kaplan!!! Johnny and Mandy recently co-wrote, co-starred and co-produced the new hit comedy feature 30 Nights of Sex to Save Your Marriage! Listen in to hear about Johnny and Mandy's process, along with some interesting stories on how Mandy says, "Hello!" to other celebrities. This week's movie: 30 Night of Sex to Save Your Marriage

This week Dani and Povs snagged Singer, Song Writer and Synthwave DJ Master – JAK SYN!!!!! Jak Syn has a lifelong relationship with music, playing all over LA at historic venues such as The Whisky A Go Go, The Trubador, CIA and the KeyClub. In 2018 he began working with Samuel Valentine, DJing for Night.Wav LA & San Junipero events at the Echoplex; sharing his love for Synthwave with the public! This week's movie: SGT Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

This week Dani and Povs have ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Writer, MAD MEN Showrunner Assistant and all around FAME ROCKSTAR! HEATHER JENG BLADT!!! We also learn not to take sandwiches too seriously! This week's movie, A 90's Classic: While You Were Sleeping

Dani and Povs celebrate Halloween with Director and Producer – Shawn McDaniel!!!! Shawn’s most recent project “My Death Co” is a web series that follows a recently deceased man, Sam (Jon Huck), as he’s forced to work as a grim reaper in the afterlife. PERFECT for Halloween

Dani and Povs kick off Season 2 with Musical Comedian and previous Saturday Night Live cast member - LUKE NULL!!! Luke was on the forty-third season of SNL and after leaving recorded his first comedy album: Guitar Comic! Which you can find on all streaming platforms. We were super "Lucky" to have Luke in the studio this week and hear all his behind the scenes stories! This week's movie: Lucky Number Slevin    

It's the Season 1 Finale!!!! And the Dani and Povs are going out with a BANG! As they speak with Writer and Producer ANTHONY DEL BROCCOLO!!! Anthony had an 8-year stint as a Co-Executive Producer on CBS's long running hit series THE BIG BANG THEORY, the #1 comedy on broadcast television, where he started as Staff Writer in 2011. Prior to that, Anthony wrote for numerous shows such as Nickelodeon's ALL THAT, CHEAP SEATS, LIL' BUSH, DRAKE AND JOSH and ZOEY 101! This week's movie: Raising Arizona

This week it is All About FAME with Geoffrey Sharp on the Can You Help Us Get Famous?! Podcast!!! Geoffrey has done it all! From being on Broadway and Soap Operas to Executive Producing television series for NatGeo, CNN and Discovery! This weeks film: All About Eve starring Bette Davis! And what a handbook to getting famous this movie is!! Thanks for coming on the show, Geoffrey! Now, hurry up and get us as super star fame adjacent as you are!!!

This week Dani and Povs speak with podcast extraordinaire and their beloved engineer - MORGAN JAFFE!!!! Morgan has been fame adjacent and HOLDING OUT ON US!!! She also has her own podcast titled: Burst Your Bubble. Find out what it takes to work in podcasting from all angles, who Dani ran into at work and why Povs can't sit with US! anymore :) This weeks movie: Mean Girls

This week Dani and Povs interviewed Writer, Radio Host and stand up comedic - CECILY KNOBLER!!!! Cecily currently writes and hosts "Live from Hollywood," a daily morning-show, where she provides entertainment reports and film reviews for 15 FM radio commercial markets across the U.S. and Canada! She's met George Carlin, thinks you should be a Lawyer and DEFINITELY will give us her vital organs

This week Dani and Povs were able to catch award winning screenwriter and filmmaker – WENDY WILKINS!!!!!! She is one of ISA’s Top-25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2019, a Warner Brothers Writers’ Workshop Participant, an ABC/Disney Writing Program Finalist, a Final Draft’s Big Break Contest Top-10 Finalist, a Women In Film: NY/Meryl Streep Writers Lab Finalist and a 2018 Austin Film Festival Second Rounder – this list goes on and ON If Wendy can’t help get us famous, by god, hopefully her writing can! LOL This weeks “Video” Choice: Less Than Zero

This week Dani and Povs we will be chatting with fellow standup comedian and actor, Brian McDaniel!   Brian appeared on TMZ for eight years!!! If he can’t help us figure out how to get famous, we don’t know who can?!   This week’s movie choice: A League of Their Own

HOLY GUACOMOLE! This week Dani and Povs were able to snag online host and producer - TRISHA HERSHBERGER!!!! Trisha has been featured on channels like IGN, Rhett & Link, The Philip Defranco Show, Epic Meal Time, The Fine Bros, ScreenJunkies, Smosh & more. She won two Streamy Awards as a full-time cast member with Sourcefed & SourcefedNerd and now owns and operates her own production company. If Trisha can’t help these ladies get famous, well,  they're F*CKED! WELCOME TRISHA!!!

This week, Los Angeles comedians Dani Brooks and Catherine "Povs" Povinelli speak with writer and producer, Janet Ginsburg!!! Janet’s work has appeared on Comedy Central. NBC, CNN, Nat Geo, and countless other outlets that you enjoy watching. She's worked with some of Hollywood's biggest stars and celebrities, including Jon Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld, John Oliver, and Morgan Freeman to name(drop) a few. She has written several books for Random House/Villard, and is a former staff writer for The Onion. Janet MUST help the girls GET FAMOUS!!!!!

On this week's episode, Dani and Povs RE-interview the talented and fabulous ALICE HAMILTON!!!!  You may know Alice as one of Los Angeles’ up and coming comedians on the scene with the sparkli-est jacket to go with her talents!  You can catch her at the Comedy Store, Kill Tony and many other clubs around town!  This week’s movie choice: "Sliding Doors" and some very non-convincing British Accents. Love us. Fame-Us.

This week Dani and Povs talk to their comedy God Mother and LA legend/Owner of Tao Comedy Studio, Bobbie Oliver!!!! Bobbie has been a standup comedian for 30 years, is the author of the Tao of Comedy: Embrace the Pause and has been teaching comedy for 15 years! This week’s movie choice was “Patti Cake$” … there might be some rapping ;)