Podcasts about Budd Friedman

Matt explains the large bandage on his forehead, and Jimmy's description of Budd Friedman's old receptionist naturally leads to a deep dive on the filmography of Stephen Root.To hear the full episode, head over to nevernotfunny.com and sign up for a Platinum subscription. Plans start at $6/month and include a second full-length episode every week, video of every episode, plus a monthly bonus episode. More perks, like access to our back catalog and game nights on Zoom, are also available. Sign up today!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In Boston today with entertainment journalist Tripp Whetsell, author of the new book 'Norman Lear: His Life & Times'. A passionate fan of every show Lear created and produced, Whetsell takes us behind the scenes of American retro television and Lear's inspiration for his legendary comedy series All In The Family, Maude, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Good Times to producing films Come Blow Your Horn with Frank Sinatra and Divorce American Style with Dick Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds. This show business biographer and media studies professor at Emerson College (the only college which offers a college major in 'comedy' - along with the Norman Lear Scholarship Fund for aspiring writing students!) is also the author of The Improv; An Oral History of the Comedy Club that Revolutionized Stand-Up (co-written with founder Budd Friedman with a forward by Jay Leno). Whetsell discusses his continuing career as a show business biographer with his new book about Lear, mixing in stories behind Lear's ground breaking comedy series and more. Bring your love of retro and join us!About the Spotlight Conversations podcast:Tune in as I invite friends inside my cozy linoleum free recording studio to talk about all things media - radio, television, music, film, voiceovers, audiobooks, publishing - if guests know media, we're talkin'! Unscripted and entertaining, each guest gets real about their careers in the entertainment biz; from where they started to how it's going. Join us in my swanky studio where drinks are always on ice; music + media are the conversation starters. New episodes every other Tuesday. Social media links, website and more hereFollow and subscribe to my podcast hereA very special thank you to friends who helped bring my Spotlight Conversations podcast together and especially for their continued support:Booth Announcer: Joe Szymanski ('Joe The Voice Guy')Theme Song Composer: Mark Sparrow, SongBird StudiosRadio Free RaleighHouston Radio Platinum

Joel Madison is a veteran TV writer and WGA member whose resume is a mile long; having written for Roseanne, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Jackie Thomas Show, Undeclared, as well as having created Malcom & Eddie. In addition to all of this, he also was a working road comedian hailing from the great city of Minneapolis (home of jucy lucys and the almighty Dillinger Four). Upon moving to LA, he was a door guy at the La Jolla Comedy Store and eventually he became a paid regular at The World-Famous Hollywood Improv, passed by the late Budd Friedman himself. Hailing from Queens, NY, Liam McEneaney is a comedian, producer and filmmaker nearly 30 years on the road. Having been on the road for many years, he has achieved notoriety on SiriusXM, WTF with Marc Maron, Showtime, HBO, as well as the hit show Premium Blend on Comedy Central. Great set, Liam! This was the first episode with multiple guests since going multi-cam. Minus a few unrelated technical difficulties, it came out well and honestly, was one of the most fun episodes of The Ian Ira Rousso Show to date! After Liam airs his grevences with me and Gary Cannon, we get into what it was like working for the sixth and final season of Fresh Prince as Will Smith was becoming a megastar, what it was like developing in Minneapolis along side the late Louie Anderson, the important role of SiriuXM in saving the stand-up comedy middleclass, helping me with my apperence on stage, as well as workshoping a one-liner that has since gone on to get a 15-second laugh break in the Belly Room of the World-Famous Comedy Store, and so much more. This is the longest episode of The Ian Ira Rousso Show in a very long time, we covered so much, and I am wildly appreciative for having them on. This was a fun one! Follow Joel Madison on the social medias:https://www.instagram.com/joel___madison Follow Liam McEneaney on the social medias too:https://www.instagram.com/radioliam http://www.x.com/heyitsliam https://www.threads.net/@radioliam See Liam McEneaney live! https://heyitsliam.com/ See me perform my new hour Hack to the Future in Santa Cruz, CA at the Santa Cruz Actors' Theatre on October 10th:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ian-ira-rousso-hack-to-the-future-santa-cruz-ca-tickets-943601677017?aff=oddtdtcreator  The Ian Ira Rousso Show on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0fjNyd8cOcjkcbkWmmmnxB   The Ian Ira Rousso Show on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ian-ira-rousso-show/id1642560274   The Ian Ira Rousso Show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ4vqDXCIb-X68gSProcIXtzZxGyvFmbY   Follow me on all the stuff! http://www.instagram.com/ianirarousso   http://www.threads.net/@ianirarousso   http://www.tiktok.com/@ianirarousso    http://www.twitter.com/ianirarousso    http://www.facebook.com/ianirarousso    Follow The Ian Ira Rousso Show Show on Instagram and Threads http://www.instagram.com/tiirspodcast    http://www.threads.net/@tiirspodcast     Join The Ian Ira Rousso Show SubReddit https://www.reddit.com/r/theianiraroussoshow/   And see me live! Upcoming dates and t-shirts for sale at: http://www.ianirarousso.com    I coproduce The 32 Special, a live stand-up comedy show at Ireland's 32 in the San Fernando Valley. Follow the show in Instagram to find out lineups week of http://www.instagram.com/32specialcomedyshow    Debut comedy album Sorry Again out now! https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ian-ira-rousso/1697388120     #TheIanIraRoussoShow #TIIRS #ComedyPodcast #ComedyTalkShow #TalkShow

Episode 80 Happy Hour with Willie Barcena We get into some stories including some road stories doing stand up comedy, working with the Wayans Brothers, John Witherspoon, Jay Leno, Budd Friedman and more wild stories. If you like our dope stuff, please tune in and share with your fellow friends! We talk about all the madness that does on in our lives. Make sure to share, like, comment and repost! Tell your Tias to listen in. Don't be shy and listen to this everywhere! Thanks to Downtown Drew and Miles P. for the work. Come for a drink, stay for the laughs! Thanks for tuning in to the ruckus. Share with your Sanch@s! Make sure you rate our show to get more exposure We are on YouTube so make sure y'all like and subscribe! Follow us on instagram @bro.monroe.show https://linktr.ee/three1media

The Sidehackers (or is it The Side Hackers?) revs its engines real loud and makes it hard for Chris and Charlotte to talk about sexual violence, friendly bikers, unfriendly bikers, sidehacking, and Rommel's book.cw: This is a heavy episode, and we talk about sexual violence (including a discussion about the notorious scene that was edited out of the movie) as well as other histories of violence.SHOW NOTES.The Sidehackers: MST3K Wiki. IMDb.MST3Kon is July 16, as part of Blobfest!Our episode on Cave Dwellers.The Hollister Riot. Women at the Hollister Riot.Other female bikers!Frank Rooney: Cyclists' Raid. [Subscription required to get it from the official source.]The Wild One.The Quebec Biker War.A Timeline of the Hells Angels (as of 2013).On bikers and other counterculture groups.Veterans and bikers.The Altamont Speedway Free Concert.Then Came Bronson.The Southern California Side Hack Association.A 1972 article about sidehacking.Why are sidecars called “hacks”?Sidecar Racers Association (of Canada).The Rommel thing in Europe.Watch it on YouTube.The New Life Sings The Sidehackers. [cw: At least one song title is, uh, problematic.]The Mini-Skirt Mob.A supercut of all the scenes you care about from a 1975 Ross Hagen film with a fun name.Budd Friedman.Smallpox vaccination scars.Erwin Rommel: Infantry Attacks and Tank Attacks.Patton.Support It's Just A Show on Patreon, if you can and want to. Thanks!

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Rick Podell and I discuss his early influences; Jackie Gleason; Ed Sullivan; 50's and 60's standups; Alan King; doing standup for his dog; tap dancing; leaving college to do Dames at Sea off Broadway; getting hired as a Universal contract player; doing Baretta and getting a mentor in Robert Blake; Busting Loose; Garry Marshall; Paramount commissary; Chopped Liver Brothers; how appearing on the Mike Douglas Show makes you crave for new material; how his jack-of-all trades style hurt him; working with Milton Berle in Two by Two and meeting his endowment; Budd Friedman gets roasted; writing the pilots Brothers and Our Time with co-writer Mike Preminger; starring in films "Lunch Wagon" and "Underground Aces"; co-starring in "Hero at Large" with John Ritter; losing out on Chips to Erik Estrada; performing with Richard Lewis, Rich Hall, and Dana Carvey; Jay Leno saying he was too handsome to be a successful comedian; touring Montana with Gilbert Gottfried; guest starring as Jackie Jackerman on a memorable Family Ties; guest starring as a mohel on Cheers; writing the screenplay for "Nothing in Common" about his relationship with his dad; having Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason star; receiving letters from people with the same situations; the film being perceived as too Jewish; Gleason's ill-health; opening with Ginger Rogers for a year; opening for Cher; working on Sunset Boulevard on Broadway with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Close; being directed by someone who directed Ronald Reagan and Clark Gable; working and later teaching at the Beverly Hills Playhouse; cell phones; and his one-man show

From theater to improv to eventually co-owning the legendary Improv Mark Lonow has had an amazing career full of incredible stories. My guest, Mark Lonow and I discuss: Starring in the 70's disco classic, Thank God It's Friday with The Commodores, Donna Summer, and Lionel Richie. Working with Debrah Winger (Thank God It's Friday) while she was also waitressing for Mark at the legendary Improv. Mark's improv troupe, Off The Wall (which he started with his wife, JoAnne Astrow and Henry Winkler) Landing acting roles 24 hours after arriving in Hollywood that included Husbands, Wives and Lovers (written by Joan Rivers), Archie's Place, First & Ten, Moonlighting, and Fantasy Island Playing a club owner on Quantum Leap with comedian Bob Saget Almost being a regular on the Harvey Korman Show Landing his role in The Wedding Singer (getting a call from Adam Sandler) Helping (surrogate son) Michael Rapaport into the world of comedy Becoming Budd Friendman's partner in the Improv /brief history of the Improv Rodney Dangerfield and Milton Berle (great stories) Helping to lead the strike at The Comedy Store (we discuss Steve Lubetkin, who leaped to his death, if you need help please call 988. You are not alone, help is out there) and much more! Note: Mark's partner Budd Friedman passed away after this interview was recorded. That is why there is no mention of it during the interview. You're going to love my conversation with Mark Lonow IMDB Facebook Short history: The Improv comedy club was founded by Budd Friedman in 1963 in New York City. Friedman, a former talent agent, started the club as a place for comedians to perform and hone their skills. The Improv quickly became known as the birthplace of modern stand-up comedy and has been a key influence on the development of the art form. Friedman ran the club for many years and was instrumental in helping to launch the careers of many famous comedians, including Richard Pryor, Andy Kaufman, and Robin Williams. Today, The Improv has locations in several cities across the United States and continues to be a popular destination for comedy fans and aspiring comedians. Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #WeddingSongOrBand from @MusicalHashtags. Tweets featured on the show are retweeted at @JeffDwoskinShow Follow Hashtag Roundup to tweet along with fun hashtags daily! Follow @HashtagRoundup on Twitter! Download the Hashtag Roundup app Follow Jeff Dwoskin: Jeff Dwoskin on Twitter The Jeff Dwoskin Show podcast on Twitter Podcast website Podcast on Instagram Yes, the show used to be called Live from Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the CUTURE POP PODCAST, Mase & Sue with stories about the late Budd Friedman, who founded The Improv, a trillion dollar letter, the origins of Black Friday and break-ups for comic Chelsea Handler & Zack Braff.

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The gang discusses the midterm election results, then looks at Dave Chappelle's controversial "Saturday Night Live" monologue and the legacy of comedy club impresario Budd Friedman.

Budd Friedman was synonymous with standup comedy. His legacy will not be forgotten, as he founded The Hollywood Improv, and gave stage opportunities and helped encourage some of the biggest talents of all time. He passed away at age 90 11/12/2022. Enjoy this special replay of a conversation had on ALN Aug 13th, 2013. Check out at Adam at venues across America! Find his tour dates at www.adamraycomedy.com About Last Night's Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/alnpodcast About Last Night's Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/alnpodcast/ Adam's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/adamraycomedy/ Adam's Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/adamraycomedy/ Adam's Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AdamRayComedy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From November 2012, Marc talks with Budd Friedman, the man behind the comedy club boom in America. Budd died on November 12, 2022 at the age of 90. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sorry for the brief hiatus but we are back to catch up on the tv/film news along with listener emails and what we have been watch so join us as we touch on topics like Kevin Conroy, Aaron Carter, Keith Levene, Budd Friedman, Westworld, CW, Nextstar, The Winchesters, Walker Independence, The Sandman, 3-Way NCIS Universe Crossover, Chris Rock, Andor, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Black Adam, Titans, See How They Run, Blockbuster, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Killer Sally, Wakanda Forever, X , Big Sky & our usual nonsense Email us at nothingsonpodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on twitter @NothingsOn123 This podcast is part of the TaylorNetwork Spotify,Stitcher radio and also google play @Donnysalvocomedy on Tik Tok Email us at nothingsonpodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on twitter @NothingsOn123 This podcast is part of the TaylorNetwork Spotify,Stitcher radio and also google play @Donnysalvocomedy on Tik Tok

Sorry for the brief hiatus but we are back to catch up on the tv/film news along with listener emails and what we have been watch so join us as we touch on topics like Kevin Conroy, Aaron Carter, Keith Levene, Budd Friedman, Westworld, CW, Nextstar, The Winchesters, Walker Independence, The Sandman, 3-Way NCIS Universe Crossover, Chris Rock, Andor, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Black Adam, Titans, See How They Run, Blockbuster, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Killer Sally, Wakanda Forever, X , Big Sky & our usual nonsense Email us at nothingsonpodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on twitter @NothingsOn123 This podcast is part of the TaylorNetwork Spotify,Stitcher radio and also google play @Donnysalvocomedy on Tik Tok Email us at nothingsonpodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on twitter @NothingsOn123 This podcast is part of the TaylorNetwork Spotify,Stitcher radio and also google play @Donnysalvocomedy on Tik Tok

Comedian Glenn Hirsch joined me to talk about his "nickname" Gleeb Hush; the other Glenn Hirsch (The Duck Sauce Killer); meeting a third Glenn Hirsch (a doctor); a similar situation I had with my brother; growing up in Jackson Heights, Queens; his mother being an organized hoarder; old report cards; being a fan of impressionists not comedians growing up; always able to make others laugh; sixth grade teacher asks him to do a monologue; COVID helped him learn about himself; entertaining is exhausting; having several health scares including a burst appendix, sepsis; Non-Hodgkins lymphoma diagnosis; too many stand ups to keep track of; less than seventy comics when he started; no such thing as bringer shows; picking a number and getting a spot; being asked back by Budd Friedman; taking two years to get decent slots; can't make a comedian; me trying out for Last Comic Standing; my sitcom pilot; not caring if he ever got a sitcom; appearing on Evening at the Improv; comedian comradery; adding tags to friends bits; losing to Brad Garrett on Star Search; cancel culture in clubs; playing 55+ communities; Bobby Slayton; being a "New York" sports fan; drugs; having a long distance marriage; concerts he went to; seeing the Rolling Stones with his daughter; getting "spit on" by Joe Cocker and passing around a joint backstage; meeting Muhammad Ali twice; meeting Pete Rose and Willie Mays; his daughter being friends with Y.A. Tittle; guesting on Dallas; losing a part to Sam Kinison: being passed over for a part of a New York Jew and asked to read for his Irish best friend; would he of rather hosted a talk show or had a sitcom; helping John Debellis write monologue jokes; writing and producing Comedy Club Superstars; not being able to just sit and write for others; and how Tom Snyder had the best talk show format

THE HOTTEST UP & COMING COMIC IN LOS ANGELES TODAYIS A 71 YEAR OLD JEWISH MAN!eL YID, NEW CHARACTER CREATED AND PERFORMED BY NOTEDTV WRITER/PRODUCER AND ACTOR MARC SHEFFLER,IS POISED TO TAKE THE LA COMEDY SCENE BY STORMBelieve it or not, the hottest and fastest rising new comic on the LA ComedyScene today is “el Yid,” a 69 year old Jewish man whose long white beard and blackand white garb would immediately lead anyone to assume that he was a Chasidic Rabbifrom Brooklyn. In actuality, el Yid is a new comedic character conceived and performedby noted TV writer/producer and actor Marc Sheffler.A former comedian and member of the Comedy Store's legendary “Class of1977,” Marc has also been involved with countless television series and specials duringthe course of his long entertainment industry career, including "Sister, Sister," "Harryand the Hendersons," "Who's the Boss," “Sanford & Son,” "Charles in Charge,” “TheHappy Days Reunion Show," "The Best of the Hollywood Palace" and the Warner Bros.cartoon “How Bugs Bunny Won The West,” among many others.The character of el Yid was born in late 2015, after a horrific automobile accidentalmost cost Marc his life. After having been hit by a car while walking down the streetnear his home by an 85-year old man texting on his phone while driving, Marc spentmany months recovering from his broken limbs and shattered spirit. Once finally healed,however, Marc looked in the mirror and realized that not only had he been transformedinto an entirely new person, but he had a brainstorm! He'd also just given birth to anentirely new character. The experience re-ignited his passion to once again performstand-up comedy live, after a 35 year absence from the stage.el Yid has been making LA audiences howl with laughter ever since. He appearsregularly at Robin Hood Pub on Burbank & Woodman in Sherman Oaks on Wed-nesdays, and at Upstairs @ Palermo on Vermont by Franklin on Thursdays. Check out:https://www.facebook.com/elyidthecomedian/About Marc Sheffler:A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Marc Sheffler was given a truly unique gift by hisfather for his 8th birthday: The Three Stooges! The famous slapstick trio performed athis birthday party during a local appearance there in 1957. The Stooges brought Marcon stage with a “Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck,” and the infamous phrase “I oughtta moider ya.”Moe Howard dubbed little Marc “The Fourth Stooge.” “It was on that stage, at the age of8, when I first realized it was my destiny to become a comedian,” Marc says today.In 1969, Marc dropped out of college to head off to New York State's CatskillMountains, the center of the stand-up comedy universe at the time. There, he began hisprofessional career, with his first job as the Stage Manager of the 1500-seat nightclub atthe Raleigh Hotel. During his fourteen months there, Marc watched every comedian onthat circuit – one of whom was London Lee, the scion of a wealthy Long Island family.Marc worked for Lee for about a year and a half, at first running errands for him, andeventually writing some of his jokes. Marc even became an onstage part of his actduring more than 200 club dates. One lucky night, Lee told his audience that Marc wasan aspiring stand-up comedian, and without any advance notice, thrust him into thespotlight. Marc performed ten minutes, managing to generate enough laughs to earnhimself a spot onstage with Lee for an upcoming, two week engagement at thelegendary Copacabana nightclub in Manhattan.After striking out on his own in late 1971, Marc walked into his manager's office in NewYork City (Lloyd Greenfield Management, whose clients at the time also includedEngelbert Humperdinck), where he was told a movie audition awaited him. As a result ofthat audition, Sean Cunningham and Wes Craven cast Marc as one of their film's fourleads, “a teenage heroin junkie named Junior Stillo” in the movie “The Last House onthe Left” (1972). The film became Wes Craven's first, and is considered today to be thegranddaddy of the modern day slasher/crime genre. In early1972, Marc's life and careerchanged forever when Roger Ebert published a 4 1⁄2 star review of the film with this leadsentence: "'Last House on the Left' is a tough, bitter little sleeper of a movie that's aboutfour times as good as you'd expect.” Marc made dozens of personal appearancesacross the country to help promote the film, meeting thousands of fans, and basking inthe newfound glow of his first taste of fame.After his initial blast of exposure with “Last House,” Marc shifted gears back to hisoriginal passion: a career in stand-up comedy. He also began to pursue writing andproducing projects for television. In late 1975, he developed a movie-of-the-week ideaalong with award winning commercial director N. Lee Lacy (the man who'd directed theinfamous “Mean Joe Green/Coke” commercial.) In early 1976, Lacy's agents at WilliamMorris sold the pitch to NBC – as a result, Marc moved to LA, arriving in town with awriting credit and William Morris as his talent agency.During his earliest days in LA, Marc spent countless nights at the legendary ComedyStore, watching such legends as Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney, Jimmy Walker, GeorgeMiller, Tim Thomerson, and Steve Bluestein. The William Morris Agency had set him upwith his first Monday night gig at the club just a few weeks after he'd relocated to la-la-land. After his fourth Monday night, he walked up to legendary founder Mitzi Shore'stable, and asked her if he had what it took. She looked up and said, “Okay Marc, call infor spots.” Marc quickly thanked her and got out of her sight, before she had time toconclude she'd just made a huge mistake. Over the course of the next several Mondaynights, Marc honed his material, quickly perfecting his set, generating big laughs, andquickly made a place for himself as an Original Comedy Store Regular. Based on hissuccess, Marc became a lifetime member of the Comedy Store's infamous “Class of'77.” He even got his name inscribed on the Comedy Store's exterior “Wall of Fame,”alongside his peers at the time - Jay Leno, Robin Williams, David Letterman, MarcSummers, and other now well-recognized performers.Segueing into writing and producing for television, Marc's career path next ledhim to participate on such hit TV series as "Sister, Sister," "Harry and the Hendersons,""Who's the Boss," “Sanford and Son,” and "Charles in Charge." He also becameinvolved with numerous TV pilots, made for TV movies, and television specials,including "The Little Shop of Horrors" pilot, "The Happy Days Reunion Show" and "TheBest of the Hollywood Palace" specials. His first real studio gig was at Warner Bros.with Mel Blanc, the voice of the classic Warner Bros. cartoons, as the writer of the TVshort “How Bugs Bunny Won The West” in 1978. During this era, Marc worked closelywith a number of notable Executive Producers, including Norman Lear, (“Sanford andSon,”) George Schlatter (“If She Dies, She Dies,”) Don Mischer (“The People's ChoiceAwards,”) Steven Spielberg (“Harry And The Hendersons,) and Garry Marshall (“TheHappy Days Reunion Special”), among them.In 2002, Marc returned to the horror film genre, and produced David DeFalco'scontroversial movie “Chaos.” In 2006, he co-wrote and produced another horror film,“Girls Gone Dead.” And in 2010, Marc supervised the writing of the first two episodes ofa new TV series called “Oh Telon” - a half-hour situation comedy - at EICTV, in SanAntonio de los Baños, Cuba. The show was greenlit for production, and in fall of thatyear, Marc made television history by becoming the first person ever to ExecutiveProduce a sitcom in Cuba!The Birth of el Yid:From 2011 to 2015, Marc was on the faculty of Loyola Marymount University'sSchool of Film and Television, where he taught classes in Situation Comedy,Screenwriting, and Re-Writing. During his time there, he noticed an interestinginteraction between himself and his students (18 to mid-20's). Realizing he could makehis students laugh at will, he went back to the Comedy Store (after a nearly four decadehiatus) to watch the latest comedians, and to listen to the audiences so he could learnwhat they thought was funny. He'd begun to plot a course back to the stand-up comedystage.After a long Thanksgiving (2015) holiday trip to New York and Boston, Marc and his wife(a social worker), returned to LA exhausted and jet-lagged from the trip. A few morningslater, Marc's wife headed out the door to work. Prior to her leaving, Marc told her hewas going to walk up to Trader Joe's, to pick up a few things. A little after 1:00 PM, ashe started the stroll back home carrying his Trader Joe's grocery bag, Marc was struckfrom behind by a Porsche doing about 40 mph, driven by an 85 year old man who wastalking on a handheld cell phone. The driver, who'd gotten distracted by that call, driftedinto the parking/walking lane, forcefully hitting Marc and hurling him through the air.Marc's injuries were extensive: fractured cervical spine bones, fractured ribs, afractured wrist, a shredded meniscus in his knee, multiple scalp lacerations, headtrauma, a concussion, multiple contusions and abrasions, and oral trauma among them.His doctors told him he was quite lucky to be alive, and had escaped life as a paraplegicby just a few millimeters. Describing his pain as “literally indescribable,” Marc's onlyrelief wasn't from the drugs administered, but from where their effects sent him – hementally “time-tripped” back to 1977, to the Comedy Store, and to his beloved stand-upcomedy days. What replaced his full body agony was the full body pleasure he got from“reliving” those moments when he was on stage at the legendary nightclub, getting biglaughs, all those years ago.Marc spent the next three months in bed, nearly immobile – he didn't drive againfor six months. During his recovery, he received a call from a friend about appearing ona radio talk show dedicated to comedy and comedians, along with two other guests –comic Johnny Beehner, and Budd Friedman's former partner at the Improv, MarkLonow. The show went well. One of its hosts asked Marc if he was thinking aboutmaking a return to the stand-up comedy stage. And on air, Marc said yes.One afternoon shortly thereafter, Marc got out of the shower, and took a longlook in the mirror at his body, hair, and long white beard, all dripping wet. He looked athimself, pointed a finger, and ordered himself “not to go away.” Dashing into hisbedroom, Marc put on a white, buttoned-down dress shirt, a black tie, and a black suit,then placed a wide-brimmed, black Fedora on his head. After brushing out his beardand putting on some wire rimmed glasses, Marc then saw in the mirror an amalgam ofhis maternal grandfather, and the Orthodox Rabbi of his Temple's congregation.What is the name of this new character?” he asked himself. This isn't MarcSheffler. Who is this guy? He shall be el Yid, The Jew!Since then, el Yid has been performing before a wide spectrum of LA audiences,generating big laughs wherever he goes. Two, post-performance experiences – onewith an admitted anti-Semite, and another with an attractive single woman - have beenparticularly encouraging. As Marc explains, “By my metrics, if el Yid can get a lifelonganti-Semite to approach him and say he was going to reevaluate his prejudice, and acute, single woman to admit she felt regret because el Yid was married, clearly this newcharacter seems to be resonating with his audiences! Total strangers are starting tobelieve that el Yid is a real person. Now that I've given birth to this comedic new voice,it's time for el Yid to start making a really big noise!”# # #Media Contact:Dan HararyThe Asbury PR Agency310/859-1831dan@asburypr.com

Tripp sits down with Eddie to talk about writing his book, The Improv. A detailed history of the legendary Improv comedy club founder Budd Friedman.

此内容为GreatComedians Talk about Comedy 书籍 Jerry Seinfeld部分。由comedy小组组织翻译 演播：靳海舟主持人：可以说一下，你开始从事喜剧时的情况吗？你是怎样学习逗人发笑的技巧的？宋飞：做喜剧是这样的，你没法在台下学习。要学脱口秀，就必须上台，在台上说。因此，你第一次上台……（尽管）你从来没有说过脱口秀，主持人会把你介绍为喜剧演员。这就像，你想要成为外科医生，人们说，好吧，这是手术刀——开始动刀吧，一直做，直到你的刀法让患者感到舒服为止。你要边做边学，一个晚上，接着一个晚上去说。我在纽约做喜剧的头四年，每天晚上在俱乐部里表演，连续18个月没有间断，而我们通常一个晚上至少做两场秀。主持人：当时纽约的哪些俱乐部有脱口秀表演？宋飞：有的主持人：DannyThomas起步时，在芝加哥的5100俱乐部做了3年。Bob Hope在一个杂耍剧场做过6个月的司仪。Hope、Thomas，以及其他喜剧演员入行之初，都在一个固定的地方做过比较长的时间。他们能在舒适的环境中，积累自己的段子。而你不得不从一家俱乐部跑到另一家，这样是不是更艰难？宋飞：我想是的。那时候我们是没有报酬的，这就更难了。我们去表演，去学习如何演好，然后再去表演。这一套似乎是自动运转的，自动开始，自动循环。现在喜剧演员赚的多一点儿，但还是很难以此为生。我不知道是不是更难了。主持人：俱乐部分配给你们表演的时间有多长？宋飞：20分钟。主持人：你准备了20分钟的表演，然后周一晚上去1号俱乐部表演。宋飞：是的。主持人：你会录音吗？过后去观察观众在哪一段笑的。宋飞：是的。主持人：周二晚上去2号俱乐部表演，用同样的20分钟，只是删除掉了那些没有效果的笑话。宋飞：是的。主持人：周三再去另一个俱乐部，如此重复，一个晚上又一个晚上……宋飞：对，就是这样。我们当时觉得这样很好玩。我们甚至不知道我们在做什么。我们甚至没有意识到，除了俱乐部，其它地方并没有工作提供给我们。那是1976年，并不像现在有很多脱口秀俱乐部。拉斯维加斯有，但我们知道我们不是去维加斯，我们也不知要去哪儿，不知道自己在干嘛。那时候，喜剧演员成为喜剧演员不是一种职业选择。我们没有其他选择，你只知道你这辈子就是要成为这样的人，你真的不介意做这个将会变成怎么样了。我做的好，是因为我不在乎能否成功。我只是想成为喜剧演员。我不在乎钱、不在乎职业生涯。我只想在台上讲笑话，其他事儿都不在乎。今天，你看到人们会想，我是做律师呢？还是做喜剧演员？现在喜剧演员是一种职业选择了。当地就有脱口秀俱乐部，这跟我们当年不同。现在的喜剧演员甚至不用跑来跑去。主持人：一直以来，我有个理论，所有从事职业喜剧的人，究其心理原因可以归结为以下三种：他们成长于贫困的环境；他们属于少数群体；他们童年时缺少爱。Budd Friedman 认为，今天人们从事喜剧不是为了钱就是为了权，从事喜剧的动机已经不同往昔了。宋飞：我不认为我从事喜剧是为了钱或者权力。我也不符合你所列举的三类中的任何一类，除非你认为犹太人是少数群体。你做这份工作不因为你是哪个种族。我喜欢笑话，我喜欢喜剧演员的工作方式，我为之着迷，这是我为什么要成为喜剧演员。也许有心理原因吧，但我真的不了解。我认为我很会调节自己的心态。我想也有很多不开心的卡车司机，但没有人分析他们的心里。当这个不开心的人是个喜剧演员时，人们就会觉得很心酸，因为他在台下时可能并不开心，但在台上却能让大家开怀大笑。我不认为有定论。有趣的是上帝选择给某一群人幽默的天分，这并没有规律和原因可寻。我确定你也留意到了。假如把喜剧演员放在一起，你会发现他们的体型、大小、性格各异、有的嗓门大、有的令人讨厌、有的极其内向。这个群体里，我没有看到任何准绳。他们拥有极佳的幽默感。有些喜剧演员处在痛苦中，但是另一些又跟普通人无异。因此，我不觉得那些心里原因是共同点。主持人：1981年，你第一次在今夜秀表演。你当时是怎么准备的？宋飞：非常严格地准备和执行。每个喜剧演员都知道，今夜秀的首次表演是他的奥林匹克、世界锦标赛以及超级碗的汇合。这是喜剧演员成为A级选手的机会，你知道，A级队伍。而那时我做了，很少有人做到。在很长一段时间内，Garry Shandling 和我，一直是最初出在先今夜秀的新人喜剧演员。我指的是小一辈的，我把Jay Leno归到我的上一辈。做今夜秀是从这个群体里脱颖的大好机会，说明这个家伙确实有些优秀。你懂得，那就是今夜秀。因此，你若做好那一晚的五分钟表演，接着就有机会做4个、5个、6个五分钟。主持人：你从你一直在做的20分钟表演中选出了5分钟，然后还做了什么？宋飞：然后，我开始慢跑。我每天在户外跑3到4公里。让我自己保持好的体型，就这样一天天坚持。事实上，我在假装自己是超人，我这样想会让我自己兴奋起来。这样想虽然很傻，但是它可以最大限度的让我完成我的目标。主持人：计划在今夜秀上表演的五分钟，你有没有在各个俱乐部表演，看一下是段子是否足够有效，能否达到预想的效果？宋飞：那五分钟啊，我大概表演过200次吧。我就表演那五分钟，演完了再到下一个俱乐部演。

此内容为GreatComedians Talk about Comedy 书籍 Jerry Seinfeld部分。由comedy小组组织翻译 演播：靳海舟主持人：可以说一下，你开始从事喜剧时的情况吗？你是怎样学习逗人发笑的技巧的？宋飞：做喜剧是这样的，你没法在台下学习。要学脱口秀，就必须上台，在台上说。因此，你第一次上台……（尽管）你从来没有说过脱口秀，主持人会把你介绍为喜剧演员。这就像，你想要成为外科医生，人们说，好吧，这是手术刀——开始动刀吧，一直做，直到你的刀法让患者感到舒服为止。你要边做边学，一个晚上，接着一个晚上去说。我在纽约做喜剧的头四年，每天晚上在俱乐部里表演，连续18个月没有间断，而我们通常一个晚上至少做两场秀。主持人：当时纽约的哪些俱乐部有脱口秀表演？宋飞：有的主持人：DannyThomas起步时，在芝加哥的5100俱乐部做了3年。Bob Hope在一个杂耍剧场做过6个月的司仪。Hope、Thomas，以及其他喜剧演员入行之初，都在一个固定的地方做过比较长的时间。他们能在舒适的环境中，积累自己的段子。而你不得不从一家俱乐部跑到另一家，这样是不是更艰难？宋飞：我想是的。那时候我们是没有报酬的，这就更难了。我们去表演，去学习如何演好，然后再去表演。这一套似乎是自动运转的，自动开始，自动循环。现在喜剧演员赚的多一点儿，但还是很难以此为生。我不知道是不是更难了。主持人：俱乐部分配给你们表演的时间有多长？宋飞：20分钟。主持人：你准备了20分钟的表演，然后周一晚上去1号俱乐部表演。宋飞：是的。主持人：你会录音吗？过后去观察观众在哪一段笑的。宋飞：是的。主持人：周二晚上去2号俱乐部表演，用同样的20分钟，只是删除掉了那些没有效果的笑话。宋飞：是的。主持人：周三再去另一个俱乐部，如此重复，一个晚上又一个晚上……宋飞：对，就是这样。我们当时觉得这样很好玩。我们甚至不知道我们在做什么。我们甚至没有意识到，除了俱乐部，其它地方并没有工作提供给我们。那是1976年，并不像现在有很多脱口秀俱乐部。拉斯维加斯有，但我们知道我们不是去维加斯，我们也不知要去哪儿，不知道自己在干嘛。那时候，喜剧演员成为喜剧演员不是一种职业选择。我们没有其他选择，你只知道你这辈子就是要成为这样的人，你真的不介意做这个将会变成怎么样了。我做的好，是因为我不在乎能否成功。我只是想成为喜剧演员。我不在乎钱、不在乎职业生涯。我只想在台上讲笑话，其他事儿都不在乎。今天，你看到人们会想，我是做律师呢？还是做喜剧演员？现在喜剧演员是一种职业选择了。当地就有脱口秀俱乐部，这跟我们当年不同。现在的喜剧演员甚至不用跑来跑去。主持人：一直以来，我有个理论，所有从事职业喜剧的人，究其心理原因可以归结为以下三种：他们成长于贫困的环境；他们属于少数群体；他们童年时缺少爱。Budd Friedman 认为，今天人们从事喜剧不是为了钱就是为了权，从事喜剧的动机已经不同往昔了。宋飞：我不认为我从事喜剧是为了钱或者权力。我也不符合你所列举的三类中的任何一类，除非你认为犹太人是少数群体。你做这份工作不因为你是哪个种族。我喜欢笑话，我喜欢喜剧演员的工作方式，我为之着迷，这是我为什么要成为喜剧演员。也许有心理原因吧，但我真的不了解。我认为我很会调节自己的心态。我想也有很多不开心的卡车司机，但没有人分析他们的心里。当这个不开心的人是个喜剧演员时，人们就会觉得很心酸，因为他在台下时可能并不开心，但在台上却能让大家开怀大笑。我不认为有定论。有趣的是上帝选择给某一群人幽默的天分，这并没有规律和原因可寻。我确定你也留意到了。假如把喜剧演员放在一起，你会发现他们的体型、大小、性格各异、有的嗓门大、有的令人讨厌、有的极其内向。这个群体里，我没有看到任何准绳。他们拥有极佳的幽默感。有些喜剧演员处在痛苦中，但是另一些又跟普通人无异。因此，我不觉得那些心里原因是共同点。主持人：1981年，你第一次在今夜秀表演。你当时是怎么准备的？宋飞：非常严格地准备和执行。每个喜剧演员都知道，今夜秀的首次表演是他的奥林匹克、世界锦标赛以及超级碗的汇合。这是喜剧演员成为A级选手的机会，你知道，A级队伍。而那时我做了，很少有人做到。在很长一段时间内，Garry Shandling 和我，一直是最初出在先今夜秀的新人喜剧演员。我指的是小一辈的，我把Jay Leno归到我的上一辈。做今夜秀是从这个群体里脱颖的大好机会，说明这个家伙确实有些优秀。你懂得，那就是今夜秀。因此，你若做好那一晚的五分钟表演，接着就有机会做4个、5个、6个五分钟。主持人：你从你一直在做的20分钟表演中选出了5分钟，然后还做了什么？宋飞：然后，我开始慢跑。我每天在户外跑3到4公里。让我自己保持好的体型，就这样一天天坚持。事实上，我在假装自己是超人，我这样想会让我自己兴奋起来。这样想虽然很傻，但是它可以最大限度的让我完成我的目标。主持人：计划在今夜秀上表演的五分钟，你有没有在各个俱乐部表演，看一下是段子是否足够有效，能否达到预想的效果？宋飞：那五分钟啊，我大概表演过200次吧。我就表演那五分钟，演完了再到下一个俱乐部演。

此内容为GreatComedians Talk about Comedy 书籍 Jerry Seinfeld部分。由comedy小组组织翻译 演播：靳海舟主持人：可以说一下，你开始从事喜剧时的情况吗？你是怎样学习逗人发笑的技巧的？宋飞：做喜剧是这样的，你没法在台下学习。要学脱口秀，就必须上台，在台上说。因此，你第一次上台……（尽管）你从来没有说过脱口秀，主持人会把你介绍为喜剧演员。这就像，你想要成为外科医生，人们说，好吧，这是手术刀——开始动刀吧，一直做，直到你的刀法让患者感到舒服为止。你要边做边学，一个晚上，接着一个晚上去说。我在纽约做喜剧的头四年，每天晚上在俱乐部里表演，连续18个月没有间断，而我们通常一个晚上至少做两场秀。主持人：当时纽约的哪些俱乐部有脱口秀表演？宋飞：有的主持人：DannyThomas起步时，在芝加哥的5100俱乐部做了3年。Bob Hope在一个杂耍剧场做过6个月的司仪。Hope、Thomas，以及其他喜剧演员入行之初，都在一个固定的地方做过比较长的时间。他们能在舒适的环境中，积累自己的段子。而你不得不从一家俱乐部跑到另一家，这样是不是更艰难？宋飞：我想是的。那时候我们是没有报酬的，这就更难了。我们去表演，去学习如何演好，然后再去表演。这一套似乎是自动运转的，自动开始，自动循环。现在喜剧演员赚的多一点儿，但还是很难以此为生。我不知道是不是更难了。主持人：俱乐部分配给你们表演的时间有多长？宋飞：20分钟。主持人：你准备了20分钟的表演，然后周一晚上去1号俱乐部表演。宋飞：是的。主持人：你会录音吗？过后去观察观众在哪一段笑的。宋飞：是的。主持人：周二晚上去2号俱乐部表演，用同样的20分钟，只是删除掉了那些没有效果的笑话。宋飞：是的。主持人：周三再去另一个俱乐部，如此重复，一个晚上又一个晚上……宋飞：对，就是这样。我们当时觉得这样很好玩。我们甚至不知道我们在做什么。我们甚至没有意识到，除了俱乐部，其它地方并没有工作提供给我们。那是1976年，并不像现在有很多脱口秀俱乐部。拉斯维加斯有，但我们知道我们不是去维加斯，我们也不知要去哪儿，不知道自己在干嘛。那时候，喜剧演员成为喜剧演员不是一种职业选择。我们没有其他选择，你只知道你这辈子就是要成为这样的人，你真的不介意做这个将会变成怎么样了。我做的好，是因为我不在乎能否成功。我只是想成为喜剧演员。我不在乎钱、不在乎职业生涯。我只想在台上讲笑话，其他事儿都不在乎。今天，你看到人们会想，我是做律师呢？还是做喜剧演员？现在喜剧演员是一种职业选择了。当地就有脱口秀俱乐部，这跟我们当年不同。现在的喜剧演员甚至不用跑来跑去。主持人：一直以来，我有个理论，所有从事职业喜剧的人，究其心理原因可以归结为以下三种：他们成长于贫困的环境；他们属于少数群体；他们童年时缺少爱。Budd Friedman 认为，今天人们从事喜剧不是为了钱就是为了权，从事喜剧的动机已经不同往昔了。宋飞：我不认为我从事喜剧是为了钱或者权力。我也不符合你所列举的三类中的任何一类，除非你认为犹太人是少数群体。你做这份工作不因为你是哪个种族。我喜欢笑话，我喜欢喜剧演员的工作方式，我为之着迷，这是我为什么要成为喜剧演员。也许有心理原因吧，但我真的不了解。我认为我很会调节自己的心态。我想也有很多不开心的卡车司机，但没有人分析他们的心里。当这个不开心的人是个喜剧演员时，人们就会觉得很心酸，因为他在台下时可能并不开心，但在台上却能让大家开怀大笑。我不认为有定论。有趣的是上帝选择给某一群人幽默的天分，这并没有规律和原因可寻。我确定你也留意到了。假如把喜剧演员放在一起，你会发现他们的体型、大小、性格各异、有的嗓门大、有的令人讨厌、有的极其内向。这个群体里，我没有看到任何准绳。他们拥有极佳的幽默感。有些喜剧演员处在痛苦中，但是另一些又跟普通人无异。因此，我不觉得那些心里原因是共同点。主持人：1981年，你第一次在今夜秀表演。你当时是怎么准备的？宋飞：非常严格地准备和执行。每个喜剧演员都知道，今夜秀的首次表演是他的奥林匹克、世界锦标赛以及超级碗的汇合。这是喜剧演员成为A级选手的机会，你知道，A级队伍。而那时我做了，很少有人做到。在很长一段时间内，Garry Shandling 和我，一直是最初出在先今夜秀的新人喜剧演员。我指的是小一辈的，我把Jay Leno归到我的上一辈。做今夜秀是从这个群体里脱颖的大好机会，说明这个家伙确实有些优秀。你懂得，那就是今夜秀。因此，你若做好那一晚的五分钟表演，接着就有机会做4个、5个、6个五分钟。主持人：你从你一直在做的20分钟表演中选出了5分钟，然后还做了什么？宋飞：然后，我开始慢跑。我每天在户外跑3到4公里。让我自己保持好的体型，就这样一天天坚持。事实上，我在假装自己是超人，我这样想会让我自己兴奋起来。这样想虽然很傻，但是它可以最大限度的让我完成我的目标。主持人：计划在今夜秀上表演的五分钟，你有没有在各个俱乐部表演，看一下是段子是否足够有效，能否达到预想的效果？宋飞：那五分钟啊，我大概表演过200次吧。我就表演那五分钟，演完了再到下一个俱乐部演。

Eddie chats with the founder of the Improv Budd Friedman about moving to LA and some of the famous folks who worked there.

New York City has always cast a melodramatic profile in past Bowery Boys podcasts, but in this episode, we're walking on the funny side of the street to reveal the city's unique relationship with live comedy. The award-winning show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel depicts the birth of modern stand-up comedy in the late 1950s, forged by revolutionary voices in the small coffeehouses of Greenwich Village. But New Yorkers had been laughing for decades by that point.  Most of the early American comedy greats got their starts on the New York vaudeville stage -- like the Marx Brothers, the Three Stooges and Eddie Cantor. By the 1940s, comedy stars came from the New York supper clubs, cementing a particular style of broad, big-joke comedy. The first major stars of television came from a different pool of talent -- young Jewish entertainers, updating the vaudeville feel for TV broadcast. But the counterculture movements in Greenwich Village would help comedians evolve more personal -- and more explicit -- acts as they performed along side beat poets and jazz musicians. In 1963, an enterprising club owner named Budd Friedman would change comedy forever in a tiny room in Hell's Kitchen.  The rise of the comedy club and opportunities like Saturday Night Live would create a specific brand of New York City comedy, and the local stages would help create major film and television stars during the 1980s. With Seinfeld, in 1989, Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David would create the perfect fusion of stand-up and New York City attitude. But the following decade brought in new voices and a surprising new direction. boweryboyshistory.com Support the show.

The comedy albums of the 1960’s ushered in a new era of standup, eventually leading to the the worlds first comedy clubs opening their doors, helping drive the standup comedy boom of the ’80s. This is episode 2 of a 6-part series, featuring a look into Judd Apatow’s childhood record collection, plus we speak with Zoe Friedman, daughter of the founder and original proprietor of The Improv Comedy Club, Budd Friedman. The History of Standup is produced by The Podglomerate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In celebration of Dailey's 50th anniversary celebrating innovation, Budd Friedman, founder of the Improv, sits down with Steve Peckingham, a copywriter at Dailey to discuss his journey and how he created the world famous Improv.

Budd Friedman, founder of The Improv Comedy Club and co-author Tripp Whetsell of "The Improv: An Oral History of the Comedy Club that Revolutionized Stand-Up" walk us down memory lane recalling for many of us the joy and laughter of nights at The Improv.

Dave Schwensen is the author of "How To Be A Working Comic: An Insider’s Guide To A Career In Stand-Up Comedy", "Comedy FAQs And Answers: How The Stand-Up Biz Really Works", and ""Comedy Workshop: Creating & Writing Comedy Material for Comedians & Humorous Speakers". His credits include Talent Coordinator for the television show "A&E’s An Evening At The Improv", The Hollywood and New York City Improv Comedy Clubs, and Assistant to Improv founder Budd Friedman. With The Improv in Hollywood and New York, Dave coordinated talent showcases and auditions for major television shows, networks and film studios. Included in this list are "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", "Late Night with David Letterman", "The Today Show", The Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, Disney, Paramount, MTV, VH-1, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, HBO, Showtime and more. Dave is also a former manager of The Cleveland Improv Comedy Club and Restaurant. He’s worked in the comedy industry for almost three decades and decided to do one comedy workshop in 1994. They’ve continued since... Dave has extensive experience within the New York, Hollywood and Midwest regions as a college and corporate booking agent, (comedians, speakers and variety acts), talent manager, publicist, radio host, entertainment journalist and award-winning newspaper humor columnist. In addition to his comedy workshops in Chicago, Cleveland and Tampa, and comedy business seminars – which have been held in major cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Charlotte, New Orleans, Los Angeles and San Francisco – Dave has designed and instructs courses in business communications and presentation skills for Cleveland State University, Youngstown State University, and other “halls of higher learning.” As a trainer and keynote speaker on communication skills, Dave presents "You're Talking, But Is Anyone Really Listening?" for conferences, businesses, schools and special interest groups. The program focuses on leadership, teamwork and networking by employing humor and creativity to enhance your message.  Show Notes: For insider information about the comedy industry visit here Beatles in Cleveland Dave Schwensen - Website

This week: Bette Midler breaks out! Richard Pryor drops trou! Robin Williams does Gilbert a solid! Rodney Dangerfield vs. Joe E. Ross! And the true story behind Budd Friedman's monocle! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Improv's legendary founder Budd Friedman and entertainment writer Tripp Whetsell talk about their new book The Improv: An Oral History of the Comedy Club That Revolutionized Standup.  Budd discusses how much of The Improv was a happy accident and shares memories of comics like Richard Pryor, Rodney Dangerfield, Andy Kaufman, and others.  Tripp discusses how The Improv invented the comedy club, the infamous LA comedy club wars between Budd and The Comedy Store's Mitzi Shore, and some of his favorite comedians who you might not have heard of yet. Order Budd and Tripp's book The Improv: An Oral History of the Comedy Club That Revolutionized Standup on Amazon. Today’s episode is sponsored by Nadex.  Please take a minute to take our annual listener survey at www.podsurvey.com/KICK.  Visit www.kickassnews.com for more fun stuff.

Episode 187 is uploaded and features comedian-actor Adam Ray, 'How he got his first agent' Sandy Danto and perennial host David Gee who also played host at Budd Friedman's book launch party at the LA Improv where I drove down from Lake Tahoe down to Los Angeles in 8 hours. Some great stories between the four of us and I think you'll enjoy this episode because of it.

Mark Lonow and Jo Anne Astrow have shared 50 years of personal and professional relationship together. Mark Lonow is an actor and producer who has appeared in countless films and worked with the greatest. His credits include The Wedding Singer with Adam Sandler, National Security with Martin Lawrence, & City Hall with Al Pacino.  Lonow is also the owner of The Improv with his friend Budd Friedman. The legendary comedy club opened in 1963 and remains to this day a landmark of stand up comedy as it was the very first comedy club at the time. Jo Anne Astrow is an actress, performer, manager and producer. After a partnership at New Visions with her husband, Jo Anne turned to personal management where she helped develop such talents as Michael Rapaport, Lewis Black, Andrea Abbate and many others

Episode 57: Chuck Booms (Comedian)Well if you are a listener from the Cleveland area, this episode is for the ages! Chuck Booms has done A LOT in comedy and entertainment but made a real name for himself in the Cleveland radio market. He was the former host of the Kiley & Booms show on 92.3 The Fan right here in Cleveland and current an on-air personality for Tailgate 19 during the Browns season. Chuck shares A LOT of stories with Chad about getting into comedy, his relationship with the legendary Improv-chain owner club owner Budd Friedman, moving to Los Angeles and getting his big break! Chad and Chuck also talk about the current landscape in radio and their trials & tribulations along the way. Is this a part one of a two-parter? Listen and find out!(SUPPORT THE PODCAST) Best way to support the podcast is to buy Chad Zumock's brand new stand-up comedy album "Reckless Operation" on iTunes, Amazon.com, Tidal, and at www.chadzumock.com Click on the Amazon banner at chadzumock.com (At the bottom) before you shop on Amazon (For Chad's album)Follow our guest on twitter @Chuck_Booms Twitter: @chadzumock Instagram: chadzumockThis episode is sponsored by Common Man Design: Built your site, YOU it! Very affordable, and customer service - before and after - is top notch! Contact info: info@commonmandesign.com to schedule a free one-on-one consultation. Mention The Sit Down Zumock Podcast and receive 10% off!Also @SoliaSpaOhio for all your spa needs!! Mention the Sit Down Zumock Podcast and get 10% off all services and a free upgrade! http://www.soliaspa.com   

BUDD FRIEDMAN is universally known as the Father of the Comedy Clubs.  Since he founded the Original Improvisation in New York City in 1963,  for half a century, his brand has remained the premiere stage for live comedy in the United States. Over the decades, the talent who performed on its stages, represent the Who’s Who of American Comedy, including Richard Pryor, Billy Crystal, Lily Tomlin, Freddie Prinz, Andy Kaufman, Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld, Tim Allen, Jay Leno, Chris Rock, Ellen DeGeneres, Jamie Foxx, Adam Sandler, and Dave Chappelle.

Budd Friedman is a legend. He is responsible for starting The Improv Comedy Clubs, and igniting the careers of Jay Leno, Ellen Degeneres, Adam Sandler, Larry David, Dave Chappelle, and Robin Williams. And he tells us all about it.

BUDD FRIEDMAN, owner of "The Improv" and creator of the comedy club as we know it, talks about how it all started, and the famous comedians along the way, from Rodney Dangerfield to Robin Williams.

Steve Cooper talks with actor/club owner/manager Mark Lonow. Mark started his acting in New York City and was in a comedy group with Henry Winkler. He then moved to L.A. and appeared in the TV shows All in the Family, Charlie's Angels, The Rockford Files, Moonlighting, Hill Street Blues, Murphy Brown and many others. Throughout his career he has also been in movies such as Mr. Saturday Night, City Hall, National Security and the Wedding Singer. He is considered an industry leader in the comedy world. He is partners with Budd Friedman of the famous Improvisation comedy club in L.A. and was a key component in building their 20+ clubs across the country and his wife and him manage Lewis Black and Kathleen Madigan. He currently is writing a play for Off Broadway and his daughter created the series How to Live with Your Parents(For the Rest of Your Life), which Brad Garrett's character is based on him.