Podcast appearances and mentions of Louie Anderson

From QVC icons to comedy greats, a surprising number of stars in the TV shopping world—and beyond—have roots in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. In this episode, host Shawn Wilsie dives into the mystery: What is it about Minnesota that produces so much on-air talent? Joining him is Tom Oszman, media historian and founder of TC Media Now, the go-to archive for decades of Twin Cities television. Tom shares fascinating stories and rare insights into the rise of Minnesota-born personalities—from the polished presence of Nancy Nelson to the unforgettable Louie Anderson. Whether you're a fan of vintage broadcasts, Minnesota history, or just curious about where TV legends come from, this episode is packed with nostalgia, surprises, and answers. TC Media Now

Football season is over, which means Costaki is free to roam the land once more. This week he's roaming his way up to Minnesota at Acme and making a pit stop in studio to visit us. Tom and Kathryn aren't here in person, continuing a 12 year tradition of Costaki rarely, if ever, meeting them face to face. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Football season is over, which means Costaki is free to roam the land once more. This week he's roaming his way up to Minnesota at Acme and making a pit stop in studio to visit us. Tom and Kathryn aren't here in person, continuing a 12 year tradition of Costaki rarely, if ever, meeting them face to face. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you remember Louie's ill-fated line of shirts called Louie's Big N' Easy? If so, you have an incredible memory. Wendy never had a line of shirts, which is probably why she found Louie so intimidating. I mean, technically Louie never did either, but at least he was close. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Do you remember Louie's ill-fated line of shirts called Louie's Big N' Easy? If so, you have an incredible memory. Wendy never had a line of shirts, which is probably why she found Louie so intimidating. I mean, technically Louie never did either, but at least he was close. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Jeff Goldbum of podcasting, Chris Naghibi, and the Louie Anderson of podcasting, Saied Omar, are back, and this time they're tackling the economy with unfocused and unstructured charm. Starting with a light-hearted critique of Chris' newfound love for wearing green—a strategy he swears is to win favor at home but admits has been a complete flop. From there, the duo launches into the harsh realities of wage stagnation and rising home prices, painting a vivid picture of how even modest salary increases are devoured by the ever-growing beast of inflation. They break down why the average American is essentially on a financial hamster wheel, running faster but getting nowhere.➡️ Amid the numbers and economic analysis, Chris and Saied keep it relatable with personal anecdotes, like Chris recounting his transition from being overly sensitive to criticism to leaning into the jokes—a move that's made life a lot more enjoyable (even if Saied insists he still hasn't fully let go). The conversation turns to actionable advice, encouraging listeners to take charge of their financial futures by stepping out of their comfort zones and treating financial growth like fitness: intimidating at first, but life-changing with consistency. If you've ever wanted a masterclass in turning financial stress into a strategy, this episode is your comedic and educational golden ticket.

In this AMA episode of Industry Standard, talent manager and TV/Film Producer, Barry Katz, tackles your burning questions about succeeding in comedy, citing comedians like Louie Anderson, Roseanne Barr, Brad Williams and more. Barry breaks down the most common mistakes early comedians make and offers practical strategies to overcome writer's block. He shares a bold, fresh take on addressing cancel culture in the entertainment business and explains why prioritizing quality over quantity is essential for joke writing. Plus, Barry dives into how social media has reshaped the comedy industry, creating new opportunities and challenges for comedians everywhere. Don't miss this candid and insightful conversation with one of comedy's top minds! #StandUpComedy #ComedyTips #EntertainmentIndustry #CancelCulture #SocialMediaImpact #WritersBlock #ComedianLife #ComedyIndustry #TalentManager #RoseanneBarr #BradWIlliams #LouieAnderson Blueprint for Success in the Comedy Business https://www.blueprint-for-success.com Are you a comedian, actor, writer, director, producer, manager, host, podcaster or agent? Would you like personalized help to reach all of your goals in the entertainment business? Click the link to learn more & join our FREE industry networking group full of decades of experience! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

Episode 31: "Inside The Spud Goodman Radio Show" Inside Episode #142 - "The Stand Up Comedy Episode" - A complete and total examination of this episode that first aired on 3-30-2017. Featuring the late actor and comedy legend, Louie Anderson, the late actor/comedian Gilbert Gottfried, actor/comedian Jo Koy along with Musical Guest: Black Giraffe. Temporary Permanent Co-host Gerald attempts a career as a stand-up comedian against all advice from show staff. TV On Radio! Visit Spud's website at: spudgoodman.com

New York Times Best Selling author Kyle Cease has a gift of merging comedy with personal transformation. As a comedian, Kyle had two #1 Comedy Central specials and was voted as #1 ranking on Comedy Central's Stand-up Showdown.After leaving his job as an award-winning comedian, Kyle dedicated his life to helping others and created Evolving Out Loud, which is a growing community with over 400 thousand members worldwide. Kyle has personally coached over fifteen thousand people and his YouTube videos have been watched over 60 million times.Kyle has made over 100 TV and movie appearances, including Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Late Show, and his speaking events regularly fill large venues across the United States. He has also spoken with renowned teachers like Eckhart Tolle, Jim Carrey, Michael Beckwith, Louis C.K., Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Louie Anderson, Dick Gregory, and David Wolfe; as well been a guest speaker at thousands of colleges, summits, and Fortune 500 conferences, including Agape International, GATE, Revelations, the Sun Valley Wellness Festival, Sedona World Wisdom Days, and the Longevity Now Conference.Kyle, continuously inspired by his daughter, if putting it simply would say; he is ever-evolving [out loud] and on a journey to constantly find out the truth of who he is.Please enjoy my conversation with Kyle Cease.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/next-level-soul-podcast-with-alex-ferrari--4858435/support.

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

BONUS: Check out this exciting encore episode from Season 1: Part TWO of our interview with true show business icon and classic 8os TV Lady --  “Remington Steele's” one-and-only Laura Holt -- Stephanie Zimbalist.In a career spanning six decades, Stephanie has performed on stage and screen with everyone: Alec Baldwin, Walter Matthau, Jessica Tandy, Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, Patricia Neal, Alfred Molina, Tommy Tune, Jimmy Stewart AND her own father, the legendary Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Steele Talking: Susan and Sharon continue their interview with the award-winning stage, TV and film actress…THE CONVERSATION- Working with her real-life dad – showbiz legend Efrem Zimbalist Jr – How he became a father figure for co-star Pierce Brosnan. (And how he taught Stephanie the secret to “playing drunk”…!)- Her decades-long friendship with Alec Baldwin.- When James Stewart was almost on Remington!- The Amazing Remington Steele Guest Stars, including…- Paul Reiser – and how Pierce broke up every time he said a line.- Louie Anderson – and that horse…- And Beverly Garland – Laura's mom! (Wait -- were Laura Holt and Amanda King sisters??)- How she was cast in – but had to quit – ROBOCOP.- Why she has never gone back to rewatch “Remington Steele.”- Why “the blood isn't real on “Remington Steele” -- and how humor on TV has changed…- How curiosity leads to love.- New York, noodles – and a “rude awakening” in the theater…Listen in as Susan, Sharon and Stephanie talk “Moonlighting”, memories and Mary Tyler Moore!AUDIO-OGRAPHYStephanie Zimbalist on Facebook/StephanieZimbalistFanPage.Steele Watching Podcast w/ Kerry Carlock. CONNECTVisit 80sTVLadies.com for transcripts.Sign up for the 80s TV Ladies mailing list.Support us and get ad-free episodes on PATREON.VOTEWe're NOMINATED for Best Film & TV Podcast. Please VOTE for 80s TV Ladies at Women in Podcasting Awards.Register or Check your Registration at Vote.orgThis is the 45th anniversary of President Carter's Crisis of Confidence speech. Get Susan's new play about it: Confidence (and the Speech) at Broadway Licensing.

Reality TV series Match Fit is back for its fourth season, with the first episode airing last night. The series involves ex-rugby union and rugby league stars getting back into shape both physically and mentally, coached by Sir Graham Henry and Tawera Nikau respectively. Stars of the new series Pita Alatini and Louie Anderson joined Mike Hosking to discuss the new season. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No longer living comedy icon Louie Anderson (Baskets, Family Feud) gets interviewed in easiest of ways by comedy stud Jayson Thibault (Gary Busey buttered sausage episode). The two talk about life in heaven, pickleball, all sizes of shrimp and everything in between. 

Jay Madison joined me to discuss growing up in Madison, Wisconsin; watching superhero shows an d old movies; Al in the Family; Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Fernwood 2Night; WC Fields; starting stand up in San Diego and moving to Minnesota; meeting Louie Anderson, Roseanne, and Tom Arnold; starting to write with Judd Apatow; rewriting a movie with Judd; getting hired at Roseanne; appearing at Evening at the Improv and Star Search; writing "Bird is the Word", the Vegas episodes and the episodes about Dan's father on Roseanne; Ned Beatty & Shelley Winters; Barry Rubinowitz; writing the Chris Farley ep of Jackie Thomas; working with Chuck Lorre & Bonnie Bramlett; making the show more authentic; nobody can be poor on TV; UPN made Malcolm & Eddie rich; doing Jackie Thomas, Herman's Head and Greg Kinnear in a three-year stretch; working on Fresh Prince; creating Malcolm & Eddie; Richard Pryor guest stars; "Strike" episode of Jackie Thomas with Norm MacDonald, Bill Maher, and Seinfeld bashing; Tom Arnold's great at playing dumb guys; picking up Gary Coleman; ABC wanted to renew but balked when Tom & Roseanne wanted to control slot; Tom's role on show was larger than supposed to be; Phil Leeds; Jackie Thomas writers based on real people; Michael Boatman's character was based on William Lucas Walker; Red Buttons; his acting career; Naked Gun 33 1/3; being on Fresh Prince; Bridesmaids; writing for Americas Funniest Home Videos; My Big Redneck Wedding and its spinoffs; doing stand up for fun; comics who don't change with times; when reality doesn't need punching up; stand up is a night time game; knowing when to hang it up; his writing disability which made it hard to type scripts before computers; Franken & Davis

Dangerfield's was a NYC comedy club – named after part-owner Rodney Dangerfield. It opened in 1969 (and closed in 2020) and was plain CREEPY. Dangerfield's can be seen in the movie, The Joker and the legendary Young Comedian's special that launched Sam Kinison, Andrew Dice Clay, and Louie Anderson. And we talk to comedian Dave Juskow about the history of this creepy comedy club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Episode Tommy talks about his comedy career, divorce, how he almost lost his new cat, and a trip he had in his 20's in Europe. Tommy Ryman, a semifinalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing, is an acclaimed comedian. His oddly-adorable stand-up landed him No. 1 on iTunes comedy charts for his album Party Troll. Named Best of the Midwest at Gilda's Laugh Fest, Tommy grew up in Minnesota jamming on clarinet for his new-age mom and kale-chip-making dad. He performs at top clubs, colleges, and festivals across the nation including the Great American Comedy Festival. Tommy was invited to be on Nickelodeon's NickMom Night Out and has a full comedy special on Dry Bar Comedy. He's worked alongside Nick Swardson, Hannibal Buress, Maria Bamford and Louie Anderson but none wear a cardigan quite like Tommy. Featured on Paste Magazine and regularly heard on SirusXM and iheartradio, Tommy's act can be described as absurdist and clever masked behind an endearing, innocent demeanor. A Last Comic Standing judge raved, “I have never seen anything like [Tommy] before in my whole life, [he is] one-of-a-kind, fantastic!”  Chapters 0:00 Clean and Dirty Writing Style 2:48 Divorce 7:00 Editing your Art 8:15 Attention Span 11:42 Slept in a train station in Paris 19:15 Sleeping in random places 22:14 Headliner locked us out of the condo 23:02 Road stories 25:01 Grandpa in a plane crash 29:03 Population Decline & AI 39:14 New Cat Story. Tommy's Website: https://www.tommyryman.com/ Submit Your Questions and stories on Send it Show: https://form.jotform.com/233275884132156 Brendan's Website: brendangay.komi.io Reddit channel Here: https://www.reddit.com/user/BrendanGayComedy/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-gay/message

On Episode 218 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview James Murray! Early on in James' puppeteering character, he worked on the Jim Henson Company series Dinosaurs. One of his best known projects was co-creating The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth, as well as performing The Cavity Goon and various other characters. He was also an additional Muppet performer with The Muppets on various films, TV series and commercials! James also performed Rabbit in Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola, various characters on the Fox sitcom Greg the Bunny and lent his voice to characters on the Disney direct-to-video film The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars and the Fox Kids series Life with Louie, starring the late Louie Anderson!

Podcast for a deep examination into the career and life choices of Eddie Murphy & Jim Carrey. Joe tries to put an end to a yearlong family feud. Patrick thinks he's talking about the game show and tries to warn former host Louie Anderson. Lev has never heard of the game show and decides to watch a few episodes. Does he like Steve Harvey's hosting style? Find out on this week's episode of 'What the Hell Happened to Them?' Email the cast at whathappenedtothem@gmail.com Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in May 2024. References may feel confusing and/or dated unusually quickly. 'Coming to America' is available on Blu-ray, DVD, & VHS (and 4K if you're buying into that scam): https://www.amazon.com/Coming-America-Blu-ray-Eddie-Murphy/dp/B07C9D5P7X/ref=tmm_blu_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.P3W6hA0JDyg7eqsl0HzfHxuhw1O_tc_iBDp3NHsBj9TLMWJ5wIl9QkD9ySotZtRD8jRV9QoNwDFVne9aMwIAgpmQZy7KH055uUNnL7o-vXM_vJGdAd3j0avelX1Nq1t1WBQ2sh-f-dLmC2oaAE-VJMYIspnpOw7g8TBtT4zR0umaw2139vKRjJ2mULyf6xiYxAgnDKrJCEgnLxwQrNChDzc8oith_QeIayAqdOrZFEw.9T8K-YrqUV6tumoANYzd6Au9MQYkkyfn1nO0PuSPRGI&qid=1716743753&sr=8-1   Music from "Miss America" by Styx   Artwork from BJ West   quixotic, united, skeyhill, vekeman, murphy, carrey, versus, vs, coming, america, arsenio, wakanda, rock, dwayne, johnson, safdie, blunt

David Cross: Oh, Come On Shot in Asheville, N.C. during the summer of 2018, this latest special covers a multitude of subjects. From being a new dad, who happens to be hyper aware of hacky “new dad” bits, and the joys and terrors of a “couples colonic,” to American life in the Trump era, all told in the unmistakable provocative style of David Cross – America's original Southern Gentleman. Share the laughter, the tears, the gasps, and the salty language that you've come to know and love. Stare into the abyss one more time until the next time and see what makes David Cross one of the top 400 comics in America today. COMEDY DYNAMICS YouTube Facebook X (Twitter) TikTok Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brent, Nate, and Kate play hooky with the 1986 American Teen Comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off starring:Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jennifer Grey, Cindy Pickett, Edie McClurg, Lyman Ward, Charlie Sheen, Ben Stein, Del Close, Virginia Capers, Richard Edson, Larry "Flash" Jenkins, Kristy Swanson, Max Perlich, Scott Coffey, Anne Ryan, Jonathan Schmock, Louie Anderson, Stephanie Blake, and Dee Dee Rescher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

00 - Microphone Fiend - Eric B. and Rakim 1:08 - Disclaimer 1:31 - Show intro 2:28 - Show opens with the guys 5:12 - Dannon talks about his boxing career (distorted audio in the beginning) 9:36 - The guys recap their week.  17:59 - Pet peeves you have with your mate 29:55 - National Lying Day - What's the biggest lie you've told and the biggest lied told to you. 33:59 - Nakia calls in 40:01 - Interview with animator and producer Bruce W. Smith (Be Be Kids, Proud Family) 46:41 - Bruce discusses Be Be Kids 51:09 - Current position - Writing process 52:50 - Working with Louie Anderson, Rich Little and John Witherspoon 55:04 - Looking for a dancing bear? 1:01:00 - Why Bruce is a fan of the show 1:03:50 - Bruce shares stolen Mustang story 1:11:38 - Fast food minimum wage $20 in California 1:18:39 - $30 Million Heist 1:22:16 - Who would snitch amongst the crew? 1:25:31 - Pitbulls cause $3000 in damage to an SUV 1:29:00 - Teeder's Sport's Ticker 1:29:41 - LSU Game - Angela Reese 1:40:45 - Jet Beauty of the Week 1:42:28 - The Spit with Dannon Green - John Salley on being mad at woman for going after their money.  1:48:16 - Dating an older woman 1:54:32 - Thank you all for donating! 1:56:14 - Lewis ask Speedy about his wife https://patron.podbean.com/inamansworld cash.app/$morrismediastudios Zelle: contact@morrismediastudios.com

This week on the blog, a podcast interview with magician Lance Burton about how he wrote (and directed and starred in) the delightfully comic “Billy Topit: Master Magician.”LINKSA Free Film Book for You: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/cq23xyyt12Another Free Film Book: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/x3jn3emga6Fast, Cheap Film Website: https://www.fastcheapfilm.com/Lance Burton Website: https://www.lanceburton.com/Billy Topit Website: http://www.billytopit.com/Eli Marks Website: https://www.elimarksmysteries.com/Albert's Bridge Books Website: https://www.albertsbridgebooks.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BehindthePageTheEliMarksPodcastLance Burton TranscriptJohn: I loved Billy Topit, both Jim and I did. I've made a number of low budget movies in my life, about a half dozen of them and the driving force behind them has almost always been, let's get together with some friends and make a movie. I got the sense that that was kind of part of the DNA of Billy Topit. Is that right?Lance: Well, yes, I just have to correct you on one thing: Billy Topit was not a low budget movie. It was a nobudget movie. We literally just decided, you know what, I'm not going to spend any money. Everyone volunteered. So, if it ever makes any money, I'll go back and pay the actors.John: Well, okay. But as someone who has done the same thing, I've done that a half dozen times with the no money. The results you got, given the no money status, were great. Your sound is exceptional. One of the things that's normally a big sign that it's a low budget movie is the sound is not good. It's a hard thing to get right and when you do get it right, it makes it sound like a big budget movie. The cinematography is terrific, the editing is fantastic. I don't know if you bought the music, or if someone did the music, but whatever it was it fit perfectly, and it just sailed along. So, for a movie that had no budget, you did an exceptional job of making a real movie.Lance: Oh, thank you. You're right, the sound is the one thing you really don't want to skimp on, because that's something you really can't fix in post a lot of the times. So, we did try to pay attention to the sound recording. As far as the music goes, some of the music was from my show that I already own. Some of the performance pieces, some of the music we use just for the movie, was rights free music that that I got from a company called Digital juice. They have all different sorts of music and it's searchable. So, you can find you know, rock and roll hard driving music, you can find, you know, instrumentals, you really have everything.Then there was a couple of pieces that a friend of mine, who's a musician wrote and recorded for me. And one of the pieces in the film, my lead actress, Joelle Rigetti, she had actually recorded an album a couple of years ago and she gave me the album during the production. She said, “Hey, anything on here you want you're welcome to use.” And I listened to it and there was one track, I went, this is perfect for this one scene I have. It's that it's the scene where the whole cast is waking up on the second day, brushing their teeth and getting ready to go out. That's actually the lead actress singing.John: The stuff you picked all really meshed well together.Lance: Oh, thank you. It was during the post-production process when it really struck me—as we were editing and doing that—how much the music adds to a production, not just a live show. I already knew that for a live show. But as I was making the film, it really just struck me again, you know, wow, music really does add a whole new dimension to the movie or live show.John: Yeah. So, where did the idea for the movie come from?Lance: Well, I'll tell you exactly where it came from. When I was a kid, there was a television series on TV called The Magician starring Bill Bixby. It only lasted one season, because the network got a new president that came in and he just, you know, cancelled all his predecessors' shows. But it actually did good in the ratings. But it only lasted 22 episodes.The magic consultant on The Magician was Mark Wilson and so when I moved out west, I met Mark Wilson, and became friends with him. Then when I was shooting Knightrider, guess who they hired to provide all of the large illusions and props for the episode? Mark Wilson. He was sort of the magic advisor on that television show. So, Mark, and I got to hang out for seven days on the set as we were shooting. He's actually in the episode. You can see shots of him. He's sitting in the audience during one of the opening performances. In fact, I get him up on stage at one point as a volunteer. So, anyway, one day after filming, Mark and I are going out to dinner and we're in his car and we're driving along. And he says to me, “Lance, how do you like doing this work?” And I said, “What do you mean, Mark? You mean like this episode?” He says, “Yeah, how do you like, you know, acting on this, this TV show?” And I said, “I'm having the time of my life. I get to do magic. I get to act. I get to work with a stuntman, and this is great.” And he says, “Well, you're doing a good job and you ought to think about doing more of this.” And I said, “More of this, so what do you mean?” He says, “You ought to start a notebook, start keeping some ideas of how you could incorporate your magic into a TV series or movie, you know, like with the Bill Bixby series.” And I thought, Oh, that's a good idea. So, I did, I started writing, every time I had an idea about how to use magic within the context of the drama series, or, you know, a story, I would write it down. So, after a few years, I had all these sort of clever things that I came up with, to use magic and propelling the story forward, or to get out of this sticky situation or whatever. And every few years, I've pulled that out, and I'd go, “You know, I'm going to try and go pitch this,” and I would go to Los Angeles and set up some meetings. And I was trying to pitch to do a series every few years and we got close a couple of times, but we never were able to sell it. But the area I was working in was so similar to things that would pop up on my TV screen later. I kept thinking, “Man, I've got something here, I just need to, like any kind of magic trick, you know, I get it in my head and it's frustrating, I just I gotta get it out, I got to put it on the stage because it's like in my brain is like scratching the inside of my skull and it's really annoying.” By that time, the technology had progressed to the point where we had these high-definition cameras that weren't, you know, astronomically expensive. And we had editing software so that somebody on their laptop could put out a professional looking product. So, I finally just said, hey, you know what, I'm gonna do this. And I called my buddy, Michael Goudeau and he came over and we fleshed out the story. And then we wrote the screenplay within, like two or three months. And then we eventually just started casting it and shot it. So, it all goes back to Bill Bixby and The Magician from 1973. John: Well, most things do. Most things do go back that. Were you always planning on directing?Lance: You know, directing and acting at the same time is really difficult. But I had been doing it all my life, you know, with my live show. And we started in on this thing and then at some point, I heard an interview with Barbra Streisand, and someone asked her that question, and they said, “Is it difficult to act and direct in the same production?” And she had a great response. She said, “No, it's easier that way. That's one less person I have to argue with.”Jim: She's right. Absolutely right. So, talk a little bit about how the movie changed, you know, from your initial script and then through shooting and editing. Were there a lot of kind of, oh, let's do this. Oh, that didn't work. Lance: I'll tell you what: when I first had the idea, I didn't have a real clear idea of the tone I wanted to take, you know? As far as it could have been a drama, it could have been a comedy or whatever. But I started chatting with my buddy, Michael Goudeau. Now, Michael worked in my show, as my special guest star. We've been friends for, you know, since the mid-80s and Michael said, this was his idea. So, I gave him credit. He said, we should write this is a family film and I said, why is that? He says, because I have two small children and about two or three times a year, I have to take them to the movies and we have to pick a family film, and they're always horrible. That's why I'd like to see a good family film. Something good, we can take the kids to see. And I said okay, that's fine. You know, that fits. Magic's always been considered a good family entertainment. So, we chose to write it as a family friendly movie, and as a comedy, but I give credit to Michael for that, and it didn't alter that much. Once we had the script completed, the idea was, you know, to keep to the script as close as we can within reason. Now, there were some scenes that were improvised and there were some things that I added during the course of the movie. I'll tell you one thing that we added: the film starts with a dream sequence, with Billy floating a lady in the air. And then he wakes up in bed and you realize, oh, that was just a dream. He doesn't really have a big Las Vegas show. He's a birthday party magician and that was the first thing we shot. So, as we were shooting, I read a book by Robert Rodriguez about his experience shooting El Mariachi. That was recommended to me by Rory Johnston, who played the bad guy in my movie. When I explained to Rory what we were going to do, he said, oh, you're doing like a no budget movie, like Robert Rodriguez. And I said, Who's Robert Rodriguez? He said, he is just a director, he started out by making this movie called El Mariachi. He had $7,000. That was it and he made a whole film. And so, I bought the DVD to watch. I wanted to see what a $7,000 movie look like. And then I read his book and he had some really interesting advice and thoughts. He was talking about the power of three—which magicians will do also—where you have a callback, or something keeps popping back up, and it happens three times. In El Mariachi, there's like this sort of dream sequence. But it happens three times. And I started thinking, he's got a really good point there. So, I started thinking, where else could I insert, I need two more dream sequences? And I've got to find a place to insert them. So, we wrote two more dream sequences and found the right place to put them. And we shot that, but that kind of happened once we started once we started shooting.Jim: You know, John, as he's mentioned, has shot some low budget movies here and there, populated largely by friends of John. And I get the sense that, in watching your movie, that these people are all your buddies, that they're all your pals, these are all your friends. Lance: Oh, yeah, they're all my friends. The only time there were people in their movie, really, that I didn't know, like extras in the restaurant. We would just ask people, do you have any friends that you can come over and be background actors? And a lot of them are my friends. Like the birthday party scene: those kids are all kids of friends. Like, hey, if you got kids, bring them over to my stage manager's house.John: It really looks like you guys are having fun throughout the whole movie. I don't mean to denigrate it in any way, but it's a really goofy movie. It is surprisingly silly in a really fun way.Lance: It's a silly movie and a lot of that stuff is Michael Goudeau. Everybody loves Michael and loves his comedy and kids especially love him. So, that's we wanted to go for. For instance, when we were writing the date scene, you know, that was a silly scene and they were doing the game with the milk, the little milk containers. And Michael said, listen, when I take my kids to a movie, when it gets to the romantic the date scene, they are bored. They are like, oh, they're falling asleep going, oh, when is this over? So, let's beef this up with something silly. Hey, great. That sounds great. So, again, a lot of that stuff was just the purpose of the movie was to keep everybody's interest.John: And that's probably something you've learned from being on stage forever, is feeling when the audience might be getting bored and being ahead of them. Lance: Yeah, you don't want to get to that point. You want to keep it moving. Jim: Your friend Michael is in the movie?Lance: Yes, he is in the movie. He's one of the jugglers. Jim: Okay. But the taller one or the shorter one?Lance: The shorter one. He was my co-writer on the screenplay and also co-executive producer.Jim: At the very end, in the credits, there's some very clever, funny, little teases about the possibility and it was sort of like, gosh, I hope there is a sequel. Is there talk of that--?John: And I will say, I'm going to speak from my podcast partner here. We're standing by ready to help you if you want to do.Jim: Absolutely. I'll drop everything. Lance: Billy Topit Part Two, The Empire Strikes Back. Billy Topit Part Two, the Search for Spock. I tell you, that was just me getting at the end of the editing process and doing the credits and it's just going out. This will be funny. Just me just making up silly stuff.John: And the image of you doing that of sitting on a computer and editing, do you have the filmmaking bug now or you going to it doesn't have to be a sequel, Billy Topit, but...Lance: I've enjoyed. Here's the thing that I enjoyed the most on the whole process was learning to edit. My good buddy Bob Massey was our photographer and our editor. But in the process of editing, I would go over to his house, and we would work on it and then he'd have to go do something. I was like, do we have to stop? And one day he said, you know, I can give you the software. I bought this and I can put it on two computers legally. So, if you want to, I'll show you how. I went, yeah. So, I went out, I bought this and I put this stuff on, and I started to learn how to edit. Bob was there to help me, show me. I really loved it. I really, really loved the process. And a lot of it is very similar to magic. I'll give you a good example of that: There's a scene at the end of the movie where they've opened the big show and I do the sawing a couple into eight pieces. So, we got the two, the boy and the girl and they get sawed apart and they come out of the boxes at the end. And the boys were in the girl's clothes and they chase each other offstage. And then they run past the camera and then the second shot, you see them run into view in the wings. And then they have a scene in the wings. Well, we shot the first part, with the doing the trick, and then running past the camera. We shot that at the Monte Carlo hotel in 2010. And the scene in the wings, we shot in 2013, on the other side of town at Rory Johnson's church that he went to. They allowed us to shoot there. So, the two scenes that are supposed to be at the same time were shot three years apart in different locations.As we were shooting the first one, I knew in my mind what I wanted to do: I wanted him to run past the camera, and then I would pick it up. And the rest of the cast hadn't even been cast yet by the way. I didn't even know who the other actors were going to be. But I knew there was a scene over there. So, as they run past, I'll pick it up. Whenever we get to that three years later, we shoot the thing. Now I'm editing it together. So, now I take the music from the first part of the shot, playing during the trick and the audience reaction. You get the audience applauding and cheering, and they run past the camera and we go to the second shot. But you still hear the audio, you still hear the music playing, and you hear me out on stage going thank you and the audience applauding. And so now when you put it all together, it's like it's seamless. No one knows that that scene was shot three years apart. It's like a magic trick. It's an illusion. There's a good example of how the sound helps enhance the illusion. And there are a few magic tricks that we do on stage where sound is a very big part of the illusion.John: I don't know at what point in the process you read Robert Rodriguez's book, but he based El Mariachi on what he had available. He wrote the script based on the town, the bar, the tortoise, the dog, all of that. You seem to have done a very similar thing, in that I'm guessing you already had some footage you on stage or was it a relatively easy thing to get. For an average person, that's a really hard thing to get.Lance: Exactly. And I had to shoot all that before the show closed, because we were getting ready to close the show. So, we captured all of that all the stuff that had to be shot in the theatre, we captured that. John: But for the average person writing a script, to write that in a scene, you can't shoot that. The lights alone in the ceiling are more than your budget.Lance: And I was well aware that. I had this opportunity that we'd written it into the script and it's like, okay, I gotta shoot this now, because if I wait another two months, it's all going to be gone.John: Exactly. And I felt the same with the scenes in the casino, which would be I think, normally a difficult thing to do. But you obviously had a relationship to make those happen.Lance: The casino scenes, those were all shot afterwards. That was my buddy, John Woodrum, who owned this little casino called the Klondike. We wanted it to be a locals type Casino. I talked to a few of the casinos and some of them were like, yeah, we'd let you come in here and shoot, we have a coffee shop. How many days do you need it? And I'm going to myself, I don't know how long this is going to take to shoot. I never shot a movie before. And then finally I went over to see my buddy, John and I said, John, I've got this movie I'm shooting, and some of the action takes place in the casino. And there's a coffee shop and you've got a coffee shop. What would you think about a shooting here? And he looks at me says yeah, whatever you want. Come on in. I'm like, what? Come on, anytime. That's like, Okay, I found this. I found our location. John: You are a low-budget filmmaker at heart. You got all the tricks that are necessary to be good at this and you did it on your first movie. That's exceptional.Lance: It was a fun process and it's not dissimilar to shooting a television special or a TV show, but it is a little different. There is obviously magic in it. But you know, there's also the whole second element of the story and doing the scene and the acting and getting all the actors on the same page.John: And speaking of the actors, I was thrilled to see our friend Louie Anderson in there. He was a Twin Cities guy who I knew back when he was here and I had the good fortune of working with him a couple times in the corporate arena. And to see Johnny Thompson obviously having so much fun, it was just great. And then to see Mac kind of turn up. I don't want to spoil it. But he does turn upLance: Mac turns up there near the end of the film. It was great fun, being able to work with Johnny. To be able to direct your mentor is a really special thing and that was just so much fun working with Johnny, and he was just so good in this role.John: He was such a good actor, he really had that ability to turn it on. Lance: And Pam too. John: Oh, yeah, Pam was in there as well. It was just so much fun to see them just pop up like that.Jim: A delight, the whole thing was from start to finish was a delight. I watched it by myself after my wife went to bed and I just was giggling through the whole thing.Lance: Thank you. Here's my favorite story from the whole process. I had this idea to do the trick on the telephone, The Wizard, that that anybody that is amateur magician knows the trick. Well, when Michael and I were coming up with a storyline, I had this idea of using The Wizard as part of the kidnapping thing, to find out where the assistant was being held. In order to do that, of course, I had to show what The Wizard was. The reason I wanted to include that was I wanted kids especially to be able to watch the movie and then after the movie, I wanted them to be able to perform The Wizard for their friends. After we had our premiere, my wardrobe lady from the Monte Carlo—and she also did wardrobe on the movie—she called me like a week later. Her stepdaughter, who was in junior high school at that time, the little girl had gone to school the next day and had performed The Wizard for her friends. And when I heard that, I was like, yes, touchdown.John: Mission accomplished. Lance: Mission accomplished. It's exactly what I wanted. I wanted kids to go and actually perform a magic trick for their friends.Jim: But I really liked how you then turn it around and use it as a plot device. Lance: It's integral to the story. Yes, and those are those are especially the kind of things I like with magic in movies or TV shows: where you can take something and bring it back in later as a practical device.

It's Rumble weekend and the guys bring back Travis Bryant for the first time since 2017 to help us preview and decide who will win the Royal Rumble matches and more. But first the guys say goodbye to Louie Anderson, Meat Loaf and Peter Robbins and also give thoughts on the NFL playoffs. Enjoy the show!

Martin Keller has written for Rolling Stone, Billboard, and many others. His book, The Space Pen Club, received praise from celebrities including Dan Akyroyd and Louie Anderson. He's met the who's who in the "UFO Ghetto". He was the publicist for Dr. Steven Greer. He knows Elizondo, Grusch, and all the players. Martin even interviewed Bob Marley,but I digress. We discuss his own experiences from youth into adulthood, and why he keeps returning to this subject. Keller addresses theories and opinions on what the incidents might be; the governmental disclosures; the re-branding to UAP; and the notion of a Galactic Federation. Was the great turtle a UFO? Actually, I didn't ask him that one. How are governments and big energy involved. We make the dollars and politics make sense. Is there some Prime Directive or does an Earthbound nuclear armaggedon somehow threaten a galactic or universal dark matter connectivity? Hit play and listen.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4863095/advertisement

Podcast guest #771 is Kyle Cease, New York Times Best Selling author who has a gift of merging comedy with personal transformation. As a comedian, Kyle had two #1 Comedy Central specials and was voted as #1 ranking on Comedy Central's Stand-up Showdown. After leaving his job as an award-winning comedian, Kyle dedicated his life to helping others and created Evolving Out Loud, which is a growing community with over 400 thousand members worldwide. Kyle has personally coached over fifteen thousand people and his YouTube videos have been watched over 60 million times. Kyle has made over 100 TV and movie appearances, including Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Late Show, and his speaking events regularly fill large venues across the United States. He has also spoken with renowned teachers like Eckhart Tolle, Jim Carrey, Michael Beckwith, Louis C.K., Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Louie Anderson, Dick Gregory, and David Wolfe; as well been a guest speaker at thousands of colleges, summits, and Fortune 500 conferences, including Agape International, GATE, Revelations, the Sun Valley Wellness Festival, Sedona World Wisdom Days, and the Longevity Now Conference. Kyle, continuously inspired by his daughter, if putting it simply would say; he is ever-evolving [out loud] and on a journey to constantly find out the truth of who he is. Kyle's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@kylecease Kyle's Website https://kylecease.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey-s-reynolds/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey-s-reynolds/support

For many years actress Suzanne Somers kept us laughing. A talented comedic actress, she also knew how to leverage her blonde good looks for a laugh. But few knew about the abusive childhood she had endured. An alcoholic father made her life miserable, and she said in that memoir that laughter is what got her through. In this 1993 interview Somers talks about the abuse she helped others get past, in her book Wednesdays Children.. Get Wednesday's Children by Suzanne SomersAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Louie Anderson and La Toya Jackson For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube Photo by

Barry Katz shares his insights on comedy's past, present, and future. Hear his story. More About Barry Katz: Barry Katz is an Emmy and Grammy nominated TV-film-record producer, talent manager, and podcast host. Katz is universally known for representing iconic artists like Louie Anderson, Ken Jeong, Andy Dick, Hasan Minhaj, and Mike Epps, giving the first quality stage time in New York City and Boston to future stars like Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Sarah Silverman, Anthony Clark, Dave Attell, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, Timothy Olyphant, Denis Leary, and the late Patrice O'Neal, as well as helping launch the careers of some of the most extraordinary comedy artists in the business—including Dave Chappelle, Nick Swardson, Louie CK, Felipe Esparza, Bill Burr, Frank Caliendo, Marc Maron, Whitney Cummings, Bill Bellamy, Judah Friedlander, Wanda Sykes, Bert Kreischer, Jeff Dye, Jim Gaffigan, Dane Cook, Steve Byrne, Jeffrey Ross, Neil Brennan, and former and present SNL stars Darrell Hammond, Jay Mohr, Melissa Villasenor, Jim Breuer, and Tracy Morgan. Throughout his career, Katz has sold 39 out of 40 stand-up comedy specials he produced and has brokered an unprecedented 100 TV development deals, created 3 television shows, and executive produced over 50 different specials, documentaries, reality shows, and scripted series including the YouTube TV produced Telethon for America (with Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom, Jennifer Lawrence, Pete Davidson, Alicia Keys, Charlize Theron, Ray Romano, Chelsea Handler, and Jane Fonda), NBC's Whitney, Netflix's The Road Trick, FOX's Action, HBO's Tourgasm, Showtime's Jay Mohr: Happy. And A Lot, History Channel's Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery, TBS's Frank TV, Comedy Central's Whitney Cummings: Money Shot, CBS' Welcome to New York (Letterman's first produced sitcom), HBO's Heidi Fleiss: The Would-be Madam of Crystal, the syndicated Bellamy/Tim Meadows/Jon Lovitz/Vivica Fox sitcom Mr. Box Office, and 7 seasons of the Emmy-nominated NBC series Last Comic Standing. Katz started his involvement in the film business when he helped Chappelle and Neal Brennan (who eventually went on to create Chappelle's Show) sell the cult classic Half Baked to Universal Studios and went on to produce several films after that, including Employee of the Month (starring Jessica Simpson and Cook), Good Luck Chuck (starring Jessica Alba), My Best Friend's Girl (starring Kate Hudson and Alec Baldwin), I Killed JFK (about the only living person in history to admit to killing Kennedy), and Misery Loves Comedy (starring Tom Hanks, Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, and Larry David). Katz was the first manager to work with a comedy artist to use social media to accelerate their career, with Dane Cook. At the height of his popularity, he was able to press a button on his computer and sell out 2 shows in one night at Boston Garden and 2 shows in one night at Madison Square Garden for a total of 75,000 tickets sold in less than a week—which had never been done before. In the recording world, he has produced Grammy nominated, multiple gold, platinum, and double platinum albums, while becoming the only manager/producer to debut a comedy album in Billboard's top 5 national charts–twice. In other facets of the business, Katz was one of the driving forces and co-founders of Comedy Dynamics, which has become one of the largest independent comedy production and distribution companies in the world. Additionally, he was involved in the original sale of the Emmy-nominated Comedy Central Roasts to the network, which has become one of the longest running, most profitable, annual specials franchises in the history of TV. https://www.barrykatz.com/

Hop in suckers, we're going back to the 80s – 1987 to be more specific so we can attempt to stop the sweet sixteen killer from totally murdering some innocent people. Because that would be most heinous. On Episode 586 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the horror comedy Totally Killer from director Nahnatchka Khan! We also talk about Horror Hauls, which member of KISS we'd each dress up as, and we talk plenty about the 80s! So grab your favorite mixtape, jump in our temporally souped up Gravitron, and strap on for the world's most tubular podcast!Stuff we talk about: Community Outreach, MonstahXpo, Derek Rook, Steven Van Samson, Michael and Jasper Neel, A-Lister, independent cinema, horror haul, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Toony Terrors, where the hell is Michael Myers, Tom Atkins, Basket Case, My Bloody Valentine, vacuuming your chest hair, dressing up as KISS on Halloween, Morbid Vision Films, trampolines are hot, Maine is the new South, Blue and Red Superman, almond blue chew, guacamole, Gringo Spice, Fall of the House of Usher, Mike Flanagan, Glass Menagerie, intimate theaters, Patreon's new changes, the devil's lettuce, Young Rock, Totally Killer, Nahnatchka Khan, Louie Anderson, Lil' Louie, Julie Bowen, The Greatest American Hero, 1987 - a very underutilized year, Kiernan Shipka, Back to the Future, horror comedies, 80s stereotypes, Fat Trish's Revenge, more plausible than a hot tub time machine, decent slashing, throat slashes, sweet sixteen killer, The Diary of Anne Frankenstein, “Mom you're too horny”, Molly Ringwald, Re-Animator, The Breakfast Club, Terminator, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, P2, Maniac (2012), i-Lived, Franck Khalfoun, Gravitron, Momboleo, Narnia, Guac Without Rhythm, Poe Money, G.I. Poe: A Real American Poet, And Doing Opium is Half the Battle, The People's Weenus, The Paradox of the Perineum, Weenus Anonymous, I Am the Great Stabbio, Guac and Shock, Kissing Hands and Shaking Babies, and Friction Burns and Broken Bones.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

Iconic comedian Louie Anderson, a three­-time Emmy Award® winner, and one of the country's most recognized and adored comics, brings you his sixth comedy special, Big Underwear. Named by Comedy Central as “One of 100 Greatest Stand­-Up Comedians of All Time,” he again delivers to his fans his unique brand of humor and warmth from the historic Palace Theatre in Los Angeles. He plays on the challenges of getting healthy, life on the road, dealing with technology, and how we all eventually become our parents. YouTube: https://bit.ly/3ymp1to Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ComedyDynamics Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ComedyDynamics TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/J1wucyQ/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ComedyDynamics http://www.comedydynamics.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This time out we discuss Eddie Murphy's late 80s hit Coming to America, a film that is packed with stars (James Earl Jones! Arsenio Hall! John Amos! Louie Anderson! Samuel L. Jackson!), packed with laughs, and packed with romance and heart. What it's not packed with is skateboarding but there's juuuuuust enough to justify our covering the film for this podcast. Our discussion also finds us discussing Eddie Murphy's career as a whole - his meteoric rise to fame in the 1980s and the highs and lows of his career since. Is Coming to America his best film? You'll have to decide for yourself after listening to the episode. Just make sure to sow your royal oats first.

Comedy Legend Bob Nelson joins Scott and Ace in the Acement. Bob was once in a comedy group with Rob Bartlett and Eddie Murphy called "The Identical Triplets". In 1985, Rodney Dangerfield's 9th Annual Young Comedians Special introduced major comic like Rita Rudner, Yakov Smirnoff, Sam Kinison, Bob Saget, and Louie Anderson. One standout was Bob Nelson, a hilarious comic with characters like Jiffy Jeff, Eppy Epperman, and the hilarious College All Star Football Team. Many late-night TV appearances, comedy specials and major tours followed (including 8 years opening for Rodney)! Check out Bob at http://www.bobnelson.com/ Go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ to buy us a coffee or a bourbon.  Get your BTF gear at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/scott-higgins  Check out our friends at The Mix Tape Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mix-tape/id1506341641

Get ready for a trip down memory lane! Join the co-creator of Life with Louie as they take you through hilarious adventures and life lessons. Get ready to laugh, cry, and learn with this fan-favorite show that took the '90s by storm. Watch now and join us in celebrating 25 years of Life with Louie! #LifeWithLouie #90sTVShow

This person died in 2022 at age 68. His act fit comfortably into the category of “family entertainment.” He had a self-deprecating style that won him legions of fans, among them Johnny Carson, whose early support catapulted him to stardom. He had roles in “Ferris Bueller's Day Off” and “Coming to America”. He hosted “Family Feud” for three seasons. He was nominated 3 times for a supporting actor Emmy, which he won in 2016. His comedy routine often centered around jokes about his own weight, which topped 300 pounds at times. Today's dead celebrity is Louie Anderson. Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. Sign up for our newsletter at famousandgravy.com for news and updates on the show. Also, enjoy our mobile quiz game at deadoraliveapp.com If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like Episode 46 “Love and OJ Jokes” (Norm Macdonald) and Episode 39 “Super Funkhouser” (Bob Einstein).   Transcript of this episode New York Times Obituary for Louie Anderson Famous & Gravy official website Famous & Gravy on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn Sound Judgement podcast and newsletter Louie Anderson's first appearance on Johnny Carson Louie Anderson on playing Winston Churchill in Drunk History “Why Christine Baskets Was One of TV's Greatest Characters” article from NYT Louie Anderson official website HPB.com Dead or Alive Quiz Game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This person died in 2022 at age 68. His act fit comfortably into the category of “family entertainment.” He had a self-deprecating style that won him legions of fans, among them Johnny Carson, whose early support catapulted him to stardom. He had roles in “Ferris Bueller's Day Off” and “Coming to America”. He hosted “Family Feud” for three seasons. He was nominated 3 times for a supporting actor Emmy, which he won in 2016. His comedy routine often centered around jokes about his own weight, which topped 300 pounds at times. Today's dead celebrity is Louie Anderson. Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. Sign up for our newsletter at famousandgravy.com for news and updates on the show. Also, enjoy our mobile quiz game at deadoraliveapp.com If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like Episode 46 “Love and OJ Jokes” (Norm Macdonald) and Episode 39 “Super Funkhouser” (Bob Einstein).   Transcript of this episode New York Times Obituary for Louie Anderson Famous & Gravy official website Famous & Gravy on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn Sound Judgement podcast and newsletter Louie Anderson's first appearance on Johnny Carson Louie Anderson on playing Winston Churchill in Drunk History “Why Christine Baskets Was One of TV's Greatest Characters” article from NYT Louie Anderson official website HPB.com Dead or Alive Quiz Game

If you're only going to watch one Louie Anderson show, make it Baskets. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/not-stalgia-podcast/message

"Baskets" was a critically acclaimed TV series on FX that follows the life of Chip Baskets, a man with dreams of becoming a successful clown. Created by Zach Galifianakis, Louis C.K., and Jonathan Krisel, the show is a unique blend of comedy and drama that explores Chip's journey as he struggles to find his place in the world.  "Baskets" is a character-driven show that explores themes of identity, family, and the pursuit of happiness. "Baskets" ran for four seasons from 2016 to 2019 and has gained a devoted following for its quirky humor, heartfelt moments, and standout performances. Will blending drama and dark humor scare off the S1E1 guys who typically stick to standard format sitcoms? Listen as they do a deep dive review of the show's pilot episode, "Renoir" to find out. www.S1E1POD.com Starring: Zach Galifianakis, Martha Kelly, Louie Anderson, Sabina Sciubba, Ernest Adams, Hagen Mills, & Kato Kaelin Instagram & Twitter: @S1E1POD

The social media app that lets you pay to make a celebrity look at you. You're nobody until a star acknowledges your existence, and Seemino facilitates "discoveries" by paying them to scroll through feeds of videos users make for them. Founder and former Hollywood exec Paula Rubenstein (Mamrie Hart) has her hands full dealing with restive celebs concerned about face-tracking software and fascist propaganda, but can Noa help her unlock a “deep” vein of value hiding right in front of her face? Cast: CEO Paula Rubenstein ... Mamrie HartNoa Lukas … Sam WestLouie Anderson ... HimselfElena Lin ... Zoe ChaoSeemino Users … Cathryn Mudon, Lauren Adams, Matt Klinman, George KaremanDeep Fakes … David Gerson, Arthur Meyer, Riley Soloner, Siobhan Thompson, Chris SartinskyNews Reporter … Julia Smith Created/Written by: Matt Klinman, Chris Sartinsky, Sam WestDirected by: Matt Klinman and Sam WestExecutive Producers: Matt Powers, Jeff Ross, Adam SachsProducers: Hanna Armour and Julia SmithCasting: Hanna Armour, JP Buck, Matt PowersSenior Director of Business Development: Willie NavarreLegal: David Melmed Smartr was produced by Western SoundExecutive Producer: Ben AdairTechnical director: Dan LeoneEditor and sound designer: Dan LeoneAssistant editor: Audrey NgoMix Engineer: Johnny Vince EvansAssistant engineer: Chaz SextonProduction assistants: Annet Rangel, Jefferson Yen

When we started The Lost Episodes, we had to push out Kristyn's episode because it turned out we were starting it right on Louie Anderson's birthday. This week, it's another birthday of a departed family friend. Life's not fair. What is fair is Vince's take on extremism, both foreign and domestic. Also soccer participation trophies. In that case, he's tough but fair. Emphasis on "tough". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When we started The Lost Episodes, we had to push out Kristyn's episode because it turned out we were starting it right on Louie Anderson's birthday. This week, it's another birthday of a departed family friend. Life's not fair. What is fair is Vince's take on extremism, both foreign and domestic. Also soccer participation trophies. In that case, he's tough but fair. Emphasis on "tough". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the debut of The Lost Episodes, a new series we'll be uploading every Friday where you can hear whole episodes of The Family from the distant past. These are things that you can't find anywhere else, except possibly a cobweb-filled corner of the internet that we've forgotten about, so if you've been yearning for some Family-style nostalgia, this is where to look. It's also Louie's birthday, so what better way to start than with his first ever appearance on the podcast? We'll count this as his 70th birthday present. Happy birthday, Louie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's the debut of The Lost Episodes, a new series we'll be uploading every Friday where you can hear whole episodes of The Family from the distant past. These are things that you can't find anywhere else, except possibly a cobweb-filled corner of the internet that we've forgotten about, so if you've been yearning for some Family-style nostalgia, this is where to look. It's also Louie's birthday, so what better way to start than with his first ever appearance on the podcast? We'll count this as his 70th birthday present. Happy birthday, Louie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recently named by Caroline's on Broadway as one of their 2022 Breakout Artists, Tommy is a sweet young man who started performing standup comedy in Chicago after realizing that a desk job with his Accounting degree wasn't as sexy as he originally thought. Tommy soon won the Laugh Factory's standup competition “Verified Laughs” and began playing clubs across the country. He has since become a paid regular at the Laugh Factory, Zanies, Skyline Comedy Club, Comedy on State, the Chicago Improv, and Caroline's on Broadway, among others. When he first worked with the late great(est) Louie Anderson, Louie was kind enough to say Tommy's set was “alriiiight”. It's been smooth sailing since then (lie).  Along with his standup, you may know Tommy from the popular web series Roommates-In-Law, which he created with fellow comic Tim Smith. The series has gained a cult following online and amassed over 1 million views. Tommy's never-grow-up demeanor and midwestern nature will have you re-telling his jokes at the dinner table while thinking “Was he really funny or did I just see a potential son in him?" For Everything Tommy: https://somekidtommy.komi.io/ For Everything Brendan: https://www.brendangay.com/

Late great comedian Louie Anderson and great alive comedian meet up via zoom via link from heaven. The two discuss censorship, comedy in today's world, shrimp and the importance of love.

This weeks episode of OMG HI begins with some incredible gift giving and George and Gil are joined by comedian, actor, author, podcaster, and bread baker Tom Papa to talk about his new special on Netflix called What A Day!, the Idaho college murders, Louie Anderson, Freddie Prinze, love from our dads, and baking. Follow Tom @tompapa on all the socials. Listen to Breaking Bread with Tom Papa on All Things Comedy, wherever you get your podcasts. Watch What A Day! on Netflix and all of Tom's other specials on Netflix.

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

Kathleen opens the show drinking her favorite beer: a Spotted Cow from New Glarus Brewing Company in Wisconsin. She celebrates the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar wearing her USA beanie and reviews all of the fun she had during her weekend outside of Minneapolis, meeting Louie Anderson's sister and gambling on Minnesota's paper pull tabs. QUEEN NEWS: Kathleen shares a throwback video of Queen Dolly singing with her sisters Stella (whom Kathleen loves) and Frieda at Thanksgiving. “GOOD BAD FOOD”: In her quest for delicious not-so-nutritious food AND in continuing her search for the best Ranch, Kathleen samples Heluva Good Bacon Horseradish Dip and Hidden Valley Ranch Bugles.UPDATES: Kathleen gives an update on Boris Becker's prison term, Elizabeth Holmes is finally sentenced for her Theranos scam, Banksy is caught on camera and urges shoplifters to target Guess stores, Nigerian Instagram influencer Hushpuppi is arrested in Dubai, and Jerry Falwell's “Pool Boy” tells all. “HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT”: Kathleen is amazed to read about the discovery of a black-naped pheasant pigeon that hasn't been sighted for almost 140 years. FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS: Kathleen shares articles on the recent sighting of the legendary grizzly bear ”The Boss” in Banff National Park, Taylor Swift breaks the internet during the presale of her 2023 Tour, the sale of Steve Jobs' used Birkenstock sandals, a chain-smoking grandpa runs a marathon in 3.5 hours, thousands of mink flee their cages during a robbery in Ohio, she reads a list of things that World Cup fans are restricted from doing in Qatar, homeowners find a $137M Caravaggio painting depicting Judith beheading Holofernes, an 11-year-old showcases the highest IQ in history, and the New York Zoo announces the historic birth of twin Asian Elephants.WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK: Kathleen recommends watching The Crown Season 5 on Netflix, and God Forbid on Hulu. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dane Jeffrey Cook is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released many comedies and has performed in his very famous HBO special, Vicious Circle special titled Rough Around The Edges as well as on Comedy Central and Netflix several times. He is known for his use of observational, often vulgar, and sometimes dark comedy. He is one of the first comedians to use a personal webpage and MySpace to build a large fan base, and in 2006 was described as "alarmingly popular". As an actor, Cook has appeared in many famous flicks with very well-known and famous actors like Jessica Simpson, Ashley Judd, Kate Hudson, Dax Shepard, Kevin Costner, and Alec Baldwin to name a few. He was also the second comedian EVER to sell out Madison Square Garden.   In this episode, Dane and Brad discuss who Dane Cook really is and his journey between comedy and entrepreneurship. They also critique Brad's stand-up and it's not what you may think… Tune in! 00:00 Intro 02:20 “If you're not a struggling comedian, then you're not a comedian.” - Dane Cook 02:51 Bomb: Do everything in your power to exploit what you have mastered. 04:20 Bomb: The truth is more alluring in business than anything else 06:53 Brad's stand-up 10:50 The app Dane is developing… 11:26 Back to Brad's stand-up 16:07 Brad's career in stand up looking promising… 19:26 Above It All Now Streaming at https://www.danecook.com  21:20 How Dane created his own system 24:09 Bomb: Netflix 25:35 Bomb: “What other people think of me is none of my business.” - Dane Cook 26:13 Bomb: You have to own and build your own playing field 32:32 Bomb: Mediocrity rules but have you ever seen what Mediocrity pays? 36:57 Dane's parents 38:20 Before Dane was Dane Cook 43:40 Acting Career 46:14 Bomb: “If you're not invited to the party, throw your own party.” - Brad Lea 47:35 Bomb: Write it down 50:28 “Vulnerability is the best strength you can have.” - Dane Cook 51:10 Bomb: The right soldiers on your team 52:50 Louie Anderson 56:00 Brad's Next Movie 59:08 What the #Bombsquad can do 01:00:14 Check out https://www.danecook.com for his new special 01:01:36 DM Dane that you heard him on Dropping Bombs and he may pick you to come hang out in Vegas with him and Brad.  

RIP Queen Elizabeth II, Mr. Methane reports live from England, the NFL returns, elder abuse of Louie Anderson, Zack Efron's face, Tom Mazawey's weekly check-in, a new Bonerline, TikTok crying, Steve Bannon charges, and murders in Memphis.The Queen is dead. Long live the King. The NFL will honor her before Game #1 tonight. RIP Bozo was trending. A college professor crapped all over the Queen, but Jeff Bezos slams her. Elton John is sad and Ozzy is crushed.RIP Bernard Shaw, the Farrah Fawcett of today. He famously asked Michael Dukakis a wild opening question in the '88 debate.The Beatles Revolver re-mix is coming out.We check in with world famous Brit, Mr. Methane, for a eulogy of Queen Elizabeth.More QE2: Thomas Markle has made his statement. Reggie Jackson shares a quip on Twitter.Trudi remains on vacation... as far as her tether would allow her to go.20% of our audience have been "broken".Crying on TikTok is so hot right now.TMZ covered the death of Michael Jackson by focusing on his amazing opioid addiction.Cara Delevingne is a complete mess right now.In Las Vegas, Robert Telles was arrested for murdering journalist Jeff German.Jerkmate brings you a brand-new Bonerline (use promo code BONER). Call of text 209-66-Boner.We know that there is a Hulu series called Candy. Stop calling about it.The Mike Tyson show on Hulu is pretty decent.Ezekiel Kelly goes on 22-hour Facebook Live rampage leaving 4 dead in Memphis.We learn even more disturbing details about jogger Eliza Fletcher's alleged killer.Steve Bannon turns himself in for the We Build the Wall scheme.Inflation sucks for everyone.Tom Mazawey joins the show to praise John Daly's first pitch, praise Mark McGwire for his steroid-fueled home run record, wade into the Tom Brady vs Gisele Bündchen relationship, debate the Cade McNamara / J.J. McCarthy QB battle, give out his football/wedding season schedule, cover Ryan Ermanni's tweets, guarantee a Detroit Lions victory on Sunday. and give the worst eulogy for Queen Elizabeth possibly ever.Learn about Anthony Templet, the worst son possibly ever in Netflix's I Just Killed My Dad.Louie Anderson was forced to make last-minute changes to his will. His sister files claims of elder abuse.More QE2: Jemele Hill, Michigan professor Ebony Elizabeth Thomas and more attack all Queen Elizabeth for all the colonizing she personally did.EMU professors strike and remain scared of COVID.Oberlin College coughs up $20+M dollars to Gibson's Bakery.Ricky Martin sues his nephew for $20,000,000.Zac Efron tries to explain why his face looks so different now.Britney Spears finally gets that long deserved vacation.Olivia Wilde is on damage control... but everyone still hates her.El Salvador's gamble on crypto doesn't seem to be working out too well.Social media is dumb, but we're on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels and BranDon).

Will Smith makes us care about the Oscars, Venus Williams nip-slip overshadowed, Lady Gaga's elder abuse, Eli joins us, Antonio Brown's revenge porn, and Mr. Skin joins us for the 23rd Annual Anatomy Awards.2022 Oscars: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock over a lame joke, but feel free to bang his wife. We all saw Venus Williams nipple, but Will Smith was crying at that moment. Drew declares Mila Kunis 'worst dressed'. Francis Ford Coppola apologizes to a dead guy. Liza Minnelli had no idea where she was last night as Lady Gaga takes advantage of another elderly person.Tommy Lee makes Taylor Hawkin's death all about him.Mr. Skin zooms in to announce the winners of the 23rd Annual Anatomy Awards.Eli Zaret joins us to discuss the Detroit Lions on Hard Knocks, the NFL Draft in Detroit in 2024, Gretchen Whitmer's odd victory lap, Coach K's fairy tale ending, and give his weekly recap of HBO's Winning Time.Please use our Amazon portal.Podcast Stuff: Kevin Smith has many podcasts. The Smartless podcast bumbled their interview with Radiohead. Oscars Part Two: Jaden Smith loves violence. Drew declares Tracee Ellis Ross the 2nd worst dressed. Sean Penn MUST smelt his Oscar now. Jessica Chastain got political. David Letterman made the best statement.The "Don't Say Gay" bill passed in Florida. Disney vows to help repeal the bill.ABNN: Antonio Brown is threatening revenge porn over a measly $5,000.Clarence Thomas' wife is an insurrectionist. We remember Long Dong Silver.Oscars Part Three: Tony Hawk made an Oscars appearance with Shaun White & Kelly Slater. Travis Barker showed up because he's everywhere. Gmac Cash samples the Smith/Rock slap for a new tune. Elliot Page is ripped... but really short. Marc counted 32 minutes before the first white guy spoke. Billie Eilish won another award. This wasn't the first time Chris Rock dissed JPS. The Academy launches a 'formal review'.Marc's favorite oligarch, Roman Abramovich, has been poisoned.Joe Biden is straining to do some explaining.Trump News: Donald Trump is worried about climate change. The Donald shot a hole-in-one. Trump is very upset with the NYT again. Trump's granddaughter is good at golf.Kim Jong-Un dropped this sweet hype video.Oscars Part Four: Bob Saget, Norm Macdonald and Louie Anderson got SNUBBED. The Stafford's go Hollywood.Social media is dumb, but we're on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels and BranDon).