Podcasts about Misery Loves Comedy

Hot Date has reached another tenth episode and that means a Top Ten extravaganza of movie memories and memorable moments.  This time Dan and Vicky discuss their favorite Moms and Dads from film across the ages.  The mission was accepted differently by your co-hosts so you're getting an eclectic list of perfect and imperfect parents.  Dan, of course, found his choices mostly from the horror genre and included couples while Vicky broke her list into her five favorites of each gender.     This episode is a freewheeling discussion covering everything from Vicky's shopping obsession to your hosts opinions on embattled Kevin Spacey's life and careeer.  There's also some recently seen including Netlfix's Baby Reindeer, Pamela Adlon's Babes, Celine Song's Past Lives, 90's horror gems Mute Witness and Ghost Watch, and the doc Misery Loves Comedy. Check us out on all our socials:  hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

What a great deal of fun it is to chat with the dynamic John Vorhaus, who is making his second StoryBeat appearance because you never know which direction he's going to take in any answer.  John is best known for his classic comedy writing textbook, The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You're Not. Now available in five languages, John's “bible of comedy writing” continues to be a definitive source of information and inspiration for TV, film and fiction writers. John's been a meaningful change-agent for tens of thousands of writers around the world.  An international consultant in television and film script development, John has worked for TV networks, film schools, production companies and film funding bodies in 37 countries on five continents. He created his own situation comedy in Romania, ran the writing staff of the Russian version of Married… with Children, and co-created two social action TV dramas in Nicaragua. John's scriptwriting credits run from sit-coms to episodic drama, and from web-based programming to theatrical-release screenplays, feature animation and documentaries, including the provocative Misery Loves Comedy. His latest books include The Little Book of Standup and The Book of Practice: How to Do Better What You Want to do Well.  I've read the Book of Practice and found it to be both thoroughly entertaining as well as greatly inspiring. If you're looking to kick your productivity and success rate into high gear, I recommend you check it out.John is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, a member of the WGA, and a gold-medal athlete in the sport of ultimate frisbee.  

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/

This absolutely gob smacked Peter; Jason casually mentioned he was originally cast as Lt. Sam Weinberg in Rob Reiner's Oscar nominated film, A Few Good Men. George Costanza alongside Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise? Really, no really! So how did actor, comedian, impressionist, author, director, and podcast host Kevin Pollak nab the memorable Lt. Weinberg role…which ended up boosting his already growing credits? We needed to find out. So, we reached out to Kevin who has appeared in over 80 films; including the cult classic - The Usual Suspects as Todd Hockney and played Phillip Green in Martin Scorsese's Casino. Recently Pollak was a regular cast member on Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He's also a podcast pioneer hosting such classics as, Kevin Pollak's Chat Show, Talkin Walkin where he spoke only as Christopher Walken and most recently My Mrs. Maisel Pod.   IN THIS EPISODE: “If you're not creating, you're waiting.” How A Few Good Men transformed his career. The secret to doing spot-on impersonations. The documentary “Misery Loves Comedy” explained. How Christopher Guest discovered he was funny. Did Jack Nicolson really hit on Kevin's mom? How directing is like being a prize fighter. A step-by-step tutorial on impersonating Jason Statham + Christopher Walken. Kevin's impersonation of Jason. Hollywood's surprising original casting choices for iconic films.   FOLLOW KEVIN: Instagram: @kevinpollak123 YouTube: @kevinpollakschatshow X: @kevinpollak Facebook: Kevin Pollak   FOLLOW REALLY NO REALLY: www.reallynoreally.com Instagram YouTube TikTok Facebook Threads X (Twitter)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My friend and neighbor Kevin Pollak stops by to talk about monks, golf jokes and being a glass half full guy. Check out Misery Loves Comedy and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon. Follow Kevin Pollak on Instagram @KevinPollak123 

Barry Katz is an Emmy and Grammy nominated tv-film-record producer, podcast  host, and talent manager who is universally known for 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,  Whitney Cummings, Bert Kreischer, Bill Bellamy, Anthony Clark, Jim Gaffigan,  Patrice O'Neal, Neal Brennan, Jim Norton, Ken Jeong, Jeffrey Ross, Wanda Sykes, Gary Gulman, Marc Maron, Dane Cook, and “SNL" stars  Darrell Hammond, Jay Mohr, Melissa Villasenor, Jim Breuer, and Tracy Morgan.  Throughout his career, Katz has sold 37 out of 38 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, Pete Davidson, Charlize Theron, Jim Jefferies, Jane  Fonda, and Chelsea Handler), 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,” 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, and Larry David). In the recording world,  he has produced multiple gold, platinum, and double platinum albums, while  becoming the only manager/producer to debut a comedy album in the  top 5 of Billboards national charts–twice.  Additionally, Katz is the co-founder of Comedy Dynamics, which is presently  one of the largest independent comedy production
and distribution companies  in the world…and was one of the driving forces behind the sale of  the Emmy nominated Roasts to Comedy Central, which has become  the biggest franchise in the network's history. You can download or subscribe to our podcast for FREE by clicking below. If you like “Kahnversations,” please leave a rating or review on our iTunes page!   Click Here To Listen! There are so many inspiring podcasts with fabulous stars out there. But their careers feel light years away from ours, don't they? Wouldn't it be great to hear from the guy who just booked his first pilot? Or the kid finally doing a studio pic after a bunch of low budget indies? Or the woman who's been a series regular a few times but is only now becoming a name? What about the guy who's been on a show for years and you know his face but what'shisnameagain? Or that actress who is now a freakin' showrunner???? How'd THEY do it, right? How did they transition from relative obscurity, bartending and bottle service, to buying that house in Brentwood? We're producing “Kahnversations,” a podcast that provides access to THOSE people -- your immediate predecessors -- so that you can learn from them while their battle scars are still fresh. In “Kahnversations,” our own Ryan Bailey interviews some of Lesly Kahn & Company's working actors, directors, and writers in order to learn how they got started in Hollywood, the challenges and hurdles they faced, and how they overcame the odds. (They also dish out some crazy stories!) Listen in and enjoy as these entertainers speak candidly about their paths, processes, and experiences. You might even hear a bit about how Lesly and the Kahnstitute have influenced and shaped their careers.

Barry Katz is an Emmy and Grammy nominated tv-film-record producer, podcast  host, and talent manager who is universally known for 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,  Whitney Cummings, Bert Kreischer, Bill Bellamy, Anthony Clark, Jim Gaffigan,  Patrice O’Neal, Neal Brennan, Jim Norton, Ken Jeong, Jeffrey Ross, Wanda Sykes, Gary Gulman, Marc Maron, Dane Cook, and “SNL" stars  Darrell Hammond, Jay Mohr, Melissa Villasenor, Jim Breuer, and Tracy Morgan.  Throughout his career, Katz has sold 37 out of 38 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, Pete Davidson, Charlize Theron, Jim Jefferies, Jane  Fonda, and Chelsea Handler), 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,” 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, and Larry David). In the recording world,  he has produced multiple gold, platinum, and double platinum albums, while  becoming the only manager/producer to debut a comedy album in the  top 5 of Billboards national charts–twice.  Additionally, Katz is the co-founder of Comedy Dynamics, which is presently  one of the largest independent comedy production
and distribution companies  in the world…and was one of the driving forces behind the sale of  the Emmy nominated Roasts to Comedy Central, which has become  the biggest franchise in the network’s history. You can download or subscribe to our podcast for FREE by clicking below. If you like “Kahnversations,” please leave a rating or review on our iTunes page!   Click Here To Listen! There are so many inspiring podcasts with fabulous stars out there. But their careers feel light years away from ours, don’t they? Wouldn’t it be great to hear from the guy who just booked his first pilot? Or the kid finally doing a studio pic after a bunch of low budget indies? Or the woman who’s been a series regular a few times but is only now becoming a name? What about the guy who’s been on a show for years and you know his face but what’shisnameagain? Or that actress who is now a freakin’ showrunner???? How’d THEY do it, right? How did they transition from relative obscurity, bartending and bottle service, to buying that house in Brentwood? We’re producing “Kahnversations,” a podcast that provides access to THOSE people -- your immediate predecessors -- so that you can learn from them while their battle scars are still fresh. In “Kahnversations,” our own Ryan Bailey interviews some of Lesly Kahn & Company’s working actors, directors, and writers in order to learn how they got started in Hollywood, the challenges and hurdles they faced, and how they overcame the odds. (They also dish out some crazy stories!) Listen in and enjoy as these entertainers speak candidly about their paths, processes, and experiences. You might even hear a bit about how Lesly and the Kahnstitute have influenced and shaped their careers.

Casey is joined by the first non-comic since the beginning of the podcast. Louis Dorley, who raps under the name louis logic, joins Casey to talk about their parallel lives among many other things. Give Louis' album Misery Loves Comedy a listen and look out for new music from him. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nobodylikescaseymclain/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nobodylikescaseymclain/support

It's JERSEY BIRTHDAY TRIP RECAP time on Episode 11, Jaclyn is joined by bestie/comedian/podcaster Rachael O'Brien to discuss all things leading up to a trip in Nj!  The girls go over Jaclyn's "Disease to Please" busy lifestyle tips, favorite hangouts on the east coast, Beyoncé baby news, and the Comedy documentary "Misery Loves Comedy"! Get to know your host Jaclyn's favorite things, dating advice, and NFL picks for the upcoming season.  Stay tuned til the end for Rachael  and Jaclyn's joint Lady Gaga read to kick off the summer! 

Todd talks to Lenny Marcus, a staple of the NYC comedy scene, and the co-host of “Misery Loves Comedy” podcast with Kevin Brennan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tiny and I review the low budget western Bone Tomahawk, share our experiences seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey in 70mm for Tiny's birthday, and go over some listener emails. For Potpourri, we discuss the documentary Misery Loves Comedy, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, and season 1 of Amazon's The Man in the High Castle. Support The Obsessive Viewer on Patreon for as low as $1 per month. Timestamps Show Start - 00:18 Matt's Podcast Guest Spots - 00:54 Introducing the Episode - 03:32 2001: A Space Odyssey in 70mm - 04:11 Bone Tomahawk Review (Non-Spoiler) - 10:47 SPOILERS for Bone Tomahawk - 41:08 Amazon Prime Instant Streaming - 54:40 OV Potpourri - 58:06 Matt: Misery Loves Comedy - 58:19 Tiny: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For - 1:03:06 Matt: The Man in the High Castle Season 1 - 1:11:40 Listener Emails - 1:21:12 Next Episode's Topic - 1:28:40 Stinger: Pizza Roll, Official Mascot of OV - 1:30:19 Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:30:36  Show Notes Related Episodes: OV96 – Post Oscars Potpourri, Kingsman, Citizenfour, Whiplash, and Power Rangers OV97 – Avengers Trailer, Jupiter Ascending, Blomkamp's Alien, The Last Man on Earth, and The Walking Dead Matt's Recent Appearance on The Nerds You're Looking For Matt's Appearance on Film Schlubs - (Film Talk #32 - Oscar Nominations 2016) Matt's Other Appearance on Film Schlubs - (Film Talk #33 - Brooklyn) Matt's Upcoming Appearance on The Jeff Vibbert Podcast can be found here Matt's Letterboxd Profile Tiny's Letterboxd Profile Obsessive Viewer - Check out plenty of reviews of movies, TV shows and industry commentary at the blog that started it all. Obsessive Book Nerd - Our “sister site” where you can find book reviews and commentary on the evolving world of reading. r/ObsessiveViewer - The official Obsessive Viewer subreddit! Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt's solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television's golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. The Secular Perspective - Check out Tiny's side project podcast that explores the concepts of faith, religion and existence from the perspective of secular hosts. Mike's Band: As Good As It Gets - Check out Mike's band and download the “Something New E.P.” for free! Loudlike Facebook Page - Like the band that gave us our theme song on Facebook! Loudlike “Mistakes We Must Make” EP on iTunes - Our theme song is “An Eclipse of Events.” Grab Loudlike's EP and hear the full version of our theme. TurboRooDesigns.com - My brother has a business where he and his fiancee sell carts to disabled dogs. Let us know what you think! Like us on Facebook: The Obsessive Viewer Tweet us: @ObsessiveViewer, @ObsessiveTiny, @IAmMikeWhite Email us: Matt, Tiny or Mike at ObsessiveViewer.com Check out the blog: http://ObsessiveViewer.com Find past episodes of the podcast: http://OVPodcast.com RSS Feed: http://obsessiveviewer.libsyn.com/rss The official OV Subreddit: r/ObsessiveViewer Subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us a review.

Bouncing between electronica, instrumental hip-hop, weird post-jazz who-knows-wot-u-call-it, modern composers and experimentalists... this is a weird one that moves from contemplative to dancy and back again. Hope you enjoy! First broadcast on BFF.fm on 2016 - 01 - 27 12. Tracklisting timecodes are relative to that broadcast time, Noon PST. 12:02pm Epiphany Fields by scntfc on Oxenfree OST (-) 12:05pm Suzhou by Shinamo Moki on Go With Me (-) 12:09pm Symbol of Life, Love and Asthetics by Susumu Yokota on Symbol (Lo Recordings) 12:12pm Um, Circles and Squares by Dosh on The Lost Take (-) 12:15pm Perfect Dream by Mokhov on Perfect Dream (-) 12:19pm Classy McNasty (Instrumental) by Louis Logic on Misery Loves Comedy (-) 12:22pm I by Piano Interrupted on Kirmann & Hodge - Piano Interrupted (-) 12:26pm Lessons (Instrumental) by SOHN on Lessons (-) 12:29pm Opening by Philip Glass, Bruce Brubaker on Hope Street Tunnel Blues (-) 12:35pm Ardour by Ambassadeurs on Alone in the Light (-) 12:40pm You Fly Me by Fingathing on Hotel Costes 6 (-) 12:43pm Short Cut/detour by Pretty Lights on Passing By Behind Your Eyes (-) 12:47pm Les Nuits by Nightmares on Wax on Carboot Soul (-) 12:52pm Blood Poetry (Instrumental) by Grieves on Blood Poetry (-) 12:55pm Koala's Lament - Instrumental by Lovage on Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By (Bulk Recordings) 12:58pm Still D.R.E. (Instrumental) by Dr. Dre on 2001 (Aftermath) 1:02pm Nachtmusik by Seams on Tourist/Sleeper (-) 1:07pm Introducing by Blazo on Alone Journey (-) 1:09pm Hasty Boom Alert by μ-Ziq on Lunatic Harness (-) 1:14pm Köln by Harmonic 313 on When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence (-) 1:17pm Photon by Pantha du Prince on Elements of Light (-) 1:21pm Thought 8 by Thrupence on Thoughts (-) 1:24pm Drift by Rivka on Faded (-) 1:33pm A Rising Wind (Instrumental) by Helios on Ayres (-) 1:38pm Nostalgia - Original Mix by SCSI-9 on Metamorphosis (-) 1:44pm Memento Mori by Matmos on A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure (-) 1:49pm King Bromeliad by Floating Points on king bromeliad (eglo records) 1:57pm I Came Running (Gianma Remix) by Ancient Astronauts on Put Em Up EP (-)

Kase Allen and Van Connor look at kitchen dramedy Burnt, Saoirse Ronan drama Brooklyn, documentary He Named Me Malala, horror comedy Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse, comedian documentary Misery Loves Comedy, black comedy Kill Your Friends, and Nicolas Cage drama The Runner. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week MOFA catches you up on what he's done over the break. He saw Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Intern in theaters, he also watched Rode Hard and Misery Loves Comedy on demand/streaming from Amazon. We should be back to our normal formats next week until then enjoy the "Mofa Movie Minute"

This week MOFA catches you up on what he's done over the break. He saw Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Intern in theaters, he also watched Rode Hard and Misery Loves Comedy on demand/streaming from Amazon. We should be back to our normal formats next week until then enjoy the "Mofa Movie Minute"

SPOILERS! Who's Frankie?, Powers finale, Misery Loves Comedy, retarded Croc, DCTV, Age of Ultron, The Americans duty, Lizzie's app-hole/boxing/politics/Riley Reid, red shirts, usual ending nonsense

SPOILERS! Who's Frankie?, Powers finale, Misery Loves Comedy, retarded Croc, DCTV, Age of Ultron, The Americans duty, Lizzie's app-hole/boxing/politics/Riley Reid, red shirts, usual ending nonsense

Anya and Sam are joined by Liza Treyger and the Comedy Cellar's own--and America’s Got Talent's own--Dan Naturman! Topics include: AGT, going to parties alone, "on fleek," trendy slang, "the N word," restraining orders, Conan, Letterman, Misery Loves Comedy, Rich Vos, Kevin Pollack, Jim Norton, Millionaire Matchmaker, balancing passion with leisure time, comics dating comics, Bonnie McFarlane, Bourdain & his wife, male psychology & needing to be needed, prostitutes, Tinder, Heidi Klum, Sam Kinison, Wife Swap. Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/anyamarina ... http://twitter.com/sammorril ... http://twitter.com/philmhanley ... http://twitter.com/glittercheese ... http://twitter.com/dannaturman ... http://twitter.com/standupnylabs. Visit www.StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY. Listen to all our other great podcasts at www.StandUpNYLabs.com Check out all of our shows at standupnylabs.com

Kevin Pollak (Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show, comedian) returns to the Nerdist to talk about his new documentary Misery Loves Comedy and if misery really is a crucial element to comedy. They also talk about what drives someone to be an artist, and why Matt is such a grumpy guy!

Kevin Pollak's latest movie is a documentary that questions whether pain is necessary to create the kind of comedy that resonates. Misery Loves Comedy sees an enormous amount of professional funny people explaining their experiences, and Pollak joins us this week to discuss the myth of the tortured artist and what he learned crafting 700 hours of footage into a 90-minute movie. Plus, Geoff and I will dissect a serious scene from a comedy -- specifically the To The Pain speech from The Princess Bride -- in order to see how one cup of dirt and three cups of sugar can create meaningful dramatic moments in a movie that makes you laugh.  Double plus, we'll have a spoiler-free interrogation reviewification of Avengers: Age of Ultron that sends us to the corner store for ear plugs.  You should follow the show (@brokenprojector), Geoff (@drgmlatulippe) and Scott (@scottmbeggs) on Twitter for more on a daily basis.

Podcasts come and they go, but its always what's burned into your memory once they are gone that makes the difference; in this case its the horror or beauty of being a Comedian in the might be a film but definitely not a documentary Misery Loves Comedy. Watch out Star Trek fans as Other Space is a sci fi sit com that strikes very close to that bone. A new TV drama of biblical proportions divides the group as we review The Messengers, if they say something in the bible and then Johnny Cash says it, is it still a bible quote? This and many more questions answered in this week's episode!

In this episode Sean & Vito will discuss trailers for the following 3 documentaries and 1 film: Champs, I Am Big Bird, Misery Loves Comedy, San Andreas.

Manolis tells us about his stuntman days. A dead body was found in a dumpster behind a local store & do you have to be miserable to be funny? Kevin Pollack releases a new documentary called Misery Loves Comedy, and we get into it. We also tackle transphobia and Bruce Jenner’s personal revelation. Nick Durie (@ndurie) guest stars.

LaF is back with another Wee LaF episode to let you know your weekend entertainment options. Today, the guys cover the April 17 weekend which features three new releases. Opening on the most screens is the romance film Age of Adaline starring Blake Lively and Harrison Ford. Americans finally have a chance to watch the Australian Film Institute's 2014 Best Film winner, The Water Diviner starring Russell Crowe. Finally, Kevin Pollack's long awaited documentary Misery Loves Comedy is available in limited release. If you go to the theater this weekend, then LaF wants to know. Send in your thoughts by emailing theLaFpodcast@gmail.com, tweeting us @theLaFpodcast, or messaging us at Facebook.com/theLaFpodcast. Who knows? We may feature your comments on a future show!

Kevin Pollak joins host Robin Milling at the Tribeca Film Festival, now in it's 14th year to discuss his film Misery Loves Comedy. Kevin wrote and directed this insightful documentary about what goes on behind the laughter and what drives today's hottest comedians to get up in front of a roomful of strangers to be the center of attention and tell jokes. Kevin was ultimately curious about the type of person who suffers from 'hey look at me syndrome devoted to acceptance and appreciation.' He tells Robin he began with a very strict shooting schedule which allowed for a commitment from comedians; most of them his friends such as Jimmy Fallon, Amy Schumer, Christopher Guest, Janeane Garofalo, Bob Saget, Lisa Kudrow, Tom Hanks, Kevin Nealon, and Larry David; to name a few. By the end he had over 60 but one that was sorely missed is the late Robin Williams, a mentor and close friend to Kevin, who unfortunately was not available during the locked-in time. Kevin says they had hour-long conversations which made up for his absence, and when he passed while he was editing the film it was a 'no brainer' to dedicate the film to him in his memory. “It was frustrating for both of us. He wanted me to know how much he wanted to be in the film, how much it meant to him that I was doing this and spoke a great deal about his own journey and misery and happiness and life. All of those things that long-time friends talk about.” Kevin keeps very busy with his own podcast, Kevin Pollak Chat Show, and has no immediate plans to join his friend Larry David on the Broadway stage in A Fish In the Dark. He tells Robin, “I'm happy for Larry's now historical Broadway success but that is the last thing I want to do!”

Scott and Aaron introduce our Live episode of The Hollywood Outsider, which we recently conducted at the New Media Expo in Las Vegas, NV. Joined by Aaron's The Blacklist Exposed co-host, Troy Heinritz, they discuss TV mythologies, summer blockbusters and much more. Also this episode, Scott and Aaron review Misery Loves Comedy and Adult Beginners, as well as discuss their thoughts on the new Batman v Superman and Star Wars trailers. Discussed on this episode of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast: Television mythologies Summer Blockbusters Spoiler-free reviews of Misery Loves Comedy, Ex Machina, and Adult Beginners Trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice *Email us your thoughts on the episode to feedback@thehollywoodoutsider.com and be sure to join our Facebook Group Listen and Subscribe for FREE to a new episode every Thursday of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast at:    Other Great HO Episodes Kevin Pollak | Director of Misery Loves Comedy Ep 185 | These Movies Are Not Art Ep 184 | Lost Souls and Furious 7 Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin | Producers of Mythica The Walking Dead Seaon 5 Spoilercast Ep 183 | The Most Important TV Show Ever Inside SXSW 2015

Rose Byrne is everywhere. With two new movies coming out, Adult Beginners and Spy, and a laundry list of big hits in recent years, she still had some time to chat with Marc about her journey from Australia to Hollywood and all the stops along the way. Also, WTF friend Kevin Pollak is back with a debrief about his new documentary Misery Loves Comedy, which happens to feature Marc. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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.

For this special interview, Aaron sat down to talk to the director of the new documentary, “Misery Loves Comedy“, Kevin Pollak. Yes, THAT Kevin Pollak. You know the famous actor and comedian from classics such as “A Few Good Men” and “The Usual Suspects”, as well as his numerous other film and television credits, or possibly you know him from his own “Chat Show”, where Kevin speaks with other famous, creative talents. For our conversation, Kevin is here to discuss his new film, “Misery Loves Comedy”. What is his “Misery” about? Here is the official synopsis: Jimmy Fallon, Tom Hanks, Amy Schumer, Jim Gaffigan, Judd Apatow, Lisa Kudrow, Larry David, and Jon Favreau are among over 60 famous funny people featured in this hilarious twist on the age-old truth: misery loves company. In-depth, candid interviews with some of the most revered comedy greats who each share their unique path and a life devoted to making strangers laugh. With arresting anecdotes and insights from the comedy underbelly that reveal a performer’s deep desire to connect with audiences, Kevin Pollak’s MISERY LOVES COMEDY is the definitive master class on the art of humor that details a comedian’s rare ability to help us understand life as only they can. That is the official description. What we will tell you is that this is the closest we have ever been to truly understanding what makes a comic, a comic. Why would anyone want to spend every day of their lives trying to make someone else laugh? Were they always a comedian, or were they simply masking their pain? Finally, does a person have to be miserable, to be truly funny? This film answers all of those questions. Kevin and Aaron discuss “Misery Loves Comedy” in detail. From why Kevin wanted to make a film on such a personal topic, to some of the creative directions he chose for the film, and even how he managed to snag every high-profile comedian for the film! The film itself is a wonderfully insightful exploration into the psyche of a comedian. Of many comedians, in fact.weI highly recommend checking the film out, which is available now on iTunes and On Demand, and is releasing to theaters beginning April 24th. A charming guy and a brilliant talent, it was a pleasure to talk to Kevin about “Misery Loves Comedy”, and we hope you guys enjoy the interview as much as we did. Listen and Subscribe for FREE to a new episode every Thursday of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast at:   

Actor/comedian Kevin Pollak Shares his love of the Giants and thoughts on his new documentary "Misery Loves Comedy" with J.B. in the booth at the Giants-Dodgers game in at Dodgers Stadium.

First, Duncan sleepily laments about Richard waking him up at 1 in the afternoon, as this is "early" in McKenzie.Next: FIGHT NIGHT IS ON PEOPLE!!!! Start training now. Bad at Sports calls dibs on Tony Fitzpatrick to be our collective trainer, you can't have him. THEN the main event: This week Anna Kunz drops in to aid Duncan in interviewing Ivan Brunetti about his works (Misery Loves Comedy, Haw, Schizo...) and the collections that he has been publishing with Yale University Press (An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories:Volume 1 and 2.)

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.You can find Barry here:https://www.barrykatz.com/Check out Barry's Blueprint For Success program here:https://www.patreon.com/barrykatzIf you want to earn some great money from your podcast, check out the Spreaker Prime program:https://spreaker-referral-program.pxf.io/c/3301935/1025485/13345If you'd like to support the show and get some cool perks, check out our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/btbpcLook for new stuff for Patrons soon!Head over to the Behind the Bits website for extra content:https://www.thebtbpc.com/Get on our mailing list for news about future guests and more great content:https://www.thebtbpc.com/p/mailing-list/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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.You can find Barry here:https://www.barrykatz.com/Check out Barry's Blueprint For Success program here:https://www.patreon.com/barrykatzIf you want to earn some great money from your podcast, check out the Spreaker Prime program:https://spreaker-referral-program.pxf.io/c/3301935/1025485/13345If you'd like to support the show and get some cool perks, check out our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/btbpcLook for new stuff for Patrons soon!Head over to the Behind the Bits website for extra content:https://www.thebtbpc.com/Get on our mailing list for news about future guests and more great content:https://www.thebtbpc.com/p/mailing-list/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy