Podcasts about stinker lets loose

Mike Sacks, a renowned humor writer and author, discusses his unconventional journey in the world of comedy writing. From contributing to Mad Magazine to self-publishing his unique and quirky works, Sacks opens up about the creative freedom and challenges he encountered along the way. He dives into the art of crafting novelizations for non-existent movies, a concept that has allowed him to explore satire in ways traditional formats don't often permit. Sacks also shares the thrill of seeing his written work transformed into audio projects featuring top talent like Jon Hamm, Gillian Jacobs, and Bob Odenkirk.   Episode Highlights: Mike Sacks' Creative Journey: Explore the unique path of humor writer and author Mike Sacks, from his early contributions to Mad Magazine to the freedom found in self-publishing his distinct brand of comedy. Crafting Novelizations of Non-Existent Movies: Mike shares his fascination with creating novelizations for fictional movies, revealing the process behind his book "Stinker Lets Loose!" and its transformation into an audio production featuring stars like Jon Hamm. The Evolution of Comedy Writing: A deep dive into how the comedy industry has shifted from traditional publishing to self-publishing, allowing writers like Mike to maintain creative control and explore new comedic avenues. Influence of Pop Culture and Satire: Learn how the cultural moments of the 1970s and 1980s have influenced Mike's satirical works and his approach to comedy writing. Advice for Aspiring Writers: Mike offers practical tips and advice for those looking to break into the industry, emphasizing the importance of persistence, adaptability, and staying true to one's comedic voice.   You're going to love my conversation with Mike Sacks Mike's Website Books by Mike Doin' It with Mike Sacks - the podcast Follow Jeff Dwoskin (host): Jeff Dwoskin on Twitter The Jeff Dwoskin Show podcast on Twitter Podcast website Podcast on Instagram Join my mailing list Subscribe to my Youtube channel (watch Crossing the Streams!) Yes, the show used to be called Live from Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show Ways to support the show: Buy me a coffee (support the show) TeePublic Store: Classic Conversations merch and more! Love the books I talk about on the show? Here is my Amazon store to shop.    

Critically acclaimed author Mike Sacks joins us for the season premiere to discuss his work, his podcast, and participate in our Writer Fantasy Draft where we talk about some of the best writers of all time from Movies to TV to Books and more. Follow Mike Sacks! - https://twitter.com/michaelbsacks Buy Mike's Books inc. the recently re-released Stinker Lets Loose and Randy... https://tinyurl.com/mikesacks Our writer picks were: Mike Sacks- John Kennedy Toole, John Swartzwelder, Neil Innes Jay- Robert Smigel, Christopher Moore, Anthony Jeselnik, Dave Holmes Art- Dave Filoni, Mitch Hedberg, James Luceno Mike- Douglas Adams, Vince Gilligan, Mel Brooks Join our Patreon for a new exclusive episode every week plus vault access - patreon.com/mastersofnone Follow our new TikTok - tiktok.com/@mastersofnoneshow Buy us a beer! ko-fi.com/mastersofnone

An editor at Vanity Fair and a contributor to the New Yorker, among others, Mike Sacks is the author of ten books. Two of those books are collections of in-depth interviews with profoundly influential comedy writers from the legendary to the less known but no less important. His other books take a little more explaining. Two of them are being re-published this week: “Stinker Lets Loose” is a deliberately badly written novelization of a 1970's trucker movie that never actually existed. “Randy!” Is an “unpublished memoir” Sacks “found” at a yard sale written by an average Maryland dirtbag who's come into some money. Sacks also co-wrote “Welcome to Woodmont College,” a fake catalogue from a really expensive (and really shit) boutique college, out in hardback last month. Today we discuss his approach to comedy — both writing it himself and what he's learned from interviewing some of the best to ever do it.   Brooklyn news and views you can use: bkmag.com  Email: hello@bkmag.com  Follow along on Facebook: Brooklyn Magazine  Twitter: @brooklynmag  Instagram: @brooklynmagazine  Follow Brian Braiker on Twitter: @slarkpope  

Mike Sacks returns from his yearly vision quest to introduce to the world his latest project, STINKER LETS LOOSE! Mike speaks with Seinfeld writer and Silicon Valley producer Alec Berg, and Ian Goldstein speaks with Jena Friedman about comedy's role in politics.This episode was produced by Rob Schulte See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mike Sacks returns from his yearly vision quest to introduce to the world his latest project, STINKER LETS LOOSE! Mike speaks with Seinfeld writer and Silicon Valley producer Alec Berg, and Ian Goldstein speaks with Jena Friedman about comedy’s role in politics. This episode was produced by Rob Schulte Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

Mike Sacks joined me to talk about his comedy idol, Chris Elliot; his books being autobiographies of characters he's assuming; Andy Kaufman; how his books fooled his father; Tulane; his magazine writing; self publishing "Stinker Lets Loose"; "And Here's the Kicker"; Buck Henry; Jack Handey; Robert Smigel; mean comedy; Jesse Watters; his character, Skippy Battinson; Don Rickles; right wing comedy; Dennis Miller; comedy nerds; co,edy throughout time does not punch down; comedians as comedy writers; "Sex:Our Bodies, Our Junk"; Poking a Dead Frog; Mel Brooks; Jim Downey; talking about writers personal favorite wprk; The New Show; perking up interviewees; cold calling interviews; Peg Lynch; loneliness of writers; his tough time getting women to respond to an interview; Anne Beatts; novelizations; seeing early drafts; Paul Feig; audio version of "Stinker Lets Loose"; being prolific; "method" writing; OCD; Donald Trump; Mel Brook's helping young writers; Alan Spencer; George Meyers; Arthur Meyer; Chris Elliot --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On today's episode, Know Your Role(s) welcomes author and humorist Mike Sacks to the pod! Topics on tap in today's Bar Talk are Brian Flores' suit against the NFL, Lake Bell's new series "Pam and Tommy,” and the wild and wonderful stylings of Oliver Tree. Mike takes the gang on a deep dive into the D.C. comedy and politics scene as he reveals what it's like “Passing on the Right.” Then, Mike shares how John Hamm brought his satirical trucker triumph “Stinker Lets Loose!” to life, lessons learned from interviews with comedy writer legends like Harold Ramis, and why he often leaves saucy messages on David Sedaris' voicemail. In this week's game, Mike, Dave, and George get salty as they compare potato chips to baseball players from eating crab chips with Walter Johnson, to Wade Boggs' chicken flavored Pringles, to Doritos Cool Ranch pitcher Greg Maddux. (You can't have just one!) In today's Last Call, George shares his Sunday shows, "1883" on Paramount Plus, season 2 of "Euphoria" on HBO, and "Righteous Gemstones" on Hulu, while Dave gets excited about Pusha T's "Diet Coke," and "Severance" coming to AppleTV+.   Resources: Mike's new book “Passing on the Right” will be released on February 22, 2022. Listen to episodes of Mike's podcast “Doin it with Mike Sacks...and Rob!" wherever you stream your content. See “Pam and Tommy” and “Righteous Gemstones” on Hulu, “1883” on Paramount Plus, “Euphoria” on HBO, and “Severance” coming to AppleTV+ February 18th.    Guest: Mike Sacks / www.mikesacks.com / IG: @mikebsacks / TW: @michaelbsacks.   Hosted By: George Gordon & David Kleinman.  Produced By: Mary Bess Pritchett. Music: Alnitak Kid, Nate 88, & Cazeaux OSLO. Artwork: Amanda Xeller. IG & TW: @kyrpod.

Mike Sacks is the bestselling author of Stinker Lets Loose, Passable in Pink, and the excellent comedy-writer interview books Here’s the Kicker and Poking a Dead Frog.

This week we are joined by comedy writer Mike Sacks to talk about his books Passable in Pink and Stinker Lets Loose!, based on the 80's and 70's films of the same name (which are definitely not available on Netflix). Come join us for a great discussion of the allure of film novelizations, parody, and how movies age through the decades. Afterwards (or even beforehand if you like), we deeply encourage you to check out Mike's books, they are well worth your while. Buy the physical books and check out the fully-cast, fully-produced audiobooks here: Passable in Pink (physical) (Audible production) Stinker Lets Loose! (physical) (Audible production) The physical books are chock full of bonus details, and the Audible productions include the likes of Gillian Jacobs, Adam Scott, Bobby Moynihan, Bob Odenkirk, Jon Hamm, Eric Martin, Andy Richter, Paul F. Thompkins, and many many more! Go to mikesacks.com, where you can check out the rest of Mike's books and projects! Follow Mike on Twitter at @michaelbsacks! We have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our Contact Page on the site!   We are available on     Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: North American Adult Animation!

Mike Sacks is a singularly gifted comedy writer, author of the indispensable humor tomes And Here’s the Kicker and Poking a Dead Frog. His tireless work ethnic eventually took him into the realm of audio book originals, including Stinker Lets Loose and Why Not #MeToo?!. His latest, Passable in Pink, is a satirical homage to the John Hughes films of the 80s, and boasts an A-list cast, including Adam Scott, Gillian Jacobs, Bobby Moynihan, and Bob Odenkirk. Mike’s interview is a true gem, and we ping pong from Passable in Pink to his overmedicated childhood, why he receives constant gay fan mail intended for another man, his long-standing beef with Ferris Bueller, which The Breakfast Club character he identifies with most now that he’s in his 40s, stories from being a 17-year-old undergrad in New Orleans, and how the Baltimore Orioles factor into his OCD, just to scratch the surface. Mr. Sacks is a gem and a delight, so do yourself a favor, listen to the episode, and pre-order Passable in Pink on Audible by clicking the link. (If it's your first book, Audible will even give it to you for free.) Mike Sacks runs both a fantastic Twitter account (@MichaelBSacks) and a hilarious Instagram (@MikeBSacks) that typically features the covers of insane books from his personal collection. They are absolutely worth your follow. Oh, and there's even a Passable in Pink: Official Motion Picture Soundtrack, featuring some downright incredible era-appropriate artists. Indulge! Click here to listen to the latest episode of Papa's Basement in your browser or here to open and listen in iTunes (you can also use the embedded player below). And, if you want to see our faces that very clearly are fit for radio, you can watch videos of our episodes on YouTube

The bestselling comedy author of Stinker Lets Loose, Randy, and more, Mike sits down with Justine to discuss how publishing comedy differs from other genres. Having experience with traditional publishing, his perspective allows him to share just how self-publishing gives comedians more control with their writing. If you have a unique idea for a comedy book, this is an episode you won't want to miss.You can find Mike at www.mikesacks.com and start your own publishing journey with IngramSpark today: https://selfpub.is/2Eray6w.

Okay, so this episode is a little complicated. A couple months back, I spoke with Mark Rozzo, a Brooklyn musician, about Burger Records' reissue of the soundtrack to the 1977 trucker movie, Stinker Lets Loose. Rozzo's uncle, C.J. McKnight, had evidently written and performed the music, and and Rozzo had happened to find all of his uncle's old stuff right around the time he met comedian Mike Sacks, who was in the process of re-releasing a 40th anniversary paperback edition of the movie novelization by James Taylor Johnston.

C.J. McKNIGHT "Stinker Strikes Back" (Bonus Track) Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack SPECIAL 42ND ANNIVERSARY EDITION!!! https://burgerrecords.11spot.com/c-j-mcknight-stinker-let-s-loose-ost.html In the mid 1970s I worked on 3 low budget drive in movies. The first (and easily most successful) was a hillbilly race car movie entitled Moonrunners that was the bases for The Dukes Of Hazard television program. The second was a screwball science fiction comedy so full of plot holes and continuity errors that it was deemed unreleasable. Eventually the distributor edited in a few hardcore sex scenes and it was released as Flesh Gordon during the porn chic era. The last movie I worked on was a trucker buddy CB radio film entitled Stinker Let’s Loose. It stared a first time actor named James McCoolroy who seemed to have been hired on the basis of his ability to grow chest hair. The director was a Spanish alcoholic who insisted the script be rewritten to include his recently acquired pet chimpanzee. And the whole thing was sponsored by Schlitz beer. I swear the entire cast and crew spent the whole six weeks of filming absolutely shit face plastered on schlitz. I remember one night the piss drunk director offering $1000 to anyone who could out box his monkey. The film was an unmitigated disaster. Some of the footage was sold to other better trucking movies. A scene where several truckers smash up a town with their big rigs in an attempt to rescue Stinker from a corrupt sheriff ended up in the movie Convoy. Another scene where a truck was crashed through a billboard was used in White Line Fever. - James Johnston, Author of Stinker Lets Loose! The Novelization

C.J. McKNIGHT "Stinker Lets Loose!" Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack SPECIAL 42ND ANNIVERSARY EDITION!!! In the mid 1970s I worked on 3 low budget drive in movies. The first (and easily most successful) was a hillbilly race car movie entitled Moonrunners that was the bases for The Dukes Of Hazard television program. The second was a screwball science fiction comedy so full of plot holes and continuity errors that it was deemed unreleasable. Eventually the distributor edited in a few hardcore sex scenes and it was released as Flesh Gordon during the porn chic era. The last movie I worked on was a trucker buddy CB radio film entitled Stinker Let’s Loose. It stared a first time actor named James McCoolroy who seemed to have been hired on the basis of his ability to grow chest hair. The director was a Spanish alcoholic who insisted the script be rewritten to include his recently acquired pet chimpanzee. And the whole thing was sponsored by Schlitz beer. I swear the entire cast and crew spent the whole six weeks of filming absolutely shit face plastered on schlitz. I remember one night the piss drunk director offering $1000 to anyone who could out box his monkey. The film was an unmitigated disaster. Some of the footage was sold to other better trucking movies. A scene where several truckers smash up a town with their big rigs in an attempt to rescue Stinker from a corrupt sheriff ended up in the movie Convoy. Another scene where a truck was crashed through a billboard was used in White Line Fever. - James Johnston, Author of Stinker Lets Loose! The Novelization

This week we're grabbing a Diablo sandwich and a Dr. Pepper as John Cribbs from the film website The Pink Smoke stops by to watch the Burt Reynolds/Sally Field classic Smokey and the Bandit for the first time.  Join us as we discuss the ups-and-downs in Burt's career, the brilliance of Jackie Gleason, what our trucker handles would be and much more.  Follow John on Twitter and check out his writing over on The Pink Smoke. Also check out the Pure Cinema Podcast and John talking about The Burbs on Just the Discs. And if you'd like to support The Pink Smoke on Patreon, you can do that here.  Read the Vanity Fair article about Burt selling his Valhalla estate which (naturally) has a bar called "Burt's Place." Trucker movie fans will want to check out Mike Sacks' hilarious parody book Stinker Lets Loose.  Like Movies My Friends Have Never Seen on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also get the show on iTunes and Stitcher. Or paste the RSS feed into the preferred podcast player of your choice to get new episodes when they're released. 

Mike Sacks is a comedy writer, author and journalist. His works have been publish in the New York Times, Washington Post, Esquire, The New Yorker, Funny or Die, McSweeney's and MAD Magazine - and he currently writes for Vanity Fair. He's perhaps best known for his conversations with comedians published as AND HERE'S THE KICER and POKING A DEAD FROG, which feature in-depth interviews with Bob Odenkirk, Adam McKay, Harold Ramis, David Sedaris, Mel Brooks and more. Most recently, his real novelization of the fake movie STINKER LETS LOOSE has rocked the comedy world as an all-star Audible Audiobook Presentation starring Jon Hamm, Rhea Seahorn, Paul F. Tomkins, Andy Richter and Philip Baker Hall. Mike has wrestled with selecting the 12 most influential pieces of humor to him as an artist, creating a de facto syllabus for his Comedy Education. From Albert Brooks to Richard Yates, Mike Sacks has a lesson plan to expand your entertainment palate. Originally recorded on April 16th, 2018. Hail Satire! is hosted and produced by Vic Shuttee.

We're going ape on Happy Cast this week, as Stinker Lets Loose! author Mike Sacks joins us for a triple feature of monkey mayhem - Clint Eastwood's cult trucker/monkey saga Every Which Way But Loose, the execrable Golan-Globus comedy Going Bananas, and a deep dive into the legacy of Stinker Lets Loose! and the nature of novelizations. But first, Nathan and Clint go on an angry deep dive into Eli Roth's angry, lazy retread of Death Wish, starring an increasingly turtle-esque Bruce Willis! 2:16 - Scalding Hot Takes: Death Wish 21:14 - Every Which Way But Loose (w/Mike Sacks) 45:14 - Control Nathan and Clint: Going Bananas 1:04:46 - Stinker Lets Loose! (w/Mike Sacks) 1:19:01 - Happy Places Follow us on Twitter (Nathan: @nathanrabin, Clint: @alcohollywood)! Pledge to our Patreon, and subscribe to us on iTunes Ask us questions at asknathanrabinshappycast@gmail.com! Theme Song by Jon Biegen

Do you remember the good ol’ boy movies of the 1970s? The ones that celebrated a guy, who maybe wasn’t particularly handsome, or smart, or heroic, but he loved sweet cars, was always up for a good time, and inexplicably surrounded by hot willing women? Well Mike Sacks remembers those movies, which is why he … Continue reading Frotcast 339: Stinker Lets Loose, Comic-Con →

Mike Sacks is not just a comedian; he’s also a comedy historian. This summer, he’s unearthed a rare artifact, the cult classic, Dixie-fried action movie Stinker Lets Loose. “Some famous people have cited this movie as a big influence on them,” says Sacks, citing Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. “You can hear it in some of his lyrics, for sure.” A 40th-anniversary novelization of Stinker is available now, with an intro by Sacks. For the Spiel, why does Donald Trump keep saying stupid things to the New York Times, a newspaper he purports to hate?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Sacks is not just a comedian; he’s also a comedy historian. This summer, he’s unearthed a rare artifact, the cult classic, Dixie-fried action movie Stinker Lets Loose. “Some famous people have cited this movie as a big influence on them,” says Sacks, citing Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. “You can hear it in some of his lyrics, for sure.” A 40th-anniversary novelization of Stinker is available now, with an intro by Sacks. For the Spiel, why does Donald Trump keep saying stupid things to the New York Times, a newspaper he purports to hate?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It all started with coupons -- and it's become a multi-million dollar, multi-platform media empire. It's The Onion: A worldwide source for witty news satire. The Onion was started by a few college kids at the University of Wisconsin in the late ‘80s. Now it's so engrained in our culture that we point out when the real news “looks like an Onion headline.”  The Onion has both observed the world, and changed it -- and become a must-read for millions of people every day. The Onion has had a profound influence on the business of comedy, and survived and thrived in a chaotic media landscape.  This is a story about a company that is unafraid to challenge convention, and is adamant about honoring its vision above everything else. The Venture is hosted by Ashley Milne-Tyte. This episode features: Mike Sacks, contributor, Vanity Fair, and author of Stinker Lets Loose! and Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy WritersBaratunde Thurston, former Onion director of digital, author of How to Be BlackSarah Pappalardo & Beth Newell, co-founders and editors of Reductress, and authors of How to Win at Feminism: The Definitive Guide to Having it All - And Then Some!Scott Dikkers, former Onion editor-in-chief, and author of Trump's America: Buy This Book And Mexico Will Pay For It, and How to Write FunnyMarnie Shure, managing editor of The OnionMike McAvoy, president and CEO of The Onion To learn more about The Venture, go to virginatlantic.com/theventure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s episode, we talk to Mike Sacks - author, comedy writer, and host of the podcast, “Doin’ it with Mike” - about his summers at Camp Airy and Camp Seafarer in the 80s. Despite his tough exterior, Mike turns out to be quite the sentimental camp philosopher. Like most of our guests, camp had a big impact on how he sees the world and shares what we all know to be true: “Camp time is like living through amber.” Poetic, right? An accomplished writer, Mike shares that the most precious and meaningful writing of his life hasn’t been his New York Times articles, but the love letters he and his girlfriend wrote back and forth the summer before his freshman year of high school. In fact, he still gets verklempt every time he hears Journey on the radio because Steve Perry’s voice brings him back right back to that summer of long-distance love. Mike also shares a great story about an extreme case of homesickness that set upon him the very moment he waved goodbye to his parents and how even the most experienced counselor could do nothing to snap him out of it. We also learn about Mike’s crab-whispering skills and that, even though Mike wishes that he was Nordic or Icelandic, he is, according to three DNA tests, 100% Lithuanian Jew. Mike’s new novel, Stinker Lets Loose, is now available under the pseudonym James Taylor Johnston.