My wife and I went to see Chris Rock last night at the Peabody. We had never seen him in concert (only on TV), but he was in top form as he talked about Trump, guns, and religion. He also was very candid about his divorce — which he claims was his own fault for […]
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max Foizey and I reviewed Alan Arkin, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine in the “Going In Style” remake. We also discussed the late Don Rickles, the new IFC show “Brockmire,” the upcoming season 3 of “Better Call Saul,” and Louis CK’s Netflix special “2017.” Listen to […]
In 2005, I had the pleasure of talking with comedy legend Robert Klein, who I have been a big fan of since my high school days. At the time, Klein had emerged — along with George Carlin and Richard Pryor — as the first of a new breed of standups who would influence generations of […]
Comedy legend Carl Reiner returned to my show to talk about his new graphic diary, “Now You’re 94,” as well as some other highlights of his career and life: His memories of the late Mary Tyler Moore; Working with Alan Arkin on “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming”; Working with director Norman Jewison […]
When I heard that Paula Poundstone, one of my favorite comedians, will be at the Sheldon in St. Louis on March 25th, I bought a pair of tickets and then invited her back onto my radio show. We talked about social media and her addiction to technology, her children, and the experiments she conducted in […]
The Nerdwriter breaks down one of the comedian’s routines to explain how and why it works…