Mar 25, 2006 | Comedians, podcasts
The comedian and host of ESPN’s “Reel Classics,” who has written for “The Larry Sanders Show,” “On The Record with Bob Costas,” and “Dennis Miller Live,” talks with Paul about steroids and other sports issues (check out his sports parody site), his marriage to a younger woman, Michael Jackson’s mother, and more. Listen to the […]
Jan 25, 2006 | Comedians, Movies, podcasts, Skepticism
Here’s my conversation with Penn Jillette about “The Aristocrats,” which was released on DVD today. He explained why he hates the DVD cover, why the movie is dedicated to Johnny Carson, how he and Paul Provenza got all those comedians to appear in the movie, why Buddy Hackett and Rodney Dangerfield didn’t, which extras are […]
Dec 3, 2005 | Comedians, podcasts
Robert Klein was back on my show this afternoon, one day ahead of the debut of his new HBO special, “The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue” (which is also the name of his book, which came out this summer). This is the 8th time he’s done a standup special for HBO — in 1975, Klein […]
Nov 11, 2005 | Comedians, podcasts
Bill Engvall was back on my show today for a funny, casual conversation about our families, why cell phones should not be allowed on planes, his bad luck with old vehicles and boats, frustrations with people in general, and we talked about him going back on tour with the rest of the Blue Collar guys […]
Oct 12, 2005 | Comedians, podcasts
Roseanne Barr was on my show this afternoon. Usually, when a comedian comes on — particularly with something to promote — they’ll do a bit or two from their act, or try to be at least a little bit funny. But Roseanne has always played by her own rules, so she didn’t want to bother. […]
Oct 6, 2005 | Comedians, podcasts
Comedian Bill Engvall was back on my show this afternoon to talk about men, marriage, and baseball (he’s a big Angels fan, but friend of Cards manager Tony LaRussa and SS David Eckstein). Listen to our conversation here. Also on Harris Online… The day Bill Engvall shared the hilarious story of flying with the Thunderbirds […]