Showbiz Show 10/14/16

Showbiz Show 10/14/16

This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey and I reviewed Ben Affleck in “The Accountant.” We also discussed the TruTV series “Adam Ruins Everything,” the new Christopher Guest Netflix movie “Mascots,” and why “The Amazing Race” isn’t on CBS this fall. I also finally got around to reviewing Tom Hanks in […]

Todd Robbins, “True Nightmares”

Todd Robbins, “True Nightmares”

Todd Robbins returned to my show today to talk about the second season of “True Nightmares,” the show he hosts on Investigation Discovery (ID). It includes dramatic re-creations of real stories about grave robbers, mysterious murders, and other dark and twisted crimes — and Todd is interwoven into all of them. We discussed the production […]

Showbiz Show 10/7/16

Showbiz Show 10/7/16

This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey and I reviewed “Denial,” “The Girl On The Train,” and “Birth Of A Nation.” We also discussed the next movie from Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg (“Patriots Day”), the upcoming all-female “Ocean’s 8,” and more. Listen to our conversation here.

Kevin Burke, “Defending The Caveman”

Kevin Burke, “Defending The Caveman”

Twenty years ago, when I was doing mornings in Washington, DC, I met a comedian named Rob Becker, who had developed a one-man play called “Defending The Caveman.” I saw him perform it at the Improv, invited him to guest on my show, and we became friends. I then watched happily as Rob took the […]

Showbiz Show 9/30/16

Showbiz Show 9/30/16

This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey and I reviewed “Deepwater Horizon,” “Masterminds,” “The Magnificent Seven,” and “Queen of Katwe.” We also discussed “SNL” replacing Darrell Hammond with Alec Baldwin to do Donald Trump, “Designated Survivor,” and “Westworld” (which debuts Sunday on HBO). Listen to our conversation here.

My Day With June Foray

June Foray, the most famous female voice artist of all time — check her Wikipedia page to see the astounding number of characters she’s played since she started in 1937! — turned 99 years old yesterday. My friend Mark Evanier, who has known June for a long time (and hired her many times, in addition […]