Movie Review: Robert Klein Can’t Stop His Leg
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...
Carl Reiner, “Now You’re 94”
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...
Paula Poundstone Returns
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,...
How Louis CK Tells A Joke
The Nerdwriter breaks down one of the comedian's routines to explain how and why it works...
Seinfeld On The Move
I'm not surprised that Netflix has picked up Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee." Reports say he'll do 24 new episodes for them starting this fall, and Netflix also gets the rights to stream the previous 59 he did for Crackle. Sony has tried to create...
Picture Of The Day
When I heard of the death of "The Exorcist" author William Peter Blatty, I didn't think about the overrated movie version of his novel, but of this sketch from the first season of "Saturday Night Live" with Richard Pryor (and Laraine Newman in the Linda Blair role)...
I’m Just Saying
I'm not saying this was a classic bit of comedy from Paul Reiser...
Kathleen Madigan, “Bothering Jesus”
I am a big fan of Kathleen Madigan, having seen her perform many times and watched her career grow over 25 years in comedy. She has done four CDs, two DVDs, two HBO specials, two USO tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, three Comedy Central specials, five CMT “Salute to the...