Carl Reiner, “What I Forgot To Remember”
Comedy legend Carl Reiner returned to my show to talk about his new autobiography, "What I Forgot To Remember," in which he shares memories he didn't include in his two previous autobiographies. After I opened with "The Dick Van Dyke Show" theme, Carl revealed that...
Maz Jobrani Is Not A Terrorist
Here's my conversation with Maz Jobrani, an Iranian-American comedian who writes about his life in "I'm Not A Terrorist, But I've Played One On TV." I asked him about being typecast in those roles and when he decided he wouldn't do them anymore. We also discussed how...
Carl Reiner, “I Just Remembered”
Carl Reiner is, inarguably, a comedy legend. You may know him from recent movies like "Ocean's 11/13" or classics like "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming." He created "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and has appeared on dozens of other shows, including as...
Harold Ramis
Harold Ramis -- who wrote, directed, or acted in some of the funniest movies ever ("Animal House," "Ghostbusters," "Stripes," "Groundhog Day") -- died today at age 69. So I dug into my archives to find an interview I did with him about his then-new movie, "The Ice...
David Steinberg on Colbert and Stewart
David Steinberg returned to my radio show to talk about the new season of his Showtime series, "Inside Comedy," which debuts Tuesday night with guests Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. But before digging into that, I asked him about a story my friend Mark Evanier told...
Abridged History Of Comedy Abridged
Austin Tichenor and Dominick Conti -- two-thirds of the Reduced Shakespeare Company* -- were in the studio with me to talk about their latest production, "The Complete History of Comedy (Abridged). We took it from the beginnings (cave comedy) through Abe Lincoln's...
Remembering John Pinette
I was saddened to hear about the death of John Pinette, a very funny man whose life ended in a Pittsburgh hotel room this weekend at age 50. I first met John in 1998 when his career was taking off. I saw him perform on a Thursday night at the DC Improv and tear the...
David Steinberg’s Quality Balls
David Steinberg has been in the comedy business for 50 years, as a performer, writer, director, and producer. On Monday night, his "Inside Comedy" series will return for its third season (with guests Jimmy Fallon and Zach Galifanakis), preceded by a 90-minute...