David Steinberg
David Steinberg is a comedy legend who started out as a standup comedian, became a regular on many TV shows (including 140 appearances with Johnny Carson), directed a few movies and more than 300 commercials, won Emmys and Clios, and was once bumped off the cover of...
Will Durst “Elect To Laugh”
Comedian Will Durst has made many appearances on my radio shows over the last three decades, and I invited him back today on KTRS/St. Louis to promote his new e-book, "Elect To Laugh," a combination of the columns he's written in this election year (for The Huffington...
Merrill Markoe
Merrill Markoe helped change television as head writer of David Letterman's daytime and late night NBC shows. Since they broke up, she has continued to write, with several books to her credit. Her newest is a collection of essays entitled "Cool, Calm, and...
Albert Brooks’ Anthem
I'm a longtime fan of Albert Brooks, the comedian/filmmaker behind "Lost In America," "Defending Your Life," and more (he was also the voice of Nemo's father Marlin in "Finding Nemo," a driven network reporter in "Broadcast News," a campaign worker in "Taxi Driver,"...
Paula Poundstone
Here’s my conversation with comedian Paula Poundstone, who I’m a longtime fan of. We discussed her early days traveling by Greyhound bus to do standup all over the country, how she developed her performance style, and how she feels about another comic doing Pop Tart jokes.
Alan Zweibel & Dave Barry
Alan Zweibel and Dave Barry have pretty good resumes when it comes to comedy. From "SNL" to "Curb Your Enthusiasm" to 22 years of humor columns and several dozen books, they've done just fine on their own. Now, they've teamed up to write the comic novel, "Lunatics,"...
Will Durst
I have been a fan of political comedian Will Durst for more years than either of us would like to admit, so I was happy to have him join me on KTRS/St. Louis this morning. Even though we haven't done radio together in years, we fell into an easy rhythm as we joked...
Remembering Robert Schimmel
Comedian Robert Schimmel died last night from injuries suffered in a car accident. Of all the comedians who have appeared on my radio shows through the years, no one turned tragedy into comedy like Bob. From his earliest days in the business, when he moved from New...