Paul Provenza
Paul Provenza has been a standup comedian and student of comedy for some three decades. He directed "The Aristocrats" and is hosting Showtime's "The Green Room," in which he talks about the business with fellow comics. He has also compiled "Satiristas: Comedians,...
More Tony Hendra on George Carlin
After my conversation with Tony Hendra yesterday on KIRO/Seattle about George Carlin (listen here), I invited him to join me again today on WHAS/Louisville to talk some more about his friend's autobiography, "Last Words." This time, we went over different topics,...
Heywood Banks
Heywood Banks, the comedian/singer/songwriter, was in the studio with me again this week on KTRS/St. Louis. As usual, we had no specific topic agenda other than promoting his comedy club appearance, so the discussion ranged from cryogenics to why he doesn't use...
Tim And Tom
When I was on WHAS/Louisville a few weeks ago, I planned on talking with both Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen about their years as America's first (and last) interracial comedy team, as recounted in their book, "Tim & Tom: An American Comedy In Black And White."...
Hendra on Carlin, One More Time
Since I do radio shows for different stations in different cities on different days, when I find a good guest, I'll often book them for interviews on multiple outlets. Tony Hendra is one such money-in-the-bank guest. He's the co-author of his longtime friend George...
Tony Hendra, George Carlin “Last Words”
Tony Hendra has a pretty good comedy resume. He was the original editor of National Lampoon, helped create their seminal stage show "Lemmings," did standup for several years in the 1960s, and co-starred in "This Is Spinal Tap" as Ian Faith, the band's...
Jake Johannsen
On our anniversary, my wife and I went to one of Jake Johannsen's shows at the Funny Bone here in St. Louis. He's one of our favorite stand-up comedians, who has never failed to be laugh-out-loud funny in the many times we've seen him.Several hours earlier, Jake...
Comedy In Black and White
My conversation with veteran comedian Tom Dreesen about the book he wrote with Tim Reid about their time as America’s first (and last) black-and-white comedy team.