Comedian Interviews
Here's another batch of interview transcripts from my radio show in Washington, DC, in the 1990s. These are some of the comedians who were always money-in-the-bank guests. Aside from Penn Jillette and Bob Newhart, they were club comedians who came into the studio...
Bob Newhart Returns
Bob Newhart returned to my radio show today. We talked about his friendship with Johnny Carson and his many “Tonight Show” appearances — and he surprised me by admitting he still gets nervous before going on stage. Listen to our conversation here.
Kathleen Madigan, “Last Comic Standing”
Kathleen Madigan -- one of my favorite standups -- was back on my show today to promote tomorrow night's season finale of "Last Comic Standing." After being one of the comedians competing on the show a couple of years ago, she's been a judge this season.We talked...
Bill Engvall, Sitcom Star
Bill Engvall returned to my show today to talk about his new sitcom, "The Bill Engvall Show," which debuts tomorrow night on TBS. We talked about it being a family comedy -- a rarity on TV these days, because the kids don't rule the house and the father isn't...
Frank Caliendo
You may have seen the promos for "Frank TV" during TBS' baseball playoffs coverage -- ten second snippets of Frank Caliendo as various famous people. "Frank TV" will debut tomorrow night, so I invited him back to my show this afternoon to talk about it. He says he's...
Bruce Vilanch
Today on my show, I talked with comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, who you may have seen at the Fox Theater in 2004 as Edna Turnblad in "Hairspray," or as one of the celebs on "Hollywood Squares," or as the subject of the documentary "Get Bruce!" We talked about all of...
Jeff Cesario returns
Today, I joked with comedian Jeff Cesario about Nicole Richie's hellish 82-minute stint in jail, the single day behind bars Linday Lohan has been sentenced to, and what Michael Vick's punishment should be. We also discussed subjects as varied as the Arena Football...
Cedric The Entertainer
Cedric The Entertainer returned to my show this afternoon to promote his Celebrity Bowling Ball, which goes down this Thursday night at the Bowling Hall of Fame here in St. Louis. We also talked about his new movie "Talk To Me" (starring Don Cheadle), his daughter's...