“The Daily Show” co-creator Madeleine Smithberg

https://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp184.mp3Podcast: Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS “The Daily Show” co-creator, Madeleine Smithberg talks about her amazing career in TV. From  Late Night With David Letterman to life after co-creating and running “The Daily Show.” Madeleine give a lot of insight to the creative part of TV as well the harsh business practices. Talks about Jon Stewart changing the work atmosphere at “The Daily Show,” how she got David Spade to stop doing fat actress jokes and why Bloomberg TV rejected a very funny Julie Klasner. She tells amazing stories about starting in…

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Sean Conroy Monkeys w/ “Dawn Of the Planet of the Apes”

https://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp159.mp3Podcast: Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSSean Conroy (“The Long Shot Podcast,” writer “Mr. Pickles”) and I talk about the #1 movie of the weekend, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.” It’s filled with spoilers and mispronunciation. Listen to me call “apes,” “monkeys.” We talk about the incredible CGI, the interesting plot and the old school sexism. Sean and I know each other from our stand up days in the go-go 90’s. Please vote on the over under on when Sean Conroy will buy my first child a gift. The over/under…

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