Todd Yasui: Behind the scenes of late night TV

https://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp169a.mp3Podcast: Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSBig time TV producer, Todd Yasui is the guest today. Todd was the Executive Producer of “Late Late Show” with Kilborne and Ferguson. He was also my boss on “The Queen Latifah Show.” It’s amazing to learn that he got his first job by cold calling the infamous Helen Kushnick of the “The Tonight Show.” Todd gets into detail about his the early chaotic days of that show. It’s the truth behind “The Late Shift.” (Ok, the book was pretty close.) Todd is very open and…

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“Leonard Part 6” w/ Josh Comers

https://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp083.mp3Podcast: Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSEven Bill Cosby can make mistakes. Conan writer Josh Comers and comedian Jeff Cosgrave (“Lopez Tonight”) join me to talk about a classic fumble, “Leonard Part 6.” Go to itunes! After Cosby saw how bad this film was he went around telling people not to see it. Way to be honest. But at some point you must have known it was going pear shape. We recorded on May Day and there were protests right outside the studio. We talk like there were a million people, but…

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