“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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Chuck Sklar – Star of Louis C.K.’s movie

https://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp149.mp3Podcast: Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSLouis C.K. released his 1998 art film “Tomorrow Night.” I talk to the star of the film, Chuck Sklar. Chuck talks about sitting in a bowl of ice cream for the role and working with a then unknown JB Smooth. Plus, what’s like to write jokes for Conan, Chris Rock, Bill Maher and George Lopez. Emmy Award winner Chuck Sklar is  also a great stand up  and wrote for “Everybody Hates Chris” and Co-created “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.”

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Chris Pine Blind & Fred Savage Love

https://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp089.mp3Podcast: Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Chris Pine, Jenny McCarthy, Steve Carell and Fred Savage all worked with actress Judith Benezra (The Moth) whether they knew it or not. Judith takes us through some of the rough patches of Hollywood films as we learn what happens when bad movies happens to good actors. Judith is great actress who has appeared in some the strangest films. “Blind Dating” is Chris Pine as a …wait for it… blind guy who goes on dates with women he’s never met. Fred Savage is in the unfortunate…

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