After a long hiatus, I’m back with a huge guest. Michael Ian Black is a versatile writer, actor and comedian and he showed off his gifts by giving a dramatic reading of the classic LFO song, “Summer Girls.”

Michael Ian Black – twitter.com | official site | you’re not doing it right

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24 seconds of audio from an hard-hitting interview from the 60s, asking the all important question, “Are you a hippie?”

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In this immediate follow-up to my interview with Jimmy Dore, I sat down with Kyle Cease to clear the air and discuss the finer points of comedy. Kyle refutes comments made by Jimmy Dore and the now infamous blog post by Doug Stanhope.

Kyle Cease – twitter | facebook | kylecease.com

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I sat down with comic Jimmy Dore to discuss the finer art of podcasting, performing stand-up for over 20 years and new thoughts about Kyle Cease.

Jimmy Dore – Facebook | Twitter | Comedy And Everything Else | Jimmy Dore Show

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I sat down with comedian Alex Blagg to discuss the finer points of Twitter, deciding to do standup after seeing Patton Oswalt perform, writing for Best Week Ever and the birth of Bajillion Hits.

Alex Blagg – twitter | facebook | tumblr | bajillion hits

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This week I’m joined by two superb stand-ups, Nikki Glaser and Lizzy Cooperman. I talked to Nikki about growing up in St. Louis, performing on the Tonight Show, auditioning for Last Comic Standing and her own podcast, You Had To Be There. Lizzy discusses starting stand-up in Minneapolis, performing on Craig Ferguson, writing for an Austrian practical joke show that focused on nudity and working with her sketch comedy group, Birds of Prey.

Nikki Glaser – you had to be there | twitter | facebook
Lizzy Cooperman – birds of prey | twitter | facebook

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I sat down with former MTV VJs Damien Fahey & Dave Holmes to discuss their early foray into radio, auditioning for MTV and their lives of becoming household names. Damien discusses his hosting duties of “I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here” to sitting across the desk from David Letterman. Dave talks about performing improv at ioWest and his video podcast “A Drink With Dave.”

Damien Fahey – damienfahey.com | twitter | facebook
Dave Holmes – adrinkwithdave.com | twitter | facebook

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I sat down with Conan writer Andrés du Bouchet and comedian Eli Braden for a chat about Andrés’ path of success from starting as a temp in New York City to relocating to Los Angeles for the Tonight Show, only to have the rug pulled out by Jay Leno and NBC. We cover the day-to-day process of production on a late night talk show from a writer who works closely with Conan O’Brien. Then we’re joined by comedian Eli Braden, whose latest comedy songs have been played on Comedy Death Ray and the Howard Stern Show.

Andrés du Bouchet – andresdubouchet.com | twitter
Eli Braden – elibraden.com | twitter | facebook

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