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Ian Talks Comedy

Join NYC teacher and former stand up comedian Ian Fermaglich as he talks comedy with some of comedy"s best.

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All Episodes

01:10:57

Alan Zweibel

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2023/03/25

Alan Zweibel joined me to discuss growing up where I now live (Wantagh, NY); bar mitzvahs; writing for borscht belt comics; getting his shot on SNL; his famous poetry class anecdote; writing a parody of the Passover Haggadah with Dave Barry and Adam Mansbach; "Go the Fuck to Sleep"; Emily Litella; keeping the character going by adding "Bitch" to her vocabulary; writing and appearing on Chevy's Weekend Update; the Charles Grodin episode; when SNL broke format; writing the

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00:43:36

Rob Long (Cheers, George & Leo)

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2023/03/18

Unfortunately, my computer decided to do an upgrade twenty minutes into my interview with Mr. Long. We discussed becoming a writer, getting his hirst and second script assignments which he described as disasters. he and his partner got their footing and wrote classic as "Veggie Boyd" and "Woody Interruptus" (which introduces Herni). The rest f the interview is here where he talked about not going to the last episode because Boston didn't care when he went to the 200th episode parade; feeling proud

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00:54:42

Kiki Kazanas Steele (Script Supervisor, Saturday...

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2023/03/11

Kiki Steele joins me to discuss getting hired at SNL at the tail end of Dick Ebersol's regime and the beginning of Lorne Michaels second; watching the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show; going to Emerson College; being mentored by Norman Lear; Andy Kaufman wanting to hang out in the ladies room at Fridays; working with Paul Miller again on Norman's Corner and Madame's Place; The Hollywood Cubes; Lorne Michaels; messing up timing at the SNL 15th anniversary and being bailed out by Robin Williams; SNL

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00:26:02

The Lost Episodes

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2023/03/04

1. Listeners, email me at ifermaglich@richmondhillhs.org2. Future guests include SNL script supervisor Kiki Kazanas Steele, "Cheers" writer Rob Long, comedian Megan O'Malley, actress Penny Peyser, Broadway producer and comedian Jackie De Roy, and Kevin Kelton doing a commentary track about the November 1984 SNL hosted by George Carlin with Frankie Goes to Hollywood 3. Past Guests whose episodes were "wiped out": John Femia, Sean Kelley, Marc Weiner Mike Preminger, and Dave Thomas.

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00:58:26

Phoef Sutton (Cheers, Bob, Newhart)

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2023/02/25

Phoef and I discuss his name; Dick Van Dyke Show; reading mysteries; James Madison University; writing, directing, and acting in his own plays;sitcoms are almost Broadway plays; writing a spec Newhart; that script got to Cheers and he was offered a freelance job; turned down staff job on Newhart in 1986 for -Cheers; writing the Cheers episode "The Book of Samuel"; "Dinner at Eight-ish"; "Cheers: The Motion Picture"; the monkey episode; writing for periphery characters Al, Father Barry, and John

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00:52:46

Jeffrey Kramer (actor Jaws, Struck by Lightning,...

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2023/02/18

Jeffrey Kramer joined me to discuss early TV; watching 70's TV; being a guest actor; having Tourette's; starring in Madwoman of Chaillot at Ithaca College; co-starring with James Whitmore on stage at age 15;being mentored by Jean Stapleton & Bob Putch; making TV debut in Barney Miller; Happy Days; "Hollywood Boulevard" and its fan Quentin Tarantino;Dick Miller; selling flowers on Fairfax and Pico in between gigs; Chico and the Man; Laverne & Shirley; co-starring in a pilot with Caroline

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01:10:57

Patrick Weathers (commentary track for December 20,...

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2023/02/11

Patrick Weathers joined me (while watching the December 20, 1980 episode of SNL) to discuss moving up to NY in 1979; working at Studio 54; writing a book about Studio 54 but his agent thinks a TV job is more secure; cold calling Audrey Peart Dickman; his impressions; doing practice sketches; getting his friend David Sheffield to submit; he and David getting hired; meeting Eddie Murphy;Joe Piscopo; Don Pardo; cast and featured players opening montage pictures taken same day; Bruce Willis; David

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01:02:39

Ken Levine

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2023/02/04

Ken Levine joined me and discussed the influence of Sgt. Bilko and The Dick Van Dyke show to him and his peers; bad 60's TV; when he decided to become a writer ; why they are known as Levine & Isaacs; writing a spec Mary Tyler Moore Show; writing for Jeffersons and Joe & Sons; writing freelance M*A*S*H* ; being a college DJ; watching "Bananas" and not wanting to be an old DJ lead him to rethink about writing; meeting his partner, David Isaacs; his first script "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" led to

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00:52:45

Thom McKee (game show record holder, Tic Tac Dough)

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2023/01/28

Game show legend Thom McKee joined me to discuss his growing up watching Jeopardy; sitting as a child reading encyclopedias in the bathroom; how his navy training made him quick witted; taking the "general" game show test but wanting Tic Tac Dough because there was no limit; originally taping on weekends; the Navy learning about it and he becomes a celebrity; taping five episodes in a day; getting numbers in the bonus round from his wife, Jenny; always starting in the center; quickness of Wink

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00:55:44

Joel Thurm (casting director, Taxi, Grease, Cheers;...

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2023/01/21

Joel Thurm joined me to discuss watching Milton Berle, wrestling, and Disney as a child; wanting to be an actor but finding his calling backstage; working for David Merrick; casting Broadway; moving to L.A.; working on The Pearl Bailey Show; musical guest appearances; Ethel Winant; casting The Bob Newhart Show; casting Henry Winkler and John Randolph; casting Raul Julia, Katherine Helmond, John Ritter, Will MacKenzie, Rene Auberjonois, and Chirstopher Lloyd in very early roles; casting the play and

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00:51:41

Herschel Weingrod (screenwriter, Trading Places,...

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2023/01/14

Herschel Weingrod joined me to discuss being influenced by Billy Wilder and Laurel and Hardy; getting his Bachelors in European history; taking film courses close to graduation; going to the London Film School for graduate school; odd jobs taken; looking to write a film noir; getting the idea for "Cheaper to Keep Her" from an article; having Mac Davis star; Roger Ebert said it was a good script; writing "Trading Places" as "Black & White"; the Dukes were brothers his partner, Timothy Harris

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01:20:47

Patric Verrone (Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson,...

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2023/01/07

Patric Verrone and I discuss his influences: Chuck McCann, Sonny Fox, Officer Joe Bolton and Jim Henson; Steve Martin; Carl Gottlieb; growing up in Ft. Myers, Florida; going to Harvard with Al Jean; his Lampoon competition packet; working with Andy & Susan Borowitz, Conan O'Brien, and future wife Maiya Williams on the Lampoon; becoming a lawyer; taking a leave of absence to try comedy writing; getting a job on the Late Show with Joan Rivers; rough times on the show; Victoria Principal

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01:18:23

Rick Podell (writer, "Nothing in Common", Broadway /...

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2022/12/31

Rick Podell and I discuss his early influences; Jackie Gleason; Ed Sullivan; 50's and 60's standups; Alan King; doing standup for his dog; tap dancing; leaving college to do Dames at Sea off Broadway; getting hired as a Universal contract player; doing Baretta and getting a mentor in Robert Blake; Busting Loose; Garry Marshall; Paramount commissary; Chopped Liver Brothers; how appearing on the Mike Douglas Show makes you crave for new material; how his jack-of-all trades style hurt him; working with

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00:58:03

Viewer Mail Guests

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2022/12/24

Interviews with four people who wrote to "Late Night with David Letterman" and their queries answered. 1. Carlin Trammel Philo IL 1992; 2. Michael Austin, Pico, Texas September 6, 1984; 3. Scott (Wofford) Kirk September 6, 1984; and Keri Maijala December 6, 1984

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01:15:42

Doug McIntyre (radio talk show host 1994 - 2018,...

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2022/12/17

Doug McIntyre joined me to discuss Mr. Belvedere (Christopher Hewett)'s testicular accident and narcolepsy; Catholic school; other Great Neck residents Andy Kaufman and Alan King; sitcoms; the Dick Van Dyke Show; the Odd Couple; Norman Lear and Garry Marshall schools of sitcoms; working with Lowell Ganz on Knight and Day; going to Stonehill College; working in advertising; meeting and writing for Jack Klugman; getting a job on You Again? ; Throb; Full House; how Lenny Ripps is this generations Al

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00:31:41

John Putch (1970's One Day at a Time, director Route...

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2022/12/10

I was a big fan of John Putch for many years...unfortunately this taping was ruined by a bad connection. I was able to save over a half hour of the interview, in which John and I discussed being on the Cold Turkey movie set; directing Dick Van Dyke thirty plus years later; appearing with his mom, Jean Stapleton on talk shows; first acting appearance on All in the Family; playing Bob Morton on One Day at a Time; the made for TV movie "Angel Dusted"; writing and directing the "Route 30" trilogy; "The

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00:53:39

Lew Morton, Part II

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2022/12/03

NewsRadio's Sesame Street; favorite episodes of Taxi; his submissions for Harvard Lampoon and SNL; the change to writing half hour; how Newsradio creator Paul Simms hired comedy writers with no sitcom experience; his first episodes was co-written with Paul Simms; Newsradio's own style of writing; the length of days at Newsradio;hours were similar to Barney Miller; Christmas Story one of my favorite TV episodes of all time; Fibber McGee & Molly always in the script; joke written for 10% of the

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00:42:41

Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2022/11/26

The J. Geils Band Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz joined me to talk about his first musical hero, Louis Armstrong; practicing his instruments; playing the cornet; getting his first harmonica at the ae of3 when he had the flu; wearing harmonicas; how long a harmonica can last; "Whammer Jammer" breaks harmonicas; meeting J. Geils and Danny Klein in 1966; bootlegs; first record deal; having the Allman Brothers as fans; "Musta Got Lost"; 70's radio airplay and DJ autonomy; opening for the Rolling Stones;

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00:34:52

Jeremiah Ukponrefe (comedian, author The Hive)

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2022/11/19

Jeremiah Ukponrefe joined me to discuss being Canadian; not being a reader growing up; memoirs being both hard to read but also fascinating; the Percy Jackson series; The Outsiders; Of Mice and Men; writing a book; his process; "booing" candy on Halloween; his book The Hive, being Star Wars meets Starship Troopers; morals being subtly hidden in science fiction; self-publishing; his book being one in a series; describing his series' universe; his protagonist, Alex; research; stand up career; only

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00:50:27

Jim Peck (game show host, Three's A Crowd, Big...

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2022/11/12

Game show legend Jim Peck joined me to talk about living in Milwaukee during the Happy Days era; favorite radio shows; the first time he saw a television; going to Marquette University; getting the performing bug; his first job as a booth announcer at WISN; Don Pardo; hosting a series called Confrontation;Jim Peck's Hotline; hard to get guests; Take it from Here from Washington DC; Big Showdown; falling down during entrance and having it be on YouTube today; emulating Johnny Carson; contestant

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