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Total Schmidt Show

Comedian Lenny Schmidt travels the world and chats with other live performers who have also built a successful career entertaining audiences globally.Lenny Schmidt has been a traveling Stand-up Comedian for over thirty years. In "Total Schmidt Show", Lenny sits and chats with other entertainers he runs in to as he travels. Comedians, singers, dancers, singers, song writers, magicians.... everyone who has built a career traveling and performing live on stages, cruise ships, theaters, TV, film, comedy

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Total Schmidt Show (3TSS117) Tommy Savitt

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2025/03/25

Tommy Savitt....the "Tommy Lama"... Comedian, guru, prophet, healer, Entertainer, Actor, Tommy does it all, and all does Tommy. I've known Tommy for years. Great comic. A hilarious and original approach to his shows. Tommy can make you laugh AND make you better, I love his style. It was great to get nhim on the show. We worked a crusie together in early 2025. This is what we did. More Tommy: https://www.tommylama.com/ You're welcome. Are you subscribed to all Lenny Schmidts socials?? W...

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Total Schmidt Show (3TSS116P) Chas Elstner

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2025/03/18

How lucky am I to get Chas for a third time? How lucky am I that the episode came out good for the second?? Recorded the "Thirsty Cougar" in Cozumel Mexico... Chas and I get deep about performing stand-up. From the advice he got from Jay Leno, to things we've learned ourselves the hard way.... We talk quite a bit about putting together a live theater stand-up show. Structure, pacing, and reading the room. All covered here. Chas also clues us in to his very own podcast that he's been wo...

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Total Schmidt Show (3TSS115) Craig A Meyer

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2025/03/12

AlmostEltonJohn.com -- Any idea What this show would be about....? While on the Celebrity Apex I got to see Craig A Meyer do his :remember When Rock was Young" show. A fantastic tribute to Elton John. An amazing show. Fun, energetic.. Craig crushes it. He was nice enough to hang out and talk a bit. A professional entertainer/performer/actor.... too many words can describe what Craig has been doing for nearly forty years. He's worked on TV, film, in Vegas. It's not just something he do...

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Total Schmidt Show (3TSS114) Sam Holder

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2025/03/05

All the way from Vegas, Baby!! Did a crossing with Sam Holder.... who was on board with "December '63", a Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons tribute show. This is a shorter episode because, well, we we're having trouble finding a good place to sit down and record. However, we got into alot. Sam is a smart cat and a seasoned professional. Got to get in and breakdown a lot of what going on in the music biz these days. He really knows his stuff. It was great to talk to him. Wish we had more tim...

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Total Schmidt Show (3TSS113) Leah Canali

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2025/02/26

From Boston by way of Canada.. Is that right? She's a Boston girl who lives up north. A woman with a powerful voice and great stage presence. When she's not touring the world and the high seas belting out to her sold-out shows, she's writing, producing and working with some of the biggest names in music. She did a cover/remix of a RuPaul's "Sissy that Walk" that got her attention. The rest is history. Also, funny. Forgot how funny until I finished editing. So cool to hang with her for ...

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Total Schmidt Show (3TSS112) BT

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2025/02/20

One of the most positive, motivated, fired-up humans I know. BT will inspire anyone to do anything. I could have talked to him for ever. A great guy and a great comic. Fun to watch. Writes constantly. Takes chances nightly. Extremely passionate about his work and art. Feeling uninspired..? listen to BT for 10 minutes. More BT: IG - https://www.instagram.com/bt_comedy/ BT Dry Bar Special - https://youtu.be/xdigjf35vOw?si=EYGmouGRX9W20V0Z Are you subscribed to all Lenny Schmidts...

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Total Schmidt Show (3TSS110) Mark Sweeney

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2025/02/05

3TSS110 goes back to comics!!! Mark Sweeney and I worked the Carnival Firenze. St. Louis based comic and one of the funniest I get to work with. A hilarious story teller. A couple of those stories are right here. Three eighteen year-old Marines go to LA for the Superbowl and ... Always a great hanging out with Mark. Caught him right before hernia surgery. You're Welcome. Are you subscribed to all Lenny Schmidts socials?? Website? Youtube..? Did you get or see his new special "Fire Sig...

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Total Schmidt Show (3TSS109) Terrance L. Johnson

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2025/01/29

Terrance L. Johnson is an actor/singer/performer for New York city.... NEW YORK CITY!!!!! Actually caught up with him before he went back to NY for a while. This make sthe third of 3 leads I met and had on the show from crossing on the Celebrity Constellation. All three of these guys were great. Heavy conversations about acting, suditioning.... Terrance and I got in to a liteli talk about Improv, the Chicago scene and the "Upright Citizens Brigade" with Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, and Mat...

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Total Schmidt Show (3TSS108) Peter Cumins

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2025/01/21

"Total Schmidt Show" (3TSS108) with Peter Cumins. All the way from Australia! Worked together on a Trans-Atlantic crossing. Here we talk about that and show planning for a long cruise with several other entertainers. It's a little more involved than you think.Peter was in "You've got a friend" with last week's guest, evan Jay Newman. Peter is a seasoned pro. Fully embraces his time on ships. Takes full advantage of being on stage, and it shows. Very clever and knowledgeable when it come...

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Total Schmidt Show (3TSS107) Evan Jay Newman

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2025/01/15

We're back to full power.3TSS107 features Evan Jay Newman. We met on the Celebrity Constellation during a crossing. Evan is a singer with amazing vocal range. Saw him in his own solo, as well as the show "You've got a friend." He's also played Frankie Valli in "Jersey Boys"... featured in Les Miserables as a child..... and hundreds of other live performance. His solo show was great. "You've got a friend." was great, our discussion was great. It was a pleasure sitting down and talk...

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Total Schmidt Show (3TSS1) Lucas Simpson

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2025/01/08

"Total Schmidt Show" Season Three / Episode One is an Audio only episode with Lucas Simpson this week. However, there's is a video of him performing "Thunderstruck" on the NCL Bliss. It's a pretty cool story. A group of New Yorkers asked him to play it every night of the seven day cruise. He had never payed it. he learned it and played it the last night. See the video here: https://youtu.be/Q-nNdaX_yqILucas is an amazing musician. He plays everything. A great example of a working musician. So...

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Total Schmidt Show (2TSS105) Jeff Harms

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2024/11/20

Finally... The season Two Finale...Started this podcast to talk to other live entertainers about whta they do, why, how, =I love the behind thew scenes stuff. What goes into a show; The prep, the writing, thought process, structure... I kind of geek on on it. No matter what kind of live entertainment you bring to the table. My favorite, of course, is comics. Building an act, a career, the show, writing, dissecting a joke... real professional comedians. Enter Jeff HarmsJeff is a forty year vet...

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Total Schmidt Show (2TSS104) Jimmy Shubert

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2024/10/30

Total Schmidt Show - 2TSS104 - Jimmy ShubertThis was supposed to be on time. Why? Jimmy Shubert, myself and Rick D'Elia are all in Vegas working at Brad Garretts Comedy Club this week. Tonight through the weekend. So, Jimmys on this week, Rick next week..... Bottom line, you're in Vegas, coem on by and watch three headliners knock it out of the park.Shubert and I go way back. Thirty years. One of the first guys I met when I was starting out. He was already on the road doing arenas opening for...

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Total Schmidt Show (2TSS103) Jason Andors / El...

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2024/10/23

We're on time, take that!!EP 2TSS103 comes in with Jason Andors / El Tiguere Vacano.Jason is a comice from NY. Buddy of mine for about 10-11 years. Guy makes me laugh my ass off. On and off stage. You'll see here. Whether it's our travels, careers, or his numerous physical ailments.... nobody puts it all in perspective like he does.El Tiguere Vacano is his alter ego. A Social media superstar in the Dominican. He pops up all over Puerta Plata, New York, anywhere with a strong Dominican presenc...

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Total Schmidt Show (2TSS102) Will Marfori

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2024/10/19

2TSS102 with Will Marfori.We know it's late, let's just move on.I've known Will for over ten years. He's easily one of the most intelligetnt comics I've ever known. His live show is a brilliant balance of dick jokes and clever humor. He's literally a genius. Great guy to hang with, spend sometime on a ship of off. He's also a great father of two teenage boys. He's one of those comics that you can see his life as it evolves into his act. He's an inspiring dude.Eberything Will MarforiIG - ...

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Total Schmidt Show (2TSS101P) Jason Bird

Total Schmidt Show ·

2024/10/10

Jason Bird (Magician)Magic time. Ran across @MagicofJasonBird on the Celebrity Reflection. Great show. Saw hi. twice. Funny. Love a magician who is funny. We hung out, had a few laughs, talked about balacing family and ship life... as he says "We are survivors of teenage daughters" That's not only from his show, but why got alomng so well for the whole week. Listen to the show. It's great.All things Jason Bird:IG - https://www.instagram.com/jasonbirdmagic/FB - https://www.facebook...

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Total Schmidt Show (2TSS100P) Patrick Duffy

Total Schmidt Show ·

2024/10/02

2TSS100 Our 100th episode... YAY... No one better than my buddy Patrick Duffy for episode 100. Performing regularly in Vegas, traveling the world as a piano bar king.... he did my theme song for christ sake!! Patrick played in Ventura a while back. I caught up with him.. even sang a song with him. (clip is in the show, sorry) We discuss his travels, Vegas, and the movie he's currently scoring.Always awesome to spend the evening with Patrick. This one ended with us sober.... we reall...

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Total Schmidt Show (2TSS99P) Lucas Bohn

Total Schmidt Show ·

2024/09/18

Ran in to Lucas Bohn on the NCL Bliss. One of my favorite runs through Alaska. Lucas is an old pro. Working stand-up from all sides. 90 minutes of some real solid insight to the business side of things. Talked about his own production company / record label Bojo Entertainment. Balancing the social media posts, live shows, and really promoting yourself as a brand. Everything Lucsa Bohn:IG - https://www.instagram.com/comiclucasbohn/FB - https://www.facebook.com/ComicLucasBohn...and his pro...

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Total Schmidt Show w/ Jimmy Denning (2TSS98)

Total Schmidt Show ·

2024/09/04

Jimmy Denning Rocks! Really, he just rocks. A great musician and powerful vocalist. He's traveled the world and played Vegas with "Tenors of Rock." Currently touring with "Rebel." I caught up with him on the @celebritycruises Reflection by accident.... we were double booked! I win... and my win is your win. Jimmy's got stories man. Like cool "Rock and Roll" stories. Not, "We were bored on the ship so we play Canasta" stories. I'm talking "We got drunk in Germany, stole a golf ca...

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Total Schmidt Show (2TSS97) Austin Brooks

Total Schmidt Show ·

2024/08/27

Magician Austin Brooks and I go back about thirty years. One of my bestfriends I've been dying to get him on the pod. We toured together on the early stand-up circuit. Worked together on numerous projects, shot dozens of of hours on internet content.... almost got our own video content company off the ground, By almost I mean nothing happened of course. Austin has gone on to create and run a very succesful media content (981 Media) on his own and does magic on the side as much as he can...

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