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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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02:35:10

Rich Halke & William Lucas Walker

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/06/11

Rich Halke and William Lucas Walker joined me to talk about their influences (William - Dick Van Dyke & Gilligan's Island and Rich HBO Comedy Hours); family members and friends who are funnier than you; Rich Rosenstock; David Lloyd & Jay Sandrich; how writing for The Jackie Thomas Show got William a job on Roseanne; Norm MacDonald; the Gilligans Island - Roseanne mash up; starting Sundays at 7; Rich meets Carmen Finestra; Eddie Maxwell; Fred Fox Sr,; George Balzer; Sidney Resnick and the

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00:57:22

Vic Kaplan

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/06/04

Vic Kaplan joined me to talk about going to NYU, working at World News Tonight, Three's Company pilot; Dick Clark Live Wednesday; Fridays;producing stand up specials for Billy Crystal, Garry Shandling, and Robin Williams; It's Garry Shandling Show; Out of this World; doing comedy specials with Harry Anderson, Dennis Miller, Richard Lewis & Penn & Teller; Lookwell; Roc; Get Smart '95; joining Ellen for the Puppy Episode, working with Mary Tyler Moore, Ron White, and Louis CK; KC

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02:19:47

SNL writers David Mandel, Lew Morton, and Steve Koren

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/05/28

SNL writers David Mandel, Lew Morton, and Steve Koren joined SNL archivist James Stephens and myself to discuss being the SNL era wrote about least; Al Franken mentoring Dave; learning how much politics to put in a sketch; Ross Perot; Steve Koren's progression to writer; Morwenna Banks; being in a sketch with Bill Murray; Honker meets Canteen Boy; Farley writes a sketch; Lunch Lady Land; being an extra in a monologue; NBA sketch with Martin Lawrence; Red Hooded Sweatshirt; Joe Dicso; February 1993

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01:01:49

Carl Gottlieb

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/05/21

Carl Gottlieb spoke to me about childhood radio and TV memories; growing up in post WWII Manhattan; going to Syracuse University with Larry Hankin and Frank Langella; joining the Committee; making A Session with the Committee; writing for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour; winning the Emmy for a great sketch involving David Frye and Liberace; Music Scene with Groucho Marx; The Ken Berry WOW show; Flip Wilson specials; writing commercial parodies for the first three SNL's; Sammy & Company; The

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01:18:44

Michael Elias

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/05/14

Actor, writer, producer, comedian Michael Elias joined me to discuss his new book, You Can Go Now; his fifty year friendship with Steve Martin; collaborating on Steve's stand up act and The Jerk; how Mike Nichols was supposed to direct The Jerk;how Carl Reiner changed The Jerk; Steves ad libs; Bernadette Peters; Bill Macy; a cut scene; childhood watching TV through a shop window; working as a busboy in the Catskills in the summer; forming a comedy team with Frank Shaw; appearing with The Tonight

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01:21:39

Sean Kelly

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/05/07

Sean Kelly talked with me about Between the Lions; comic books; radio comedy; being on early TV in Canada and making him jaded to TV; being on Saturday Night Live for two weeks; Jean Doumanian; Michel Choquette getting him on the Lampoon; Bruce McCall; Canada: The Re&$2!&! Neighbor on Your Doorstep; Beaverton: Canada's humor magazine; Canadian jokes; Son O'God Comix; Zimmerman; his son, writer Chris Kelly; Matty Simmons believing tits sell magazines; National Lampoon Radio Hour;John Belushi,

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01:20:03

Andy Breckman

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/04/30

Andy Breckman joined me to guess whether I was a vaginal of Casearean birth; his early childhood; only being allowed to watch one show a week on TV; realizing re never had to go to school again and leaving BU; going to LA and becoming a funny folk singer; transitioning into writing; Kevin Kelton;writing Hot Hero Sandwich; being turned down by SNL in 1980; how the SNL audition packet got him the attention of Merrill Markoe; pulling an all-nighter for his Letterman packet; going through his 13 week

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00:39:44

Denny Johnston

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/04/23

Denny Johnston joined me to talk about starting out as a folk singer; writing his first act; early insights on Letterman, Robin Williams, and Michael Keaton; The Merv Griffin Show; him doing the funniest thing I ever saw on panel on The Jim Nabors Show; getting on The Tonight Show but not with Johnny; Chevy Chase & Friends; All Commercials . . .A Steve Martin Special; Dirty Dirty Jokes; retiring from stand up and the Moderna vaccine

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00:43:39

SNL Unit Manager Patty MacDougall (1978 - 1990)

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/04/16

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01:01:13

Bob Underwood

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/04/09

Bob joined me to talk about his favorite TV shows growing up; not being a TV addict; USF leading to a job in news, The Guiding Light, working at Radio City Music Hall; writing a telenovela in Mexico; Night Court: writing the episodes "Death of A Bailiff" and "Hart of Stone", writing for Roz, Dan Fielding, John Astin (Buddy) and Will Utay; writing the episode "Crossroads"; writing of Good & Evil; how thirteen episodes were written and only 11 filmed; how Mark Blankfield's character angered the

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02:13:08

Dan Vitale

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/04/02

Dan Vitale joined me and discussed social media presence; attention he got from Marc Maron's podcast;Lorne Michaels seeing him; his audition for The New Show; his fluctuating weight from 1986 - 1991;Cobra Kai; streaming services give more content; Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Bill Burr & Louis CK;being Lorne Michaels protege; being funnier now than when he was "hot" in the '80's because he's off alcohol and drugs and older; being listed above Norm MacDonald as a SNL cast member in Rolling

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01:13:50

Entertainer and host of the Carson Podcast, Mark Malkoff

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/03/26

Entertainer, comedian, and podcaster Mark Malkoff joined me to talk his early influences; Norm Macdonald; Andy Kaufman; our fanaticism for Saturday Night Live; being in the audience for Letterman and Conan; Don Novello; Carl Reiner; Mel Brooks; Biff Henderson; working for the Late Show with David Letterman; Donick Cary; the trials of being head writer; Rich Hall;guests he's still working on; Dyan Cannon and Angie Dickinson; how he does a family friendly podcast; the work that goes into his show;

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01:21:51

Comedy publicist , author, and archivist Jeff Abraham

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/03/19

Jeff Abraham talked to me about the clients he had as a comedy publicist including The Amazing Jonathan, Pam Stone, Jeff Foxworthy, George Carlin, David Brenner, Andrew "Dice" Clay, Bill Maher and George Lopez; His book The Show Won't Go On - which chronicles the deaths of performers onstage including J.I. Rodale, Dick Shawn, and Parkyakarkus, The National Comedy Center, and his upcoming book on the Ritz Brothers.

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00:41:13

Crossover with Where Nobody Knows Your Name, a Cheers...

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/03/15

We discuss Cheers using the perspective of two guys from the UK who were just born when it went of the air and me, a guy who watched it from when he was eight until it ended when he was fifteen.

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01:09:17

Actor, Playwright, and star of "Say Goodnight Gracie"...

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/03/12

Alan Safier joined me and we discussed the things we have in common; his first exposure to theater in kindergarten ; his 4th grade play; a summer camp play; Ohio University; his performance in the 30th anniversary of New Faces of 1952; working with Eartha Kitt; starring in Stop the World, I Want to Get Off with 10 year old Rob Lowe; playing John Adams in 1776; performing in Merchant of Venice and Romeo & Juliet; playing Charles Guitenau in Assassins;doing West Side Story with Tony Dow and Barrie

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01:11:00

Dennis Perrin, author of Mr. Mike

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/03/05

Dennis joined me to talk about books he didn't write, the first time he watched SNL, Dan Aykroyd and the Blog Diet sketch; his sketch group Kamikaze Radio; seeing Mr. Mike and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; the Brer Rabbit Mr. Mike sketch; Michael O'Donoghue's third season; Attack of the Atomic Lobsters; Mr. Mike's Mondo Video; Hugh Fink;Mr. Mike returns for SNL's 7th season; Dennis has Michael O'Donoghue's files; At Home with the Psychos; Fridays and how hard it is to find cast members; Rich Hall;

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01:00:32

Dennis Blair

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/02/26

Dennis Blair joined me to talk about originally being a musician; his love for Steve Martin; the first time he got laughs at a gig; auditioning at Dangerfield's; opening for Rodney; writing two specials with him; helping to write Easy Money; his fallout with Rodney; starting to open for Joan Rivers; working with Garry Shandling; getting back in Rodney's graces to be in Rover Dangerfield; what to do if an audience member picks an obscure singer; what to do if a "crap" song is picked; bombing;

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00:53:04

Donick Cary

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/02/19

Donick Cary joined me to talk about interning and then writing (and head writing) Late Night / The Late Show with David Letterman, his character A Guy in a Bear Suit, working with Mujibur and Sirajul and Rupert Jee; The Simpsons, writing D'ohing in the Wind, The Last Temptation of Krust; producing and writing The New Girl, Parks and Rec, and A.P. Bio

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00:34:22

Allan Havey

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/02/12

Allan Havey joined me to talk about early comedy influence; studying drama in college; coming to New York as part of a comedy team; doing stand up in New York at the time of the comedy boom; The New Show; Young Comedians; doing David Letterman; Night after Night; HBO's One Night Stand; the success of Jerry Seinfeld & Larry David; Louie; Mad Men, and Billions

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01:32:36

SNL Superfan William Ham

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/02/12

William Ham joined me to talk about Mad magazine; his 1st SNL; Chevy Chase; George Carlin; our SNL streaks; Fridays is the Cracked to SNL's Mad; SCTV; favorite SNL writers Michael O'Donoghue, Marilyn Suzanne Miller and Tom Schiller; Dan & Peter Aykroyd; Bill Murray; Phil Hartman; Dana Carvey; Eddie Murphy; Bill Hader; Will Ferrell; Jane Curtin; Gilda Radner; Joulia Louis-Dreyfus; Jan Hooks; Ana Gasteyer; Harry Shearer; Richard Belzer; Christine Ebersole;favorite episodes; least favorite

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