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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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01:19:09

Robin Duke

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/02/05

Robin Duke joins me to discuss how her friendship with Catherine O'Hara led to her career in comedy; getting into Second City; SCTV - her characters Edna Hydecker, Mollie Earle and Shelley Winters; getting SNL when Catherine O'Hara bowed out; her first episode before and after the writers strike; Paulette Clooney, "Be a Ho", "Mrs. T", The Girls of Saturday Night Live; the PTSD of SNL; her Christmas Bonus courtesy of Michael O'Donoghue; Hairem Scarem; JFK sketch; The Last Polka; Club Paradise; Harold

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01:49:30

Mary Gross

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/01/29

The delightful Mary Gross talks about her love for Carol Burnett; her high school history club musical with Marilu Henner; attending improv classes; getting on main stage at Second City; working with Sid Caesar; Nuns on the Beach; hosting SNL Newsbreak; Marilyn Monroe singing Downers Are a Girls Best Friend; At Home with the Psychos; the Christmas bonus that wasn't, Spitting Mad Mary Gross; Dr. Ruth; playing Mary Tyler Moore in three different sketches; The Girls of Saturday Night Live; playing Pee

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01:42:08

Special Crossover Edition with Jon Schneider of SNL...

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/01/26

Jon and I meet to discuss all things SNL on this special episode.

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01:22:03

Neil Levy

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/01/22

Neil Levy talks abut getting the job on SNL as its 1st PA; smoking extremely strong pot; the generosity of Dan Aykroyd; the first show; George Carlin's monologue; Jane Crowley, the censor; being an extra in a jury sketch; meeting President Ford; booking Miles Davis; Frank Zappa; Louise Lasser; injuring himself as an extra in a sketch; being a Killer Bee with Elliot Gould; writing the promos, coming up next and audience captions; impressing Mr. Mike with a sketch; being a writer on the third season;

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01:08:00

Tom Leopold

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/01/15

Actor-comedy writer-composer Tom Leopold

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01:09:46

Craig Richard Nelson

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2021/01/08

Craig Richard Nelson joined me to talk about his movie debut in The Paper Chase; Blood Sport; Marty Hartman, Mary Hartman; Maude; Fernwood Tonight; Stick Around; Barney Miller; Square Pegs; working in 3 Robert Altman movies; Night Court; Get a Life; Another You, and Stark Trek

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01:24:57

Ken Reid

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/12/30

Ken Reid, host of the podcast TV Guidance Counselor, discusses the origin of his podcast; his theme song; childhood fears of the Incredible Hulk and Mr. Bill; meeting the original Not Ready for Prime Time players; SCTV; Fridays; New York / Massachusetts; WPIX; WSBK; Gimme A Break; and a lot more

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00:57:59

Hugh Fink

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/12/23

Comedy great Hugh Fink joined me to discuss his comedy act; Silent Night Deadly Night 4; being on the last Rodney Dangerfield Special; getting SNL and writing Spade in America; working with Norm Macdonald on the Larry King sketches; sketches he's proud of; working with Tracey Morgan; his Comedy Central Present special; getting heckled by David Wells; being head writer of Late Show with Craig Ferguson; his course for aspiring sketch writers; trying to get O.J. Simpson as a correspondent for The

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00:54:21

Leonard Ripps

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/12/18

Leonard "Lenny" Rips joined me to talk about comedy as self defense; Joan Rivers giving him his first break; The Mac Davis Show; George Burns; Van Dyke & Company; Bob Einstein; Andy Kaufman; Redd Foxx; Star Wars Holiday Show; Angie; Goodtime Girls; Bosom Buddies; Rodney Dangerfield; 13 13th Avenue, Frankenweenie; What A Country; Full House; Top of the Heap; Me and the Boys; Can't Hurry Love; Blues Brothers Animated Series; Payne; Fast Food Films; The Lot; Holland Taylor; I'm With Her; the

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01:09:32

Bobby Logan

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/12/11

Bobby and I discuss his formative years; 60's TV; winning Best Actor for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Smokey Bites the Dust; Laugh Trax; The New Battlestars; 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour; Joan Collins; Jan Hooks; Dick Clark; Real Trivial Pursuit; Ted Knight and the fart machine; Dennis the Menace and being friends with Phil Hartman; The New Truth or Consequences; Up Your Alley; The Gong Show; Murray Langston; Linda Blair; the making and killing of Repossessed; Meatballs 4 and the tragedy of Jack Nance;

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01:05:43

Phil Proctor of Firesign Theater

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/12/04

Phil Proctor joined me to discuss his Amish roots; being a young actor; hanging with Brandon deWilde and Peter Fonda; reuniting with Peter Bergman; joining Radio Free Oz, Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him; Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers; , I Think We're All Bozos On This Bus; having Steve Jobs as a fan' and his friendships with Harry Anderson, Fred Willard, and Jonathan Winters. Links Phil's autobiography

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01:35:41

Kevin Kelton

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/12/04

Kevin and I discuss Face the Music; Fridays; Twilight Theater; Laugh Trax; No Soap, Radio; The Jeffersons; getting SNL; Eddie Murphy's showcase; getting stuff on his second show; Subliminal Advertising Sketch, Lie Detector Sketch; Chess Club Coach sketch; Trivial Pursuit sketch; being locked in Dick Ebersol's office to write Eddie Murphy's Christmas 1984 show; Christopher Guest Auctioneer Sketch, I Am Also the World, Prison Rape Sketch; Women in Prison tv show; Night Court and favorite episodes; Boy

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00:59:49

Jeff Richards

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/11/27

Jeff Richards joined me to talk about his love and impression of David Letterman, work on Mad TV and Saturday Night Live and his briiliant deep fake podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJBnwz5JYloiL9KpaPkAWgg http://thejeffrichardsshow.com

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01:19:44

Mel Green

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/11/20

Actor, writer, and improviser Mel Green joined me for a chat about his early life, meeting his comedy partner, his year (1980-1981) at Saturday Night Live, working on From Cleveland and his brilliant book Marker. https://www.amazon.com/Marker-Mel-Green/dp/1452893705

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01:22:29

Gary Kroeger

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/11/13

I had the opportunity to interview Gary Kroeger along with friend and fellow podcaster Andrew Dick of "That Week in SNL" Gary talks about his pre-SNL days, his work on SNL, and his work afterwards

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01:39:10

Sam Sandora

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/11/06

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01:04:03

Kimiko Gelman

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/10/30

Kimiko Gelman and I discuss her growing up on Long Island; Loving; getting cast on Rags to Riches; working on the pilot; becoming friends with Tisha Campbell; Joe Bologna; Baby Jessica; Freddy's Nightmares with Page Hannah; Baghdad Cafe with Whoopi Goldberg; The Pickle and working with Shelley Winters and Danny Aiello; getting cast in Mother and working with Albert Brooks and Debby Reynolds; The Pretender; The West Wing; CSI: Miami; The Hunger Games; filming lags and meeting Donald Sutherland in the

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00:54:37

Charlie Robinson

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/10/23

Charlie Robinson talks about his early career in music; his stage work; early film and TV roles; Fences; Buffalo Bill and its famous (#57 all time TV show by TV Guide) Jerry Lewis episode; being added to Night Court; the concept of Mac's character; Mac's sweaters; singing and hanging out with the Rivingtons; when Richard Moll's car broke down; directing four episodes of Night Court and 1 Love & War; and working with Mary Tyler Moore.

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00:56:41

Margaret Oberman

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/10/16

Margaret Oberman spoke with me about her rise to working on Saturday Night Live, writing for Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo and Rick Moranis; her favorite sketches; writing for Andrea Martin; writing a special that starred 21 year old Chris Rock; meeting Sammy Davis Jr.; writing Kim Kardashian's favorite movie Troop Beverly Hills; writing the original script for The Man; writing the BBC series Too Much Sun; and writing Hallmark films

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01:19:17

Diana Canova

Ian Talks Comedy ·

2020/10/09

Diana and I discuss The Bellinis; Lenny (Luca Brasi) Montana; Hollywood High; auditioning for Marni Nixon Feast, Ozzie's Girls; guest starring in a memorable Happy Days, Chico and the Man, Medical Story, The First Nudie Musical, Starsky & Hutch; Paul Michael Glaser; The Love Boat pilot; Soap; audition; cast becomes family; Hollywood Squares, Dinah!; Perry Como’s Early American Christmas; Barney Miller; Steve Landesburg; I’m A Big Girl Now; Danny Thomas; Martin Short; People's Choice Award;

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