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DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley

"A podcast about making things up and making things happen." L.A.-based writer-performer Dennis Hensley believes that art and creativity make the world go around and make life worth living. Each week, he interviews a different creative person each about what they do, why they do it, and how they manage the ups and downs of a creative life. Some guests are famous, some are less so...all are what Dennis describes as "beautiful strugglers." Past guests have included authors, actors, photographers,

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01:09:20

It Still Has Something in Their Heart w/ Dragstrip...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/06/16

Dennis visits the Los Feliz apartment of Phil Scanlon, one of the co-directors - with DJ Paul V. - of "Dragstrip 66: The Frockumentary" an in-the works film about the legendary L.A. underground gay nightclub Dragstrip 66. They talk about their reasons for making the film, the night the cops raided the place, the celebs that showed up (Karen Black, Traci Lords, Lance Loud etc.), the club's clever themes (Thoroughly Modern Military, Vegas In Space, Night of a Zillion Jans...as in Brady) and what they

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01:24:53

You Haven't Lived Until Stephen Baldwin's Washed Your...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/06/06

For this podcast, Dennis heads to West Hollywood to chat up the hilarious comedy duo Frangela, AKA Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton about their adventures and misadventures in the comedy trade. They talk about racism in comedy clubs, what they've observed about today's youth from playing college gigs, what it took to get them on VH-1's "Best Week Ever," and the nightmare that was "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here." Al Roker goes down a little hard, Meryl Streep gets extra credit for being

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01:28:48

I Was the No Trouble Kid w/ filmmaker Javier...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/05/31

Dennis visits the Echo Park home of writer-drector Javier Fuentes-Leon to discuss his new thriller "The Vanished Elephant," which makes its US premier at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 16th. Javier talks about the inspiration for the complex, engrossing mystery, the pressure of having to follow-up to his Sundance Audience Award-winning breakthrough "Undertow", the difference between shooting in the U.S. vs his home country of Peru--where both of his features have been set, and how the Outfest

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01:13:10

Fake Vomiting with a Styx Song Playing in the...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/05/21

Dennis welcomes Eliot Laurence to the booth of truth to talk about the movie he wrote, "Welcome to Me" starring Kirsten Wiig that is currently playing in selected theaters across the country, on VOD and on Itunes. Eliot talks about the inspiration for the offbeat story, getting Oprah to let the film use her clips, Kristen's nude scene in the casino, how hard it is to make James Marsden look less dreamy and Wes Bentley soulfully eating a cheeseburger. He also shares the Cinderella story behind

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01:11:58

I Would Vomit on Leg Day Many Times w/ playwright...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/05/15

Dennis welcomes playwright Howie Skora to his home and the booth of truth to discuss Howie's new play "Miserable with an Ocean View," which debuts June 6th in Los Angeles. Howie discusses the origins of the play, his decision to mount it himself, and the mysterious clown character played by former podcast guest Drew Droege. Howie also recalls starting out as a stand-up comic in New York alongside Jon Stewart, Louis CK and Sarah Silverman, entering a bodybuilding contest, quitting his corporate gym

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46:58

I Might Try That Lighthouse Joke w/ creative director...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/05/06

For this episode, Dennis journeys to Cambria in Central California to catch up with his old pal Scott Williams. They met at an audition for Princess Cruises in the late 80's and have been friends ever since. While driving to the train at the end of Dennis's visit, they talk about their cruise ship memories, specifically how they relate to Dennis's new mini-e book, "Mariner's Club Mixtape," which was just released on Amazon.com They swap stories of performing disasters, amazing destinations,

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36:47

Girls Love When I Do Spit Bubbles w/...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/04/30

In a hot car outside one of D'Lo's regular stand-up venues in Echo Park, Dennis talks to the Transgender Queer Tamil Sri Lankan performer about his one-man show "D'FunQT" which is currently showing at the LA Gay and Lesbian Center. D'Lo talks about the inspiration for his show, growing up in Lancaster, California and his mother's reaction to his onstage depiction of her. D'Lo also talks about the various reactions he gets from audiences, what it's like to visit Sri Lanka, his appearance on HBO's

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01:03:55

Stealing Fire w/ "For the Record Live" Musical...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/04/28

Dennis visits the home studio of Christopher Lloyd Bratten, co-creator, musical director and arranger for the "For the Record" series of musical stage extravaganzas to talk about the evolution of the series, the thrill of performing for a live audience and the famous names who have popped up both in the cast and in the audience. Christopher also talks about the insane hotness of the cast, wearing skin tight silver spandex pants and what it's like to have Quentin Tarantino in the audience when you're

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01:09:20

I Hate How Many Skirts Turn Out to Be Culottes w/...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/04/24

Dennis visits the North Hollywood home of Dudley Beene, the executive producer and one of the stars of "First Period," a hilarious 80's-set comedy about two girls and their quest to become popular. Dudley talks about setting a shoot date for the film before they had a finished script, cast or crew and working backwards. He talks about showing the film in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana, shooting the film's martial arts scene and the lessons he learned producing his first feature. Other topics

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01:10:37

Sometimes Listening Is a Thing You Have to Do w/...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/04/10

Dennis visits the Hollywood Dell home of writer-director Darren Stein to talk about the Lifetime TV movie he wrote, "Seeds of Yesterday," the latest in "Flowers in the Attic" series, which premiers Sunday, April 12th. Darren talks about the challenges and joys of adapting a beloved book and what drew him to the project. Also on the docket is Darren's last feature film, the gay teen comedy "GBF" and its unique distribution model, his cult classic "Jawbreaker," and the secret of shooting the iconic

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01:14:07

Come Ride on My Skin Bus w/ "The Comedians"...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/04/07

On the eve of the debut of "The Comedians" on FX, Dennis visits the home of his old sketch comedy friend from the 90's Ben Wexler, who is the series' showrunner and one of its exec producers. Ben talks about getting to work on his dream project, "The Comedians" after many years in the TV comedy trenches, what it's like to ask his childhood idol Billy Crystal if they can make a joke at his expense in the show, and the thrill of seeing ads for his baby all over LA. Ben and Dennis also recall many

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01:16:06

"I Don't Know If We're Gonna Go" w/ writer-performer...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/03/30

Dennis visits the Hollywood apartment of writer and performer Bryan Safi, who Dennis first met thanks to his hilarious "That's Gay" segments he created for Current TV. Since then, Bryan has written for "Ellen," for which he won and Emmy, "Fashion Police" and Funny or Die where he has come up with genius videos for actors like Jane Krakowski, Michael Shannon, Jessica Pare and countless others. Bryan recalls his favorite "Ellen" guest (Hint, Dennis is totally enjoying her current Jen-aissance),

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48:17

Raquel Welch Was Wearing a Fez w/ screenwriter and...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/03/24

Dennis visits the Fox lot to chat with screenwriter Ron Nyswayer during his lunch break from the series "Homeland," which he is currently writing for. Ron talks about his new documentary "She's the Best Thing In It" which is about Tony-winning actress and acting teacher Mary Louise Wilson. He also talks about the upcoming film "Freeheld," a feature film Ron wrote about a real life lesbian couple played by Julianne Moore and Ellen Page. Other topics include: the inspiration behind the famous

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01:24:28

They Had No Idea I was Going to Pull out a Small Ikea...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/03/16

Dennis visits the West Hollywood home of actor-writer Tom Lenk to discuss his new dorkumentary "Nerdgasm" and his one-man show "Heavy Petting," which hits LA March 29th. Tom talks about the inspiration for "Heavy Petting," which is about all the pets he had growing up, including a homophobic parrot named Sarah. He talks about performing his previous show "Nerdgasm" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and realizing that he is, in fact, a nerd, not just someone who plays nerds on TV. Other topics include

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01:15:20

Today I Have a New Hero w/ "Tab Hunter: Confidential"...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/03/09

Dennis visits this Los Feliz home of documentarian Jeffrey Schwarz whose films include "I Am Devine," "Spinetingler! The William Castle Story," "Vito" and "Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon." Jeffrey talks about his brand new film "Tab Hunter Confidential," which is having its world premier this month at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin. Topics include the thrift shop purchase that first got him hooked on Tab, how he got the iconic star to open up and Tab's lifelong passion for horses

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38:00

Misadventures in the (213) by Dennis Hensley: TV...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/03/04

From Dennis: For this special episode, I'm skipping my usual interview format and presenting and audio performance of my recently completed pilot script of "Misadventures in the 213," based on my novel of the same name. The script recently landed me a spot in the WGA West's Writers Access Program, which showcases writers from diverse backgrounds--I ticked the gay box--and touts their work to showrunners, producers, executives, agents and managers in an attempt to make TV writing rooms for

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01:00:22

I'm Like Wholesome Folsom w/ "Confessions of Mormon...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/03/02

Dennis joins actor and writer Steven Fales on the stage of the Zephyr Theater in Hollywood where he had just performed his hit one-man show Confessions of a Mormon Boy. They discuss their shared Mormon background, what they loved about it and how Steven keeps his show fresh after logging 1,000 performances all over the world. Steven also talks about his family's reaction to the show, performing the show in front of one of his former NYC escort clients (yes, he escorted for a while in New

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54:12

Two Boys, a Didgeridoo and a Bucket of Poop w/...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/02/24

Dennis sits down with writer and actress Nora Burns, one-third of the sketch comedy group Unitard. She talks about their new show, "Unitard: House of Tards," the Madonna scandal she caused with her previous comedy group, The Nellie Ollesons and skewering people who live their lives on Facebook in the new show. She also talks about living in Maui and hating it, zipping around Manhattan on a Citibike, and the PETA fundraiser where she dressed as a giant carrot. Her memories of her early years in New

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01:13:24

Unusable Opinions About Marcia Gay Harden w/ comic...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/02/16

Dennis visits the Weho apartment of stand-up comic and writer Guy Branum a few days before Guy heads to NYC to write for "Billy on the Street." Guy talks about graduating from law school but choosing comedy over law, his teenage crush on Mario Lopez, and what would most delight the small town farm kid he used to be about his life today. He also opens up about working on Chelsea Lately, why he left and the fallout from that experience. As one of the few writers who's worked with both Joan Rivers and

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01:22:57

I Almost Was Run Over By Robert Redford w/ costume...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2015/02/10

Dennis visits the West Hollywood home of costume designer Daniel Orlandi who is currently nominated for a Costume Designers Guild Award for his work on the HBO movie "The Normal Heart." He talks about the emotional experience of working on the project, putting Matt Bomer and Mark Ruffalo in the old Levis he'd been storing in his garage since the 80's. He also talks about all the huge stars he's costumed, including Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Will Farrell, Emma Thompson,

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