Celebrity Stage Stories with Gerry Strauss

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Talking "Seinfeld" with JASON ALEXANDER May 07, 2020

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Is there a funnier character in all of TV history than George Costanza? This week, we get some deep insights from the always-entertaining JASON ALEXANDER about his days growing up in Jersey, his love affair with the stage, and his iconic role as "Seinfeld's" neurotic nightmare. What was the partnership like between he and Jerry Seinfeld from the very start? We all have our favorite scenes and episodes from the show, but which does Jason himself hold high on a pedestal? These questions and more are answered here, so if you any kind of "Seinfeld" fan (or simply a fan of TV, acting or people with a passion for those things), you need to listen to this episode!

Talking "The Office" with AMEENAH KAPLAN Apr 30, 2020

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She appeared in The AVENGERS movies, but in real life, this week's guest is an even bigger super hero. From touring the world drumming for everyone from Macy Gray to Rihanna to being Resident Director for "The Lion King" on Broadway, AMEENAH KAPLAN may still be best known for her role of "Val Johnson", warehouse foreman and eventual romantic partner to Craig Robinson's Darryl on the single-camera powerhouse known as"The Office." This week, Ameenah chatted with us about her insanely diverse career, trying to fit in with the cast, and hot times poolside for the episode she appropriately chose for this week's "deep dive": Season 8's "Pool Party!"

Talking "Full House" & "Fuller House" with ANDREA BARBER Apr 17, 2020

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'She's the comedic heart of one of the most popular family sitcoms of all time, bring laughs amidst the baby antics and family hugs. While the character of Kimmy Gibbler endures on both "Full House" (still popular all over the world) and its recent Netflix reboot, "Fuller House", ANDREA BARBER herself just might be even MORE entertaining. We talk about growing up with the Tanners, returning to show business after a two-decade absence, telling all in her recent memoir, and her episode of choice (in which we get to see Kimmy's dramatic side) from the original "Full House": "Birthday Blues!"

Talking "Married... With Children" with AMANDA BEARSE Apr 02, 2020

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There's never been an edgier sitcom or a more raucous studio audience than that which we watched every week on Fox's first flagship hit, "Married... With Children". This week, "Marcy Darcy" herself, AMANDA BEARSE, joins the show to chat about her 11 seasons on the show alongside Al Bundy and family, acting vs. directing, and the gem of an episode that she chose for this week's deep-dive, "The Worst Noel".

Talking "Frasier" with PERI GILPIN Apr 01, 2020

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"The Laugh Track" is here to get up, close and personal with your favorite stars of the most popular TV comedies - past, present and future. On this show, we recognize sitcoms as nothing short of theatre, so it's nothing short of an honor to bring you this week's conversation with a star of one of the classiest comedies in TV history. The show is "Frasier", our guest is PERI GILPIN, and on this show, she tells all about her path to being cast as Roz, the REAL relationship between the cast, and rumors of a reboot... PLUS, we take a deep dive into an episode that SHE chose: "Roz & The Schnoz!"