Classic Conversations: Pop culture Interviews with Jeff Dwoskin

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Live From Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show: WINNER TOP 25 INDIE PODCASTS 2020 from Indie Pods United!
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Fred Grandy From The Love Boat Comes Aboard Nov 22, 2021

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Fred Grandy takes us on his journey from Gopher on The Love Boat to the US House of Representatives to his starring role as Harry Truman in the one-man stage show Give 'Em Hell, Harry!

Fred Grandy shares his journey with us from being part of a famous improv group at Harvard (The Proposition) to landing one of his first roles as Adrienne Barbeau's boyfriend on the TV series Maude. Fred talks about his time on Death Race 2000 and shares a story about Sylvester Stallone and working with Roger Corman. We discuss Fred's episode of Welcome Back, Kotter which also featured George Carlin. Fred also shares his time as a crime fighter fighting alongside Frankenstein, Werewolf, and Dracula on the show Monster Squad.

Fred also shares the origin story of The Love Boat and how Aaron Spelling saved the show after two failed pilots. Fred shares many stories from his time on the Love Boat.

We also discuss how Fred landed his role on The Mindy Project and his current one-man play Give 'Em Hell, Harry! where Fred portrays Harry Truman.

Our Guest, Fred Grandy

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0334948/

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Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #UnlikelyLoveBoatStorylines from @TheUnlikleyGame. Tweets featured on the show are retweeted at @JeffDwoskinShow

Social Media: Jeff discusses how to sound great when using ZOOM

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Live From Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show: WINNER TOP 25 INDIE PODCASTS 2020 from Indie Pods United!
Live From Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show: 1st Annual Snobby Awards: WINNER: Best Comedy Podcast, Best Interview Podcast, and Podcaster of the year!

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What Is Mike Reiss From The Simpsons Doing Here? Nov 15, 2021

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Mike Reiss, of The Simpsons, shares the inspiration as a child that served as the first step in a journey to become one of the most successful TV comedy writers of all time.

Mike Reiss and Al Jean (ep 55) together were two of the first writers hired for The Simpsons. Mike Reiss was showrunner w/Al Jean before leaving to create The Critic. Mike discusses his time at Harvard as part of the Harvard Lampoon which led to writing gigs on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, It's Gary Shandling's Show, and Not Necessarily the News.

Mike and I discuss the Jewish aspect of The Simpsons. Specifically Krusty the Clown's Orthodox Jewish background and Krusty's father on the show voiced by the late great Jackie Mason.

Mike also discusses his book, Springfield Confidential, and his podcast What Am I Doing Here? Mike's podcast showcases highlights from his worldwide traveling adventures.

So many stories await you in this episode with the hilarious, Mike Reiss.

Our Guest, Mike Reiss

https://twitter.com/MikeReissWriter
Podcast: https://bleav.com/shows/what-am-i-doing-here-with-mike-reiss/
Springfield Confidential (book): https://www.amazon.com/Springfield-Confidential-Outright-Lifetime-Simpsons/dp/0062748033
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0718514/

Thank you to Casey Ryan Plott for the awesome voice work! It was excellent!

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Social Media: Jeff discusses Twitter's Twitter Blue

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The Jeff Dwoskin Show is available on Castbox, Podchaser, Humbly, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, Pandora, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, and more!

Award-winning podcast!

Live From Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show: WINNER TOP 25 INDIE PODCASTS 2020 from Indie Pods United!
Live From Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show: 1st Annual Snobby Awards: WINNER: Best Comedy Podcast, Best Interview Podcast, and Podcaster of the year!

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Rebecca Metz Is Shameless About Better Things Nov 08, 2021

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Actor Rebecca Metz discusses her slow and steady build in Hollywood from guest parts to starring in her own series. It's an amazing story that perseverance pays off when you're focused on your dream.

Rebecca Metz is unavoidable on your TV screen. Rebecca has guested on Weeds, Maron, This is Us, Grey's Anatomy, Bones, The Mentalist, Boston Legal, Californication, The Mindy Project, Lopez, ER, Scrubs, and the Gilmore Girls (just to scratch the surface).

We discuss in detail her appearance on Nip/Tuck. Her scene was rated one of the top 23 most disturbing scenes ever on TV. It's an amazing story of taking a risk on a role and having it pay off.

We also discuss Rebecca's reoccurring role on Shameless, her starring role on Coop and Cami Ask The World, and Rebecca's current series, Better Things on FX/Hulu.

If that's not enough we also discuss our mutual love of The Muppets and Rebecca's unique wedding ceremony.

So much fun to discover in this episode.

Our Guest, Rebecca Metz

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Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #PutAMuppetInAMovie

Social Media: Jeff discusses a cool new mobile feature on Twitter that allows you to quickly search a profile's tweets for specific content from that profile

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The Jeff Dwoskin Show is available on Castbox, Podchaser, Humbly, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, Pandora, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, and more!

Award-winning podcast!

Live From Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show: WINNER TOP 25 INDIE PODCASTS 2020 from Indie Pods United!
Live From Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show: 1st Annual Snobby Awards: WINNER: Best Comedy Podcast, Best Interview Podcast, and Podcaster of the year!

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Paul Provenza Left His Set List In The Green Room Nov 01, 2021

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Comedian Paul Provenza shares what drives his creative storytelling that we've all enjoyed for decades.

Paul Provenza has created some of the most amazing comedic masterpieces of our time. Paul co-created the documentary The Aristocrats which is an exploration of one joke told by generations of comedians. Paul's interview with George Carlin provides the backbone and analysis explored in this amazing movie. One hundred superstar comedians (Robin Williams, Paul Reiser, Bob Saget, etc) tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

Before Comedy Central Paul Provenza created one of the first comedian-only interview shows, Comics Only. Part of HA! (which became Comedy Central) Paul interviewed the likes of Bill Hicks, Tom Wilson, Louis C.K., and Steven Wright.

Paul evolved the concept of Comics Only into the beloved The Green Room on Showtime! The Green Room gave the world a realistic peek into the lives of comedians hanging out in a green room discussing various topics.

Paul also created The Set List show. The Set List is stand-Up Without A Net a show created with Troy Conrad where comics are unaware of the setlist they will be performing.

Paul is currently working on a documentary of Doug Stanhope's favorite comic, Andy Andrist.

Paul shares so many amazing stories involving Patrice O'Neal, Otto & George, George Carlin, Phyliss Diller, Tom Wilson, Billy the Mime and so many more.

If you love comedy, sit back and enjoy this amazing conversation with comedian, filmmaker, author, director, and actor, Paul Provenza.

Our Guest, Paul Provenza

https://twitter.com/PaulProvenza
https://twitter.com/ARISTOCRATSfilm
https://thearistocratsmovie.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/GreenRoomWithPP
https://twitter.com/SATIRISTAS
https://twitter.com/SETLISTSHOW
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0699037/
Comics Only: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyRnFay5B8dIhvNk2J0quDB9WD5pjq5ju
The Green Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQtUMVJW0zo
Andy Andrist (Last Shot): https://800pgr.lnk.to/Andy
Satiristas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDOYCGQGIPw

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Social Media: Jeff discusses Instagram's new link feature in stories for everyone!

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Award-winning podcast!

Live From Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show: WINNER TOP 25 INDIE PODCASTS 2020 from Indie Pods United!
Live From Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show: 1st Annual Snobby Awards: WINNER: Best Comedy Podcast, Best Interview Podcast, and Podcaster of the year!

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John Heffron Is The Last Comic Standing Oct 25, 2021

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The Winner of Last Comic Standing, John Heffron, joins me to talk about the road to comedy success. Before winning Last Comic Standing John used to go to the Main Street Comedy Showcase in Ann Arbor Michigan where a waitress named Lucy Liu (yes, that Lucy Liu) encouraged John to sign up for a comedy open-mic night. John signed up and the rest is history. John and I discuss the early years of his career while attending Eastern Michigan University, being heckled at the Spaghetti Bender by my pal Jeff Katz, John's rise to comedy fame which included two Comedy Central specials and visits to The Tonight Show, competing and winning season 2 of Last Comic Standing, hidden comedic gem Leo Dufour, John's successful podcast with Jon Reep, John's book 'The Holding Game', doing comedy at bowling alleys, and so much more!

Our Guest, John Heffron

http://www.johnheffron.com
https://www.instagram.com/comedianjohnheffron/
https://twitter.com/JohnHeffron
https://www.youtube.com/user/ComedianJohnHeffron/videos
https://www.facebook.com/JohnHeffron
Tour dates: http://www.johnheffron.com/tour-dates-2/
Listen to John on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2eqVilwOnHJiiHcnoT6RXZ?si=XfByN7Z9SPmqZY3hVD4u2Q&nd=1
John's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heffron-and-reep-show/id570322292
John's book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086M913V7

Thanks to Jeff Katz!

This episode is dedicated to my friend forever: Aaron Rubin. RIP buddy.

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Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #Unlikely2021CollegeCourse

Social Media: Jeff discusses how to leverage a hashtag for your event

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Comedian Ron James Is All Over The Map Oct 18, 2021

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Canadian comedy legend, Ron James, joins me to discuss how he charted his own path to success. Not every journey to fame is the same! Ron is one of Canada's biggest comedy acts Ron has been selling out shows in Canada for more than 20 years. Recently Ron added author to his long list of achievements. Ron's book All Over The Map: Rambles and Ruminations from the Canadian Road is a funny memoir full of amazing stories. Ron and I discuss his time in LA, his short-lived talk show with Ron Howard's production company, his time at the IMPROV and Second City, Tommy Boy, agism, Canadian fame, Ron's 2 TV shows, performing at Just for Laughs and meeting Don Rickles, receiving advice from Billy Connolly, working on SCTV with Eugene Levy and Martin Short, and so much more!

Ron's story is an amazing one of charting your own path to success. Sit back and enjoy hearing an incredible amount of amazing stories from legend Ron James.

Our Guest, Ron James

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Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #CanadasGuiltyBrowserHistory

Social Media: Jeff discusses focusing on the right hashtags when tweeting shows or live events.

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