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    Comedy

    TV Guidance Counselor

    Each week Boston Comedian Ken Reid and his guests discuss a specific issue of TV Guide. They debate, consider and discuss the difficult viewing choices of our past.

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    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 294: Annabeth Gish Apr 30, 2018
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    August 22-28, 1981

    Today Ken welcomes actor Annabeth Gish (X-Files, Mystic Pizza) to the show.

    Ken and Annabeth discuss the weather, Iowa, Ann Jillian, playing yourself in a TV movie, variety TV, triple threats, Shag, kids and screen time, Fantasy Island, fear of Mr. Rourke, Love Boat, Austin City Limits, Shawn Colvin, PBS, the problems with binges, The X-Files, Monster of the Week, Fringe, Mystic Pizza, re-playing characters, family time, the TV premier of The Way We Were, Streisand, Wonderful World of Disney, Astronaut and Son/Hero in the Family, being a reader, narrowcasting, WGBH, Zoom, how people act on camera, Sesame Street, The Electric Company, The Muppets, first run syndication, the power of music and visual in learning, Providence RI, Brotherhood, Connie Selica, Invitation to Hell, The Facts of Life, Tom Selleck, Ann-Margaret, Burt Reynolds, Square Pegs, sequel shows, The Karate Kid, Twin Peaks, why you can't go home again, The West Wing and Scandal.


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 293: LIVE! at WICF w/Erin Maguire and Becca Brown Apr 25, 2018
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    April 18-24, 1998

    In this episode recorded LIVE! at the 2018 Women in Comedy Festival Ken welcomes comedians Erin Maguire and Becca Brown to the show.

    Ken, Erin and Becca discuss school scare programs, Prom Season, Ken hanging out in the teacher's lounge, Manic Panic, goth culture, rockabilly dresses, "The Interruption", Man Ray, Guy Fieri, Al Pacino, Ouja Boards, tarot cards, HBO, ghosts, creepy kids, The Entity, the conpeople who are The Warrens, School of Rock, pitching 50 Shades Darker, Golden Girls, actors we are scared of, Little Shop of Horrors, All That, Kablam!, SNICK, the perils of acting, wanting to see people fail, Parker Brothers, Disney movies, Behind the Music, The Gnome Mobile, Rock of Love, FM Radio, modern country music, being fooled by Christians, angry Boston mechanical bull riders, Kurt Russel, betting on when people will die, Elvis, Charo, The Surreal Life, NKOTB, Step By Step, The trumpet of a human being, Shelly Long, MeToo, The Cosby Show, posing nude, nipples, Soul Man, Gilda, Jane Curtain, ESPN2, Things to do in Devner when You're Dead, Eric Stoltz, The Olsen Twins, Papa Popadolopis, Troll 2, All Cried Out, Danny Wood's "dumb voice", and appearing on WHDH 7 Boston's "Ready to Go".


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 292: Box Brown Apr 24, 2018
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    February 23 - March 1, 1985

    Live from the basement of a Cambridge, MA Panera Bread Ken welcomes cartoonist, writer and artist Box Brown (Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven and "Andy Kaufman: Is this Guy for Real?")to the show.

    Ken and Box discuss libraries, Roseanne, why Wrestling is fascinating, Andy Kaufman, Jerry the King Lawler, Andre the Giant, Bill Apter, Wrestling magazines, the celebrity wrestling connection, Bobby the Brain Heenan, the loneliness of the road, Cyndi Lauper, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Muppet Babies, Dragon's Lair, Dungeons and Dragons, the design of old TVs, growing up in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Sesame Street, the death of Mr. Hooper, after school reruns, Gilligan's Island, The Harlem Globetrotters, pyro kids, Kidd Video, Diff'rent Strokes, Just Say No, orphans, live TV, Roc, Gimme a Break, The People Next Door, cartoonists, newspaper strips, Silver Spoons, Punky Brewster, owning actual arcade games, dyslexia, the sad world of child stars, Night Court, the strange relationship of Mac and Qwan Lee, Benson vs. The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, and Ben Vereen's odd Webster use.


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 291: Tony Campos and Derek Abrams (Ministry) Apr 19, 2018
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    Today Ken welcomes Tony Campos and Derek Abrams of Ministry.

    Ken, Tony and Derek discuss the lawlessness of New Hampshire, Grizzly Adams, the importance of MTV, growing up in L.A. with a half pipe, the terrifying cold of Minnesota, impressing Kurt Loder, Knight Rider, watching Def Comedy Jam with grandma, SNICK, Mr. Bicycle Man, Static X, wanting to be on Beavis and Butthead, Benny Hill, Monty Python, The Young Ones, Ministry's Twilight Zone, horror flicks, falling asleep to the Shining, Army of Darkness, Ash Vs. The Evil Dead, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Outer Limits, Canon Picture, Golan and Globus, Monsters, An American Werewolf in London, Heavy Metal, Transformers, being invested in media, video games, Fringe, Lost, Stranger Things, Miami Vice, Don Johnson's music career, Anthrax on Married...with Children, Looney Toons, the nostalgia cycle and the future of art.


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 290: Ione Skye Apr 16, 2018
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    October 8-14, 1977

    Today Ken welcomes actor, writer, director Ione Skye (Say Anything, River's Edge) to the show.

    Ken and Ione discuss horses, filming Italian style, why comedy doesn't work on music festivals, The Muppet Show, watching things you don't like, Donny and Marie, opinionated children, River's Edge, supportive family, being a pop locker, River's Edge, being a space cadet, costume dramas, Napoleon, Covington Cross, female 60s super spies, In Like Flint, Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Gary Marshall shows, Natasha Kinski, Looney Toons, Bosom Buddies, directing, being an auteur, shadowing on three camera sitcoms, Jon Cryer, Barney Miller, loving claymation, Mr. Bill, hanging with Frank Zappa, Say Anything, Prank Shows, All in the Family, Good Times, how the Muppets can star strike you more than Mick Jagger can, 60s Music, The Beach Boys, nostalgia, Phil Donahue, lying about seeing Human Centipede, Hollywood High School, the Crown, Against Me music videos, short films, paying your dues, and how sometimes things just work out right.


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 289: LIVE! at NYC Podfest with Donwill Apr 11, 2018
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    In this episode recorded LIVE! at the NYC Podfest Ken welcomes MC Comedic DJ Donwill to the show.

    Ken and Donwill discuss post nuke cinema, Chosen Survivors, Killers in Bear suits, Head of the Class, Cincinatti, Jerry Springer, Cosby, God's vision of the future, Growing Pains, Wonder Years, why Silver Spoons might be the greatest TV theme song ever, and a lot more.


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 288: Nell Scovell Apr 09, 2018
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    September 11-18, 1970 FALL PREVIEW ALERT!

    Today Ken welcomes TV writer and author of the new book "Just the Funny Parts", Nell Scovell to the show.

    Ken and Nell discuss New England, The Marx Brothers, Newhart, Bill Fiends, perfume smelling from the head down, Mark Harmon, the first color show, Batman '66, Get Smart, When Things Were Rotten, Mary Tyler Moore, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Star Trek, My Man Godfrey, Warehouse 13, Murphy Brown, Outlander, Fringe, product placement, women in comedy, Designing Women, Carol Burnett, going through the looking glass, JFK Jr., Spy Magazine, the lagoon from Gilligan's Island, Joel Hodgson, TV Wheel, Mad Magazine, parody, Monty Python, Kate & Allie, loving Jane Curtain, SCTV, SNL, Albert Brooks, Obama as comedian, writing jokes for Hillary, the wonders of Caroline Rea, remaking McCloud with Brett Butler, saving up your TV time and dreading The Wire.


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 287: Jenny Zigrino TWO Apr 03, 2018
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    January 21-27, 1978

    Today Ken welcomes BACK the show old friend and comedian Jenny Zigrino.

    Ken and Jenny discuss donut identity, looks, ditchens, BIG ELVIS, Family, John McEnroe, dead tennis players, Giggletits, Dante, honey, fun with carbon monoxide, The Exorcist, Prague, Amadeus, Ken's Cardi B ignorance, Camels, Beard Budgets, Huck Finn, the N word book, Dick Gregory, Al Pacino, Cruisin', The Cat from Outer Space, Deadly Eyes, dogs dressed as rats, C.H.U.D., good deals on heroin, Bumper Stickers, Rhoda, An American Hippie in Israel, fat Americans, RC Cola Diner Menus, songs Elvis could sing after he died, Uncle Hate, Dinah!, Lawrence Welk, Half and Half, Pomegranate myths, Harvey Korman, Munchies, tall people in chairs, Carol Burnett, My Three Sons, James at 15, Phyllis Diller, wig love, JoBeth Williams, and summoning Paul Lynde.


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 286: Bonnie Hunt Mar 27, 2018
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    Always Meet Your Heroes.

    Today Ken welcomes writer, director, actor, Bonnie Hunt to the show.

    Ken and Bonnie discuss horse roommates, the huge deal of TV Guide, The Building, George Clooney, being a story teller, Bonnie's status as the first woman to write and star in her own show, ignorant innovation, Cheers, heart, the importance of Character, Don Lake, Bonnie, Life with Bonnie, refusing to recast, Chicago, Second City, improv, shooting in real time, Grand, Davis Rules, Jonathan Winters, taking three days off from being a cancer nurse to act in Rain Man, the writer's room, turning down Designing Women, Audrey Meadows, The Honeymooners, blue collar shows, coming from a big family, the pop culture shift from co-dependents to independents, Frankie, defense mechanisms, three camera sitcoms, SCTV, John Candy, Only the Lonely, Martin Short, the power of taking your second thought, the medicinal power of laughter, Mad Magazine, Fernwood 2 Night, believing in your crew, creating a good work environment, why dogs are the best, Don Lake, hiring a ghost writing staff, advice from Carl Reiner, Easter eggs, Topo's, late night movies with mom, setting a tone, making responsible entertainment, musicals, hate watching, lazy TV, Danse Macabre, It, Get Out, Carol O'Connor, keeping the old guys in, the sadness of the dog in Return to Me, Norman Lear, All in the Family, One Day at a Time, how life can change in a moment, respect and power of sincerity.


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 285: Grayson Powell Mar 20, 2018
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    February 2-8, 1991

    Today Ken welcomes Sundown actor Grayson Powell to the show.

    Ken and Grayson discuss in-law deaths, growing up in South Carolina, improv, comedy festivals, second tier cities, Fred Armison, the horrors of auditions, playing Sam Malone in Cheers live on Stage, Will Ferrel bars, James Bond bars that aren't actual James Bond bars, Perry Mason, Murder She Wrote, a love of procedurals, scrambled adult content, Golden Girls, Designing Women, Oprah, Soap Operas, kid actors, Columbo, murders, Get a Life, a life with five channels, The X-Files, Metallica, going to college in NYC, meeting Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie, Dawson's Creek, Rescue 911, bizarre sports team names, a love of nature documentaries, and the failure of the original Flash.


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