July 12, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at July 12, 2014

Joan Rivers Hired Body Guards After Jerry Lewis Death Threat

Recently, Joan Rivers sat down with Ron Bennington at the SiriusXM studios in New York City in front of a live studio audience to tape an episode of Unmasked. Rivers talked with Bennington about her new book, her recent fight with Kristen Stewart and how emotional it was for her to return to the Carson Show after 27 years. She also addressed comments that comedian Jerry Lewis recently made about an age old fight between the two comedians.
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July 5, 2014
Published by RJ Waldron at July 5, 2014

“The Set” with Comedian Tommy Johnagin

Tommy Johnagin started performing stand up when he was just 18 years old, but his career really began to take off in 2007 when he was named the highest rated "New Face" at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. Last week, RJ Waldron caught up with Tommy to talk about his life on the road, being a new dad, and why he turned down an offer to do an hour comedy special.
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July 1, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at July 1, 2014

Who Is Jeffrey Gurian and Why Does Everyone in Comedy Know Him!?

Jeffrey Gurian is one of the most well known fixtures in the comedy world. You'll see him in clubs, at most comedy festivals, and at red carpets with a microphone in hand ready to interview his favorite comics. He's not a comedian (although he has performed stand up), and he doesn't work for a major television network. He isn't a super agent, or comedy club owner. Jeffrey isn't a 'power player' in the usual sense of the word. He hosts his interviews for his own self-produced YouTube Channel, Comedy Matters TV. So you might not expect him to be one of the most connected people in the world of comedy, and yet, he is.
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June 26, 2014
Published by Kelsea Bauman at June 26, 2014

“The Set” with James Adomian

Comedian James Adomian does stand up, sketch comedy, has a long list of cartoon voiceovers, and is a frequent guest on tv shows and podcasts like Comedy Bang Bang, the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Conan, and Children's Hospital. James does hilarious spot on impressions of unusual people which you can see in his popular Funny or Die videos. His first comedy album, "Low Hanging Fruit" came out 2012, and when he's not doing tv appearances, cartoon voices, and podcasts, he's busy as a fan favorite at festivals around the country. Our own Kelsey Bauman talked with Adomian tabout where his impressions come from, his feelings about Tom Leykis, and why winning over the audience matters to him.
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June 10, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at June 10, 2014

Bobcat Goldthwait Goes into the Woods in Willow Creek

Bobcat Goldthwait is no longer the angry actor and comedian you knew in the 80s. He's a brilliant film director who makes movies that are so original they often fail to easily fit into familiar genre label. His newest film follows two people who go hunting for the mythical Bigfoot in the California backcountry, but its not like any horror movie you've seen before. Bobcat stopped by the SiriusXM studios to sit down with Ron Bennington about talk about his new movie, Willow Creek, which opened on Friday June 6th in select theaters and On Demand.
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June 9, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at June 9, 2014

Susie Essman: Jerry Lewis Never Was Funny

Comedian Susie Essman, who is best known for her role as Susie Greene on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, and comedy scenester Jeffrey Gurian stopped by the Ron and Fez Show last week to talk comedy. Susie had just come back from the Friar's Club, where they were interviewing her for a PBS documentary on the famous club. After reminiscing about some great Friar's Club moments, the subject of Jerry Lewis came up, and Essman revealed that she had been invited to a tribute to Jerry Lewis, but refused to go.
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May 5, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at May 5, 2014

Favreau’s Back to the Indie World!

Jon Favreau at 47, has already had an incredible career as a screenwriter, and actor and a director. In 1996 he co-wrote and co-starred in the sleeper indie hit Swingers. Since then, he's been directing big box movies like Elf, Iron Man and Iron Man 2 and has had huge success. He's also undoubtably familiar with making choices that relate to creativity, safety, compromise, quality of life and personal growth-- all themes that arise in his new film, Chef. He recently stopped by the SiriusXM studios to sit down with Ron Bennington on The Ron and Fez Show, to talk about those themes, and what its like to be working on a small film again.
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April 27, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at April 27, 2014

‘The Set’ with Theo Von

If you're part of generation MTV, then you remember Theo Von as a 19 year old kid on MTV's Road Rules. He's all grown up now, and hosting not one, but two popular shows. Von is currently hosting season two of TBS's hit game show "Deal With It Now" (executive produced by comedy icon Howie Mandel) and he also hosts "Prime Time in No Time" which they say is "the most watched show in the history of the internet" nightly.
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April 26, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at April 26, 2014

Andy Kindler Talks About Moontower, the State of Comedy, and the Reboot of Last Comic Standing

As the Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival winds down into its final night, we got to talk to a Moontower veteran, comedian Andy Kindler. It's only the third year of the Moontower festival, but since it's Kindler's third year at the festival, that counts. We were excited to get to talk with Kindler today about the festival, as well as the state of comedy, and the upcoming season of Last Comic Standing.
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