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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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 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 22, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at May 22, 2014

Philly Legend Jimmy Shubert On Tonight’s Last Comic Standing

We've got one more name on the list of who is going to be competing in this year's Last Comic Standing on NBC. In addition to Joe "the handsome vault" Machi, we now know that comedy great Jimmy Shubert is joining the competition, so watch out everyone else, you're in for a tough fight. Shubert called in to the Ron and Fez Show today to promote his appearance this weekend on Dave Attell's Comedy Underground and also confirmed that we will see him on Last Comic Standing tonight.
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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 24, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at April 24, 2014

Gilbert Gottfried Talks About the Joke That Tore Shecky Greene, and the Friars Club Apart

Here we go again, Gilbert Gottfried told a joke and someone's upset. Sounds familiar right? Gottfried's been in trouble a few times before (more on that below). This time, at least nobody is expecting an apology.
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April 22, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at April 22, 2014

Shecky Greene Quits Friars Club Over Gilbert Gottfried’s Act

Comedy legend Shecky Greene, 88, has been a member of the Friar's club for decades, but today he tore up his membership card and said he's finished. And it's all because of Gilbert Gotfried's dirty mouth. Shecky came by the SiriusXM studios along with his friend and fellow Friar Jeffrey Gurian, to sit down with Ron Bennington of the Ron and Fez show and talk about the incident that upset him so much that he turned in his Friars Card.
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April 18, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at April 18, 2014

The Tao of Tracy: Tracy Morgan Gets Serious With 21 Tracy-Isms

Earlier this week, Tracy Morgan came to SiriusXM satellite radio headquarters in New York City, to sit down in front of a live studio audience with Ron Bennington for an episode of Unmasked. Despite the early hour of the taping-- 9am-- Tracy was ready to get heavy, and the hour included a few emotional breakdowns, with Tracy dropping some tears, and a lot of philosophy, Tracy Morgan style.
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April 17, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at April 17, 2014

Opie and Anthony Celebrate Twenty Years in Radio With a LIVE Unmasked From Carolines in NYC

Radio team Opie Hughes and Anthony Cumia are celebrating twenty years in radio and SiriusXM held a special LIVE event at Caroline's Comedy Club on Broadway to mark their career. Ron Bennington, who hosts SiriusXM's "Unmasked" sat down with Opie and Anthony in front of a packed house and talked with them about the ups and downs of their incredible career.
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April 1, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at April 1, 2014

Jay Mohr, the Comedy Store Ghostbuster

Last Friday when comedians Jay Mohr and Louie Anderson were guests on SiriusXM's Ron and Fez Show, Jay told a crazy story about the time he got a visit from the legendary "Comedy Store Ghost" while he was on stage, and how Louie helped him.
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March 28, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at March 28, 2014

George Lopez: Truth, Comedy and Moving Forward

Comedian George Lopez sat down with SiriusXM host Ron Bennington in front of a live studio audience to talk about his new show, Saint George and answer audience questions. SiriusXM subscribers asked Lopez questions about his former late night talk show "Lopez Tonight," his ABC sitcome "George Lopez" and his first time on stage.
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March 25, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at March 25, 2014

Joan Rivers: “Lenny Bruce Changed My Life”

When Joan and Melissa Rivers stopped by the Ron and Fez show this week to talk about the new season of "Joan and Melissa" they talked with host Ron Bennington about what it's like to be a member of one of the most famous families in comedy, and being on a reality show together. Joan also talked about how Lenny Bruce changed her life.
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March 16, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at March 16, 2014

David Brenner Walked on the Edge of the Leaf: Excerpts From His 2008 ‘Unmasked’ Appearance

Back in 2008 Ron Bennington sat down the comedy legend, David Brenner for an hour long episode of the comedy interview series, "Unmasked." The show was taped in front of a live studio audience at Comix Comedy Club in New York City. Yesterday David Brenner passed away at the age of 78. As Ron Bennington said during his tribute to Brenner, "you couldn't write a book about comedy, without a chapter on David Brenner." Here are some excerpts from the incredible hour-long conversation during which Brenner talked candidly about his family, learning about comedy from his father, growing up in a tough neighborhood in Philly, and what was behind some of his career choices.
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January 31, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at January 31, 2014

David Steinberg: Still Ahead of the Curve

This week, David Steinberg was Ron Bennington's guest on SiriusXM's Unmasked show, and he and Bennington sat down for an hour in front of a studio audience to talk about the new documentary, "Quality Balls" and Steinberg's career.
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January 16, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at January 16, 2014

John Leguizamo: An Examined Life

Actor John Leguizamo stopped by the SiriusXM studios in New York City this week to sit down with Ron Bennington in front of a Live Studio audience to tape an episode of SiriusXM's Town Hall series and talk about several of the projects.
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January 7, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at January 7, 2014

Jay Mohr Calls Albert Einstein a Dummy!

Only days after national (and international) news outlets crucified Jay Mohr for a comment he made about Alyssa Milano in his podcast, Jay Mohr announced on the Ron and Fez Show, that Albert Einstein was a dummy, and Teddy Roosevelt was a coward.
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December 8, 2013
Published by Interrobang Staff at December 8, 2013

Paul Feig Brings The Heat

Director Paul Feig  had a cult following for his 80’s TV series “Freaks and Geeks” long before he became known as one of the top comedy […]
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July 26, 2013
Published by Interrobang Staff at July 26, 2013

Lisa Kudrow Moves On

Everyone knows Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, from the hit  show “Friends”, which aired for ten wildly successful years on NBC, and earned her an Emmy […]
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