Alan Zweibel
In 2007, comedy writer Alan Zweibel did something on David Letterman’s show I’d never seen before on late night TV. Here’s the video — and what he told me about it on my radio show.
Alan Zweibel’s “Laugh Lines”
My review of Alan Zweibel’s “Laugh Lines,” in which he recounts stories from his career as a comedy writer for “Saturday Night Live” and “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show,” as well as Gilda Radner, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin, Martin Short, and many others.
Alan Zweibel on Lunatics & Gilda’s Club
Alan Zweibel has written a lot of funny stuff over the last four decades. His TV credits include writer for the first five seasons of “Saturday Night Live,” co-creator of “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show,” and producer for “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” He also co-wrote both Martin Short’s and Billy Crystal’s one-man shows on Broadway and won […]
Alan Zweibel & Dave Barry
Alan Zweibel and Dave Barry have pretty good resumes when it comes to comedy. From “SNL” to “Curb Your Enthusiasm” to 22 years of humor columns and several dozen books, they’ve done just fine on their own. Now, they’ve teamed up to write the comic novel, “Lunatics,” about two men whose disagreement over a kids’ […]
Laraine Newman’s Fascinating Memoir
I just finished listening to an audiobook by Laraine Newman, who was one of the original stars of “Saturday Night Live” and is now among the most successful voice artists for animated movies and TV shows. Here’s my review.
What I’m Not Watching
Here are four things I’ve either tried to watch and given up on, can’t watch because it’s moved to a service I don’t subscribe to, or refuse to watch in the first place.
Audience Applause
In response to a blog post by Ken Levine about whether sitcom showrunners should allow the studio audience to applaud when a popular character or guest star makes an entrance, I remember one instance where it was highly appropriate.
DVR Alert: “The Last Laugh”
Tonight, the “Independent Lens” series on PBS is showing “The Last Laugh,” which is described in a press release thusly: “The Last Laugh” is a documentary based on the premise that the Holocaust would seem to be an absolutely off-limits topic for comedy. But is it? History shows that even victims of Nazi concentration camps […]
Dave Barry, “Best. State. Ever.”
Here’s my conversation with Dave Barry, one of my favorite guests, whose new book is “Best. State. Ever. A Florida Man Defends His Homeland.” After an introduction by The Rock Bottom Remainders, the authors-only rock band he’s in, we discussed: His scientific explanation for why there are so many stupid people in Florida; How he’s […]
Showbiz Show 3/25/16
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey and I reviewed “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn Of Justice,” “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2,” and “City Of Gold.” We also discussed the career of “Larry Sanders” star Garry Shandling (who died this week at 66), including audio from a conversation I had several […]