Episode #11: Andy Kindler
by Andy Kindler becomes the ultimate “comic’s comic” each July when he delivers the annual State of the Industry Address at the Just For Laughs comedy …
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Episode #10: Bobcat Goldthwait and Barry Crimmins, “Call Me Lucky”
Bobcat Goldthwait wouldn’t have ever been “Bobcat” if he hadn’t met Barry Crimmins first, some three decades ago when Goldthwait was a teenager in upstate …
Episode #9: Ron Funches
Ron Funches knows he’s a giggly teddy bear, but how much do you know about Ron Funches? Since moving from Portland, Ore., to Los Angeles, …
Episode #8: Billy Crystal and Josh Gad, from FX’s “The Comedians”
Billy Crystal and Josh Gad played themselves in the FX comedy series, The Comedians, which wrapped its first and only season this summer. FX announced …
Episode #7: Kevin Pollak
Kevin Pollak is a gifted actor, impersonator and comedian whom you’ve seen onscreen far more often than you probably even remember — although you’ll certainly …
Episode #6: Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black is familiar to anyone who has watched TV in the past two decades — first as a member of MTV sketch group …
Last Things First, Episode #5: Marc Maron
Today’s guest is Marc Maron. Marc and I go back to the summer of 2001, when I interviewed him during the tour for his one-man …
Last Things First, Episode #4: Ralphie May and Lahna Turner
I met Ralphie May at the Tempe Improv, shortly before all of you saw him competing in the inaugural season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing …
Last Things First, Episode #3: Horatio Sanz
Today’s guest is Horatio Sanz, born in Chile, raised in Chicago and known by many as cast member for eight seasons on Saturday Night Live. …
Last Things First, Episode #2: The Upright Citizens Brigade
Welcome to Last Things First. This is the show that asks comedians about the historic lasts and firsts in their lives as their comedy careers …