Kliph Nesteroff on the significance of Don Rickles. Comic Brian Kiley remembers the time he met Don. And Laura House is back.
On Today’s show we remember Don, talk about the history of insult comedy, the origins of Bluegrass music, weaponized humor, getting even, fights between headliners and middles, what makes a successful podcast and getting over a broken heart.
Dr. Katz, Cassie Grimaldi and The Insecure Morons. Dave Attell has been called one of the greatest standup comics whoever did it. If you ask the greats they will tell you they became great by watching Attell. He is considered a boundless fearless joke writer, and his work ethic makes him one of the most prolific artists working today.
Dean Obeidallah hosts The Dean Obeidallah Show, on SiriusXM, which is the only daily national radio show hosted by a Muslim American. He is a comic and a lawyer.
Cassie Grimaldi is a comedy writer who has been published in The New Yorker. The Insecure Morons are making their first and hopefully of many appearances on the David Feldman Show.
Dave Attell works closely with the National Military Family Association. Please donate to this wonderful cause by going to www.militaryfamily.org.
BBC Documentarian Louis Theroux’s new film is entitled My Scientology Movie. Entertainment Weekly calls it one of the best documentaries of 2017. Plus, Kelly Carlin, Dan Pasternack, Professor Corey Brettschneider and Film Critic Michael Snyder.
Louis Theroux is one of the world’s great documentarians who, for the BBC, has explored survivalists, black nationalists, white supremacists and porn stars. His new documentary My Scientology Movie is breathtaking; he joins us from London. Kelly Carlin is back, her new book a Carlin Home Companion is now out in paperback. Dan Pasternack writes for Splitsider and McSweeney’s, and is one of the world’s leading experts on comedy. As program director for IFC Dan is responsible for Portlandia, Maron and Comedy Bang Bang. Law Professor Corey Brettschneider stops by for David’s weekly lesson in the constitution, and film Critic Michael Snyder tells us what movies and TV shows you should be seeing.
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Comedy Writer and Author Merrill Markoe is prominently featured on CNN’s critically acclaimed new history of comedy. She is a multiple Emmy award winning comedy writer who was instrumental in the creation of David Letterman’s landmark series on NBC. Merrill is also the author of several bestselling books including Cool Calm and Contentious, Nose Down Eyes Up, Walking In Circles Before Lying Down and What Dogs Have Taught Me. Howie Klein is the founder and treasurer of the Blue America PAC which raises money for progressive candidates and writes the Down With The Tyranny Blog.
On our show Merrill talks dogs, dogs and more dogs. And Trump, gall bladders, mothers, and dogs. Howie talks special elections coming up and whose head will soon be on a stick outside the White House.
Jackie The Joke Man Martling. On today’s family friendly episode Gilbert and David tackle the most pressing issues of our time, like what are Marty Allen, Chevy Chase and Will Jordan really like? Did Paul Lynde like Jews? Does anyone? Gilbert Gottfried hosts The Amazing Colossal Podcast, one of the greatest thing’s on Earth. Sarah Tiana is a regular on @Midnight on Comedy Central, regular on Chelsea Lately, regular/writer on The Josh Wolf Show on CMT. She has been a writer for Jeff Ross and The Burn, host of the Roast Of Justin Beiber Red Carpet, Host of the CMA’s Red Carpet and writes on all the Comedy Central Roasts. Jackie The Joke Man’s latest book is From Bow To Stern. Check out our new You Tube channel.
Also Frank Conniff, Professor Corey Brettschneider, and Comedian Erik Bransteen.
Author Chuck Klosterman tells us why Chuck Berry will one day become synonymous with Rock. Kevin Avery describes the worst bomb in comedy history. Frank Conniff on his cats. Professor Corey Brettschneider on Neil Gorsuch, Trump’s recent pick for the Supreme Court. Comic Erik Bransteen on surviving Trump.