First, Pat Dixon and Dave Sirus discuss the intricacies of relationships, marriage and sex. Then, David talks to Professor David Faris about the Democrats fighting dirty. And finally, David is joined by John Egan, the publisher of the Burrard Street Journal, to examine the dangers of fake news.
Category: Comedy Writers
Ritch Shydner
Comic Ritch Shydner recently released his new book, “Kicking Through The Ashes: My Life as a Stand-up in the 1980s.” Shydner is a stand-up comedian who has made numerous appearances on TV, including Late Night with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with both Johnny Carson and Jay Leno. He did an HBO half-hour special, “One Night Stand”, played Al Bundy’s co-worker on “Married with Children”, and made guest appearances on many other TV shows, such as “Designing Women” and “Roseanne.”
#Audit The Vote
Frank Conniff, Dave Sirus and David discuss the merits of a recount. At one point in today’s episode, David threatens to storm off his own show. Sadly he didn’t.
Post-Election Roundtable
Comedians Dave Sirus and Kristen Buckels recap the Election results with David.
Later, David is joined by Howard Leib, who ran for state senate in New York and is a lawyer/activist.
Weekend Comedy Roundtable
Comedians Josh Comers, Lance Weiss and Brendan Fitzgibbons discuss 9/11 and Trump jokes, what to expect leading up to the final week of the election, jury duty, boy scouts, the Cubs, the dumbing down of America, who’s to blame if Trump wins, what it takes to run a stand-up comedy show, and Gaëtan Dugas.
Colleen Interviews David
Guest host Colleen Werthmann, prepared with questions, asks David about his favorite words, surprise favorite novel, favorite visual artist, instrument he wishes he could play, biggest regret from childhood, biggest regret from adulthood, what his profession would be in an alternative reality, OCD habits, what makes him fear the future, if comedy yields any progress, conspiracy theories, most interesting political year, the worst politician, and the worst person who is a politician.