Category: David Feldman Radio Show

BBC’s Louis Theroux

March 31, 2017 - Activists, Authors, Comedians, Comedy Writers, David Feldman Radio Show, David Feldman Show, Directors, Full Interviews With Our Guests, Journalists

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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Merrill Markoe

March 28, 2017 - Activists, Authors, Comedians, Comedy Writers, David Feldman Radio Show, David Feldman Show, Full Interviews With Our Guests, Journalists

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.

Chuck Klosterman & Kevin Avery

March 21, 2017 - Actors, Authors, Comedians, Comedy Writers, David Feldman Radio Show, David Feldman Show, Full Interviews With Our Guests, Journalists

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.

Kathleen Madigan & Mika Foxx

March 14, 2017 - Comedians, Comedy Writers, David Feldman Radio Show, David Feldman Show

Kathleen’s new Netflix special is Bothering Jesus. Mika Foxx hosts Shame On and This Week in Jackin’. Scott Rogowski stops by, he is the host of Running Late.

Lewis Black Talks Life

March 3, 2017 - Actors, Authors, Comedians, Comedy Writers, David Feldman Radio Show, David Feldman Show

Plus Brian Stack! It’s Black and Stack! Lewis Black. Where to begin? How about where to see him? Lewis is playing the Borgata in Atlantic City March 10-11. March 16 he’s at the Historic Elsinore Theater in Salem, Oregon. March 17 he’s at the Mount Baker Theater in Bellingham, Washington. On March 18 he’s at the Pantages Theater in Tacoma, Washington. For all of Lewis Black’s tour dates please visit www.LewisBlack.com. Brian Stack is a comedy writer and performer who spent nearly 20 years creating some of the most memorable characters from Conan’s television shows. Remember Kilty McBagpipes? Hannigan the Traveling Salesman? Artie Kendall the Ghost Crooner? Sure you do. Now you know him from Stephen Colbert’s CBS show where Brian, among other things, is Cartoon Trump.

Oscars 2017, Dogs, Sex, Trump, and San Francisco

February 24, 2017 - Activists, Authors, Comedians, Comedy Writers, David Feldman Radio Show, David Feldman Show, Journalists, Politicians

GOP Strategist Mike Murphy on how we ended up with Trump, Comedy Writer Kevin Kataoka recalls his family’s brush with a dark side of American history, Professor Lisa Wade author of American Hookup talks about sex on campus, Author Amy Sutherland author of Rescuing Penny Jane: One Shelter Volunteer, Countless Dogs, and the Quest to Find Them All Home, and Film Critic Michael Snyder talks Oscars 2017.

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