Academy Award Nominee Hanna Polak’s latest documentary is “Something Better To Come.” Hanna is a Polish director, cinematographer and producer. For her short documentary film, “The Children of Leningradsky,” about a community of homeless children living in the Leningradsky railway station in Moscow, she was nominated for an Academy Award and an Emmy Award. In 2003, she was awarded Best Producer of Documentary Movies at the Kraków Film Festival for Railway Station Ballad.
Legendary Documentarian Stanley Nelson, Jr. talks about his new documentary “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of The Revolution.” Then we are joined by Director of Programming for DOC NYC 2015 Basil Tsiokos. DOC NYC 2015 runs November 12-19. Stanley Nelson’s other films include “Freedom Riders,” “Jonestown: The Life & Death of People’s Temple,” “The Murder of Emmett Till,” “A Place of Our Own,” “Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice,” and “Wounded Knee.”
Comedian Dom Irrera is one of the best comics who has ever stepped foot on a stage. Plus Steve Skrovan from the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. Dom talks about humility and why he’s not rooting for the Mets. Steve talks about the big benefit for Public Citizen.
Comedian Barry Crimmins’ life and work in comedy and politics are the subject of a brand new documentary entitled “Call Me Lucky” directed by filmmaker and fellow comedian Bobcat Goldthwait. Crimmins is also personally responsible for the Boston comedy scene and the reason any Boston comic exists.
Plus Comedians Wendy Starling and Eddie Brill.
Over the years Jimmy has also been seen on such shows as “Comedy Bang Bang”, “@Midnight”, “Maron” and “Monk”. He hosted “National Lampoon’s Funny Money” for Game Show Network, four seasons of AMC’s “Movies at Our House,” and episodes of NBC’s “Late Friday”, VH1’s “The Surreal Life” and “The Playboy Morning Show”.
Jimmy has recorded three comedy albums: “Uno,” “Pompous Clown” and 2013’s “Sprezzatura,” which Entertainment Weekly named one of the 5 Best Stand-Up Albums of the year.
Pat Dixon is host of NYC Crime Report With Pat Dixon which covers New York’s most unusual crimes. He is also a stand-up comedian and journalist best known for his half hour special on Comedy Central. Also Comedian Erik Bransteen from Fox Laughs.