Straight out of Philly! Entertainer Steve Cooper is ”Only as hip as his guests”. He hosts Comedians, Actors, Writers and Musicians and spends an hour with them for some organic chat about the biz!
Episodes
Monday Apr 29, 2013
Bruce Fine - Episode 149
Monday Apr 29, 2013
Monday Apr 29, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with comic/actor Bruce Fine. Bruce has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, on Comics Unleashed and was a semi-finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing. His acting roles include Hotel Hell Vacation with Chevy Chase, Love That Girl, King of Queens and My Wife and Kids, along with national commercials for Build-A-Bear, Toyota, Miller Lite, and Direct TV. As a writer/producer he has worked on Wayans Brothers television shows including Thugaboo, My Wife and Kids, The Wayans Brothers and Keenen. He also contributed on their hit movies Little Man, and Scary Movies 1 & 2. As a Comedy Producer on the Wayne Brady Show he was nominated for a 2004 Emmy Award. He currently created, produces and hosts The Laugh Pack which is a Vegas style show starring the best comedians in the world and featuring rat-pack style singers.
Wednesday Apr 24, 2013
Suli McCullough - Episode 148
Wednesday Apr 24, 2013
Wednesday Apr 24, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Actor/Writer Suli McCullough. Suli has been a writer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Lopez Tonight, Saturday Night Live, the BET Awards and The Espy Awards to name a few. However, you probably know him best as Mouse on The Jamie Foxx Show or Crazy Legs (The dude in the wheelchair) in the Wayans Bros. spoof, Don’t be a Menace to South Central while Drinking your Juice in The Hood. He has also acted in many other projects including Scary Movie 2, The Larry Sanders Show and Seinfeld. As a comic his TV appearances include The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Comic Standing and Comedy Central.
Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
Lou Santini - Episode 147
Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with comic/actor/writer Lou Santini. Lou headlines at clubs across America and his one of the most sought out Corporate Comics around. He has been featured in the New York Post's annual Best Jokes Around segment and recently released his second album Let's get Bloated. His televison appearances include camera time on the Reelz Channel, TBS, TV Guide Network and Oprah Winfrey Network and he has been getting work as a man on the street interviewer and a host. His book How to Go from Wedding Hell to Wedding Bells: Your
Wedding Shouldn't Need a Survival Guide can be found on Amazon.
Sunday Apr 14, 2013
Willie Barcena - Episode 146
Sunday Apr 14, 2013
Sunday Apr 14, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with comic Willie Barcena. Willie’s talent has garnered him 12 appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” more than any other Latino Comedian in the history of the show. Jay even invited Willie to perform for the troops in Afghanistan. In addition to being a comedy road warrior, Willie has appeared on many TV shows including: Moesha, The Wayans Brothers, and he was chosen to be the host of the popular Si-Tv production Latino Laugh Festival – The Show. He’s also made multiple appearances on tours such as Que Locos, Latino Laugh Festival, Montreal’s Just for Laughs and Crown Royal Latin All Stars Comedy Explosion. Most recently he had his one hour Comedy Central special which was received with rave reviews.
Thursday Apr 11, 2013
Jimmy Palombi - Episode 145
Thursday Apr 11, 2013
Thursday Apr 11, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with actor/comic/writer Jimmy Palombi. Jimmy has done roughly 100 TV commercials and several television shows including Monk, Greek and Strong Medicine. He came to L.A. by way of Chicago where he worked with Second City, Improv Olympic and Annoyance Theatre. He performs a unique style of stand-up at such venues as The Icehouse and the Comedy Store. He has also created several television pilots that are being shopped around, the latest being Hi Road Lo Road.
Wednesday Apr 10, 2013
Jason Resler - Episode 144
Wednesday Apr 10, 2013
Wednesday Apr 10, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with comic Jason Resler. Jason was described by the Sacramento News & Review as, "Sharp, smart material that kept the crowd in hysterics!" He was named among America's Top Working Comedians by Entertainment Business Journal. His comedy album Road Comic contains over 55 minutes of material and recieves regular airplay from Raw Dog Comedy on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio and Comedy Icons on Pandora Radio and TV credits include 2 appearances on Comedy Central's Laugh Riots and 5 appearances on Comedy Time. He is also the self appointed Un-Official Comedian of Major League Baseball and performs Pitching Punchlines, a show all about the sport during Spring Training in Arizona.
Wednesday Apr 03, 2013
Mark Lonow - Episode 143
Wednesday Apr 03, 2013
Wednesday Apr 03, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with actor/club owner/manager Mark Lonow. Mark started his acting in New York City and was in a comedy group with Henry Winkler. He then moved to L.A. and appeared in the TV shows All in the Family, Charlie's Angels, The Rockford Files, Moonlighting, Hill Street Blues, Murphy Brown and many others. Throughout his career he has also been in movies such as Mr. Saturday Night, City Hall, National Security and the Wedding Singer. He is considered an industry leader in the comedy world. He is partners with Budd Friedman of the famous Improvisation comedy club in L.A. and was a key component in building their 20+ clubs across the country and his wife and him manage Lewis Black and Kathleen Madigan. He currently is writing a play for Off Broadway and his daughter created the series How to Live with Your Parents(For the Rest of Your Life), which Brad Garrett's character is based on him.
Tuesday Apr 02, 2013
Brian Herzlinger - Episode 142
Tuesday Apr 02, 2013
Tuesday Apr 02, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with director/writer/host Brian Herzlinger. Brian's first feature film he directed was the documentary My Date with Drew. He also starred in the movie which earned the Best Feature Film at the HBO: Comedy Arts Festival and received many more awards at film festivals across the country. He has gone on to direct Baby on Board, Brother White, Christmas Angel, which was the GMC network's highest rated movie and Finding Normal. How Sweet It Is which he directed and co-wrote is slated for nation wide release in May. He has also branched over to TV where he recently finished a pilot Paulie which he co-wrote and directed. Not limiting himself to strictly behind the camera work, he was a regular correspondent on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, hosted his own segment on Extra and was the host for the CW's Laugh Factor.
Monday Apr 01, 2013
Phil Hendrie - Episode 141
Monday Apr 01, 2013
Monday Apr 01, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with radio host/actor Phil Hendrie. Phil hosts his own critically acclaimed radio show, distributed by Talk Radio Network and broadcast out of Los Angeles. On his hugely popular show he provides the story on his character, then people call in wanting to talk to the "character" who is unreal, but callers think they are real. Has been in radio for decades. Comedy greats and celebrities such as Howard Stern, Matt Groening (with musician David Lindley), Harry Shearer, George Carlin, Michael McKean, June Lockhart and Gary Oldman are fans who have come to Hendrie’s studio to watch him do his show. As an actor he has appeared in the series New Girl, Teachers, The Unit, Modern Family and Napolean Dynamite to name a few. He has also appeared in movies including Semi-Pro. As a voice artist some of his credits are King of the Hill, Futurama and Team America: World Police.