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 Dec 30, 2013
Jerry Stahl - Episode 215
Monday Dec 30, 2013
Monday Dec 30, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with writer Jerry Stahl. Jerry is best known for his memoir about addiction Permanent Midnight which a film adaption was made starring Ben Stiller. He has also written seven novels including I, Fatty, Love Without, Perv - A Love Story, Plainclothed Naked and the recently published Happy Mutant Baby Pills. His TV writing credits include ALF, Thirtysomething, Moonlighting, Northern Exposure, Twin Peaks and CSI. He has also written the HBO movie Hemingway & Gellhorn and the hit Bad Boys 2.
Tuesday Dec 24, 2013
Ray Abruzzo - Episode 214
Tuesday Dec 24, 2013
Tuesday Dec 24, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with actor Ray Abruzzo. Ray is best known for his role as Little Carmine Lupertazzi in The Sopranos as well as for playing police sergeant John Zorelli on Dynasty and detective Michael McGuire in The Practice. A very familiar face to TV his some of his other credits include NCIS, Murder She Wrote, L.A. Law, House M.D, Night Court,NYPD Blue, Law & Order SVU, Bones, In Plain Sight and Mad Men. He has been seen on the stage of The Pasadena Playhouse in the play Mauritius and played the title role in Lombardi. He recently starred in the longest single shot movie in American film history, Somebody Marry Me.
Thursday Dec 19, 2013
Ben Lipitz - Episode 213
Thursday Dec 19, 2013
Thursday Dec 19, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with actor Ben Lipitz. Ben attended the prestigious California Institute of the Arts in the BFA acting program and has worked consistently for three decades on stage, in film and on TV. For twelve years Ben has starred as Pumbaa in the Broadway and North American tour of Disney's The Lion King. Other credits include Max in The Producers, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Policy Pickle in Red, White and Blue to name just a few. He's a member of the famed Actor's Studio in New York and was nominated for a Barrymore at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia for his role as Michael in God of Carnage. He also teaches acting at many professional theatre companies and is a faculty member of the Broadway Audition Workshop.
Tuesday Dec 17, 2013
Brendon Walsh - Episode 212
Tuesday Dec 17, 2013
Tuesday Dec 17, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with comic Brendon Walsh. Brendon won the Funniest Person in Austin in 2004 which led to an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live as his original character Scary Monster. After that he appeared on season 9 on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and on season 4 of Last Comic Standing. In 2008 he appeared in the New Faces showcase in the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal and returned in 2010 to tape a special for HBO. Most recently he appeared on Conan on TBS and on two episodes of John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show. He also recorded a half hour stand up special for Comedy Central and currently headlines all over the country and has started to appear in TV shows like FX's Legit.
Wednesday Dec 11, 2013
Ken Lerner - Episode 211
Wednesday Dec 11, 2013
Wednesday Dec 11, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with actor Ken Lerner. Ken came to Hollywood after studying with Stella Adler in New York and performing in many Off- Broadway plays. He was immediately cast in Happy Days where he played Rocko Malachi and a few other characters. Over the last 25 years he has continually worked. He has appeared in such shows as Big Bang Theory, NYPD Blue, Chicago Hope, ER, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Commish, Dharma and Greg, In Plain Sight, Southland and The Mentalist. Some of his movie credits include The Fabulous Baker Boys, Unlawful Entry, Project X, The Story of Us and Running Man. He is a familiar face to commercials doing spots for Snickers, Federal Express, McDonald's, Immodium, Delta and just finished up a major campaign for T-Mobile. He is also one of the top acting teachers and coaches in Hollywood.
Friday Dec 06, 2013
Dan Bakkedahl - Episode 210
Friday Dec 06, 2013
Friday Dec 06, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with actor Dan Bakkedahl. Dan made a name for himself in Chicago at the Improv Olympic performing in the two-man show ZUMPF and then went on to perform at the Second City mainstage. His first major television work was on Comedy Central's The Daily Show where he served as a correspondent from 2005 to 2007. After moving to LA he has had supporting roles in films such as Observe and Report, This Is 40 and most recently The Heat. On TV he appeared in a series of commercials for T-Mobile and has been on shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock and The United States of Tara and has had recurring roles on Community and Veep. He currently stars in the FX comedy Legit.
Sunday Dec 01, 2013
Terri Nunn - Episode 209
Sunday Dec 01, 2013
Sunday Dec 01, 2013
Steve Cooper talks with singer Terri Nunn. Terry joined the new wave techno-pop band for good in 1981. Their greatest success was the top-selling 1986 single Take My Breath Away, the love theme in the film Top Gun. It reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. She also sang the other hits, Sex (I'm A...), The Metro, No More Words and Masquerade. In 1985 she left Berlin to embark on a solo career that included recording a song for the movie Better Off Dead and performing a duet with Paul Carrack. She also sang with the bands The Sisters of Mercy and Sin City. She reformed Berlin in 1996 and they have been performing live in the US and around the world and recording albums since then including their latest Animal.