CooperTalk

Steve Cooper talks with Comic Raj Sharma. Raj headlines clubs and colleges across the country and also goes on the road with Bryan Callen. He is an original member of the Gurus of Comedy, a finalist in HBO's The Lucky 21 and the newest addition to the world famous Laugh Factory in Hollywood. He currently is performing with The Next Generation of Evil tour.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Actor Brody Stevens. Brody has appeared on Chelsea Lately, Premium Blend, Conan, I Am Comic, Tosh.O and many others. He has also hosted TMZ. As an actor he has been in The Hangover 1 & 2, Due Date and Children's Hospital to name a few. He currently has a docu-series about him on HBO called Enjoy It.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Writer Gabe Abelson. Gabe has performed on networks such as A&E, Comedy Central, VH-1 and MTV. As a comedy writer he has been on the staff of Late Show with David Letterman, Politically Incorrect, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, The New Tom Green Show and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He currently teaches writing and stand-up and has also worked the talent of being a Mentalist into his act.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Actor Bob Golub. Bob was in the movie Goodfellas and has also appeared on the Tonight Show. He also sold “Bob’s Lucky Potatoes”, which got him featured on every news station and newspapers in the country. He is the founder and producer of the Three Poles walk into a Comedy Club tour. Currently he can be seen in many national commercials, is working on another one-man show and is promoting his Docu/comedy DoDo

Steve Cooper talks with Actor/Writer Jordan Black. Jordan is a regular on the show Community, and has been a co-star in the series Lyricists Lounge, Halfway Home and On The Spot. He has also appreared in many national commercials and on the shows Two Broke Girls, Key and Peele and Children's Hospital to name a few. As a writer he was on the staff of The Hype and SNL and currently created and stars in The Black Version a weekly show perfromed at The Groundlings which he is alumni of.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Actor/Writer Ed Crasnick. Ed has been involved with Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Sopranos, Just Shoot Me, Ellen, Dr. Katz, Conan, Whose Line is it Anyway?, Dancing with The Stars, Win Ben Stein's Money, The MTV Movie and Video Awards, Waiting For Woody, Fired, Antz, a critically acclaimed solo show "I'm Not Perfect", radio shows in LA and San Francisco and many more. He has also won an Emmy Award and was a writer/show producer on the sitcom "After Lately" with Chelsea Handler and worked with Ryan Seacrest to create an original daily syndicated entertainment report.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Actor Craig Anton. Craig has done his stand-up on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central and MTV. His acting credits include starring in Mad TV and Disney's Phil of the Future and has also appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, The Office, King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond, Boston Legal and many other shows. He also has a degree in theatre and is a Professor at California State University, Long Beach.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Actor Rondell Sheridan. Rondell has performed on on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late,Late Show with Craig Ferguson and has had specials on Showtime and Comedy Central. As an Actor he played Chef Victor on Disney's That's So Raven and has appeared in over 200 TV sitcoms. He also has Co-Hosted/Hosted Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus and That's Funny and Show Me the Funny. He recenty released a new comedy CD titled A Banana and a Gun.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic Wayne Cotter. Wayne has been on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He also hosted Fox's Comic Strip Live and has appeared on VH1, A&E and Comedy Central. He currently is one of the most sought after comedians for Corporate Events and has performed in front of many Fortune 500 companies.

Steve Cooper talks with Actor/Radio personality Ralph Garman. Ralph does impressions for the Los Angeles' hit morning show Kevin and Bean as well as being a regular contributor throughout it. He has also does voices for Family Guy and was the Host for the Reality Show spoof Joe Schmo. In addition he played Captain Jack in the movie Sharktopus, the Father in Ted and currently co-host's the hugely succesfull live and in studio podcast Hollywood Babble-On wih Director Kevin Smith. 

Steve Cooper talks with Comedy Writer/Comic Kevin Rooney. Kevin performed on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson two times and also appeared in the documentary I Am Comic. He  was a writer for the shows Politically Incorrect, Boston Common, Golden Palace and The Weber Show to name a few and won two Emmy Awards for his writing on Dennis Miller Live. He also was a Producer on 'Til Death, Brothers and My Wife and Kids. 

Steve Cooper talks with Actor/Director/Writer Robby Benson. Robby has starred in a long list of  Movies including Ice Castles, Ode to Billy Joe, Running Brave, Harry & Son and One on One which he also wrote the screenplay for. His voice has been featured in many Video Games and TV Shows like House of Mouse and American Dreams and he was also The Beast in the animated movie, Beauty and the Beast. A man of many talents, he has also directed countless TV sitcoms such as Friends, Ellen, Evening Shade and The Naked Truth. His career has led him to being a College professor where he teaches film at NYU and other Colleges across the country and he currently is promoting his Autobiography which he penned called I'm Not Dead Yet.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Actor Maz Jobrani. Maz was one of the founders of the original Axis of Evil comedy tour. As an actor he has appeared on many TV shows and movies including Friday After Next, The Interpreter, Knights of Prosperity and Curb Your Enthusiasm. His stand-up comedy has been seen on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Loez Tonight, Premium Blend and Comedy Central Presents to name a few.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic Kira Soltanovich. Kira has performed on Last Comic Standing, Ladies Night Out, Hot Tamales Live and many other shows. She recently taped her own Showtime stand-up special that airs regularly. She has appeared on Red Eye, Trapped in TV Guide and I Am Comic to name a few, is the voice of the Photo Booth on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and was one of the stars of the Oxygen network's Girls Behaving Badly. 

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Musician Mark Cohen. Mark has performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, VH1, A&E, MTV and Comedy Central. He has also appeared in the Sarah Silverman Program, Funny People, Last Call with Carson Daly, Friends and many other shows. He hosted  Make Me Laugh and also played Joey Bishop in the Las vegas sensation The Rat Pack. He currently is working on his 5th musical parody CD and performed in the movie Punching the Clown.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Director Graham Elwood. Besides headlining Comedy Clubs all over the country, Graham hosts the very popular podcast Comedy Film Nerds with CooperTalk alum Chris Mancini. The two of them also recently released a top selling book called Comedy Film Nerds Guide to the Movies. He also starred and directed the documentary Laffghanistan:Comedy Down Range which follows him around for his first of 3 USO tours for our Troops overseas.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic Jen Murphy. Jen is a crowd favorite in the Los Angeles area performing at all the local clubs and has been featured on Comics Unleashed, TLC's This is why You're Still Single and two seasons of Last Comic Standing. She has also appeared in many TV commercials, both locally and nationally.

Steve Cooper talks with Writer/Comic Glenn Farrington. Glenn has been seen doing his comedy on the shows Comic Strip Live and Comedy Tonight and on the cable networks, Showtime, A&E, VH1 and MTV. He also performs magic at the legendary Magic Castle in Hollywood. He currently is writing for the Disney XD hit, Kickin' It and has a comic book he created The Fire Men coming out later this year.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic Andrew Norelli. Andrew recently appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. He has also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comedy.TV, Latino 101 and Comics Unleashed where he was also a Staff Writer. He currently tours Comedy Clubs across the country.

Steve Cooper talks with Actor/Comic Jon Manfrellotti. Jon has performed his Stand-Up on A&E, MTV, Comedy Central, VH-1 and various other channels. He has acted in Mad Men, Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, King of Queens to name a few and recently Co-Starred in the critically acclaimed Men of a Certain Age where he played the Bookie, Manfro.

Steve Cooper talks with Actor David Anthony Higgins. David was in the comedy team Higgins Boys and Gruber who had a series on the Comedy Channel. Since then he has ventured into acting where he currently is one of the Co-Stars of Nick's Big Time Rush. He also was a Co-Star in Ellen and Malcolm in the Middle and has been featured in Mike & Molly, Last Man Standing, Californication, American Horror Story and many, many other Network Shows.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Actor Jamie Kaler. Jamie was one of the stars of the TBS comedy series My Boys. His acting resume also includes Robot Chicken, On Deck with Jamie and Mike, Parenthood, Will & Grace, Carnivale and dozens of TV commercials. Some of his Stand-Up appearances include Comedy Central's Live at the Gotham, The Blue Collar Comedy:The Next Generation and Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

Steve Cooper talks with Jimmy Della Valle. Jimmy is a Comedian/Actor who has been featured on the shows The Sopranos, Oz, Without a Trace, My Name is Earl and Law & Order:Special Victims Unit to mention a few. He also has perfomed on America's Got Talent, World Poker Tour and Comedy Central. He is currently developing a Television Pilot and Headlining Comedy Clubs across the Country.

Steve talks with Comic/Writer/Actor Matt Weinhold. Matt has performed on Comedy Central, VH1, Showtime, A&E, Fox and NBC, acted in Trekkies, Squirrel Boy, Studio 60 Sunset Strip and The Weird Al Show to name a few. He is also a former Seattle Comedy Competition winner. Currently he is writing for Cartoon Network's Batman Beware which will add to his many credits.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Actor Rick Overton. Rick has headlined all over the country and has performed on HBO's The 6th Annual Young Comedians Special, One Night Stand and many more. He was featured in I Am Comic, The Green Room and the Aristocrats. He has also acted in Groundhog Day, The Informant, The Office, Chaos, Dinner with Schmucks, Leverage and a long list of others.

Steve Cooper talks with Brian McKim and Traci Skene. Brian and Traci are a married couple who perform and are favorites in Comedy Clubs all over the country. They both have appeared on Last Comic Standing and recently wrote the book The Comedy Bible: The Complete Resource For Aspiring Comedians. In 1999 they created Sheckymagazine.com which still stands in the forefront of publications about the world of Stand-Up. They also are responsible for Steve getting into comedy. They were his Teachers for a Learning Annex comedy class years ago in Philadelphia.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Writer Frank Conniff. Frank is a fixture on the Los Angeles alternative comedy scene. Some of his writing credits include Cinematic Titanic, Invader Zim and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. He played TVs Frank on and also wrote for Mystery Science Theatre 3000. 

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Writer Greg Fitzsimmons. Greg has performed on Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Comedy Central Presents to name a few and appears regularly as a Panelist on Chelsea Lately. He has written for the shows Lucky Louie, The Man Show, Cedric The Entertainer Presents, Politically Incorrect and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He currently has a top selling book titled Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Writer Brian Kiley. Brian has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show wth Jay Leno, Conan and Comedy Central Presents. He has also been a staff writer for Conan O'Brien since 1994 and been nominated for 12 Emmy Awards and has won one.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic Orny Adams. Orny has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Late Night with David Letterman and Last Call with Carson Daly to name a few. He also co-Starred in the Documentary Jerry Seinfeld Comedian and appeared in the film Funny People. He currently is one of the stars of the MTV hit Teen Wolf.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Actor Jimmy Shubert. Jimmy has been seen on Comedy Central Presents and has a best selling DVD Alive N' Kicking. He has also acted in the TV shows King of Queens,  Entourage, Monk, 2 Broke Girls and Zeke and Luther to name a few and some of his movie credits include Go, Coyote Ugly, The Italian Job and Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Steve Cooper talks with Comedy Writer Tony DeSena. Tony has written for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Late Night with David Letterman, SNL, The Magic Hour, Later with Greg Kinnear, The Primetime Creative Arts Emmys and he won a Daytime Emmy for his work on Sesame Street.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Writer Tom Caltabiano. Tom was a Producer/Writer for Everybody Loves Raymond where he won two Emmy Awards. He also written for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards and the documentary that he directed 95 Miles To Go which chronicles him and Ray Romano on a comedy tour was recently released.

Steve Cooper talks to Comic/Actor Hasan Minhaj. Hasan is a past winner of NBC's Diversity Comedy Showcase which led to a National College Tour. He also was one of the star's of MTV's prank show Disaster Date and co-starred in the ABC Family hit State of Georgia.

Steve Cooper talks with Dr. Dan Eisenberg. Dr. Dan is the Medical Director of Cardiology and the Director of Cardiac Research at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, CA., as well as a co-founder of his private practice, Foothill Cardiology. Dr. Dan was Steve's cardiologist during his recent visit to the hospital for Congestive Heart Failure and still works in that capacity. Dr. Dan also has a very informative blog which can be found at www.drdansblog.com.

Steve Cooper talks to Actor/Comic Mark Valley. Mark has been a fixture on Prime Time TV for years. He started out on NBC's Days of our Lives and then graduated to starring or co-starring on the TV series Pasadena, ER, Keen Eddie, Boston Legal, Fringe, Human Target and Murphy's Law.

Steve Cooper talks to Comic/Actor/Host Bil Dwyer. Bil has performed on the Tonight Show, Comedy Central Presents, Last Comic Standing and Comedy.TV to name a few. He has also acted in many TV shows including iCarly, Kill Spin, Hot In Cleveland and Ally McBeal. He has hosted GSN's I've Got A Secret and MTV's Battlebots and was a featured in VH1's I Love the New Millenium, I Love the 70's, 80's and 90's. 

Steve Cooper talks to Writer/Producer/Director Jeff Sherman. Jeff wrote for the TV shows Boy Meets World and Family Rules to name a few. He has also scribed all three of the ABC Family movie series Au Pair which are still amongst the highest rated programs for that network. He recently produced his wife's stand-up comedy special, Wendy Liebman:Taller On TV for Showtime and directed a feature documentary getting rave reviews called The Boys:The Sherman Brother's Story.

Steve Cooper talks to Comic Bernadette Pauley. Bernadette is a fixture in Comedy Clubs across the country and very popular on the College Circuit. She has performed on VHI1, MTV, TBS and Comedy Central to name a few. She also has appeared on The Joy Behar Show and Red Eye and is the Co-Host of The Gossip Queen, a syndicated panel talk show.

Steve Cooper talks to Performance Artist Kelly Carlin. Kelly is the daughter of Comedy Legend George Carlin and currently is performing her One Woman Show, A Carlin Home Companion at festivals and venues all over the country. She also hosts The Kelly Carlin Show on Raw Dog Radio on Sirius and the podcast Waking From The American Dream.

Steve Cooper talks to Comic Sean Green. Sean is a hot and upcoming Comic in the Los Angeles area. He is from the Philly area like Steve and headlines shows back there when he visits. He is also the Host on The Comedy Garage a hip and underground live Comedy Show. He recently released a CD, Sean Green The Whiskey Dick and hosts the hit podcast The Green Room.

Steve Cooper talks with Stand-Up Comic/Writer/Director T. Sean Shannon is making a return visit to CooperTalk. T. Sean is an two time Emmy winner who has written for Funny or Die, Saturday Night Live, The Colin Quinn Show, The Tonight Show and many, mnay more. He also wrote and directed the movie Harold that starred Spencer Breslin, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ally Sheedy and Fred Willard. He currently has a hit series on YouTube called Baseball Card Theatre.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Writer Steve Bluestein. Steve is a legendary veteran of the Stand-Up comedy scene and has performed all over the world. He has toured with Barry Manilow, Kenny Loggins, Donna Summer and Frankie Valli to name a few.  He also made appearances on Make Me Laff, The Merv Griffin Show, The Mike Douglas Show and The Wil Shriner Show and many others. He currently has a best selling book called It's So Hard To Type With A Gun In My Mouth.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Actor John Caponera. John known as doing the best Harry Carrey impression around currently headlines Comedy Clubs across the country.He co-starred in an NBC series called The Good Life and also has hosted Comedy Central's Jocks and ESPN's Talk II. He has also performed on The Tonight Show, Comics Unleashed, Evening at the Improv and many others.

Steve Cooper talks to Comedian/Actress/Author Beth Lapides. Beth is the Founder, Producer and Host of Uncabaret, a groundbreaking live show that led to the emergence of the "Alternative Comedy Scene" and helped break some of the biggest acts in the business. Beth's Essays, Columns and Opinions have been part of Politcally Incorrect, NPR, The Los Angeles Times and The Huffington Post.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Actor Brian Scolaro. Brian has performed Stand-Up on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Live From The Gotham, Comedy Central Presents and many other programs. He also currently headlines Comedy Clubs across the country. As for acting he was one of the co-stars of the sitcoms Three Sisters and Stacked and has also had featured roles in Harry's Law, Mad Men, Wizards of Waverly Place, Grey's Anatomy, Dexter, Men of a Certain Age and many other hit programs.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic Christian Shirm. Christian is one of the new driving forces on the Comedy scene. She has appeared on Last Comic Standing, the Documentary Detroit International Comedy Festival, AOL's Comedy Time and recently performed on Showtime in the Comedy Special, Lip Service.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic Frank Nicotero. Frank was the Host of the huge syndicated hit Street Smarts and currently hosts the Game of Life. He tours Comedy Clubs across the country and has been seen on Make Me Laugh, Comedy On The Road, Chelsea Lately, The Wayne Brady Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show and many other programs.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic Darren Carter. Darren, known as The Party Starter brings his high energy comedy to clubs all across the country. He has also performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy Central, Comics Unleashed, BET's Comic View and recently had his own half hour Showtime special. He also was a supporting character in the movie Be Cool.

Steve Cooper talks to Comic/Writer/Actor Fred Stoller. Fred has appeared in over 100 TV shows and movies including Dumb and Dumber, Wizards of Waverly Place, Seinfeld and My Name is Earl. He has also performed on Comics Only, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and HBO's 13th Annual Young Comedians Special. He wrote for Seinfeld and currently has a best selling Kindle Single eBook titled My Seinfeld Year.