Our new episode, “B Train Blues,” is brought to you without the benefit of any writing. I sat this one out. Here I am in a photo taken by the superlative photographer and great friend Linda Gale Gellman, standing on the picket line last week with striking Writer’s Guild members in South Beach, Florida. Frozen […]

I was struck by this picture of “Zip the What is It”. Zip was born William Henry Johnson in Liberty Corners, NJ in 1857 to William and Mahalia Johnson, former slaves. He was hired by Barnum into the American Museum in 1860. Zip’s stage intro came mere months after the publishing of Darwin’s “Origin of […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBt6IhjAvyw] “The Gobbler” involved lots of extra creative activity. Here’s one extra, a music video with me singing one of my own compositions, “The Turkey Song.” It’s my singing debut and perhaps finale. People ask us why we don’t post episodes more often. The answer is we do all the work ourselves. And there is […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cE1fzfOogo] “Home? I have no home. Hunted. Despised. Living like an animal! The jungle is my home. But I will show the world that I can be its master. I will perfect my own race of people. A race of atomic supermen which will conquer the world. Hahahahahaha.” Bela Lugosi in “Bride of the Monster” […]

Episode Two: The Landlord [ QuickTime ]

[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=nkt1dj6cdBM] Seems like a bad commercial parody but it’s real! “Health product” companies dominate primetime TV ads. Many of their commercials feature: 1. Fantasy scenarios with feel-good music, bright, happy colors and high-key lighting. 2. Genial but fast-talking narrators who are required to describe nasty side effects at length at the end of each commercial. […]

Episode Three: Jailtime for Jerry [ QuickTime ] NTSC DOWNLOAD (.mov): https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=U0d6TGs1TlE1R01LSkE9PQ iPOD DOWNLOAD (m4v): https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=U0d5T215SWVTSUIzZUE9PQ

It all seemed so unfair. These were my college roommates, the best I could negotiate, from 1978-81: -A Greek guy with a mania for Brut cologne. -A gay man who put lotion on his legs every night. -A redshirt football player who was an all right kinda guy. -A group of mellow deadhead/artists. -A house […]

[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=rQuHiRlhUGI=] It’s only two seconds long. “Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge” was filmed in Leeds, England in 1888 by inventor Louis LePrince, and is the basis of the fascinating promo for the 2005 Leeds Film Festival. The pulsating soundtrack is by the legendary Billy Nayer Show. Despite the fanfare, “Leeds Bridge” is only the world’s second […]

Here’s an animated prank phone call as seen on a new UK TV show called “Fonejacker.” The prankster is Iranian comic Kayvan Novak. It’s kind of like a cross between Peter Sellers and Abbott and Costello. An instant classic. Thanks Brian, good one!

Episode Four: Jerry Strikes Back! [ QuickTime ] NTSC DOWNLOAD (.mov): https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=U0d6TGswdGpmVFpMWEE9PQ iPOD DOWNLOAD (m4v): https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=U0d5T20zQzNnYU1LSkE9PQ

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTmK9NlTN8Y] The amazing Charlie Callas in a classic bit of tomfoolery. Charlie reminds me of a live Don Martin character. He cured an early stuttering problem by practicing Shakespeare and started out as a drummer. His fellow musicians in The Tommy Dorsey Band, where he got his start, talked him into becoming a comic. In […]

We were awarded an Emmy at the 34th Annual Creative Arts and Entertainment Emmy® Awards, presented on Thursday June 14 at a black-tie gala at Hollywood’s Hollywood and Highland Ballroom. I was there and accepted the Broadband Variety Emmy Award, despite having my tuxedo pants falling down. Nevertheless, it was The American Dream come true. […]

[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=s_pYA7fOwUo] Orrin and I just did an interview with CN8’s great guy Barry Nolan. About a week later, we found out that we had been nominated for a second Emmy Award. We find out June 14…

Episode Five: The Repairman [ QuickTime ] NTSC DOWNLOAD (.mov): https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=U0d6TGsrUzdqY29LSkE9PQ iPOD DOWNLOAD (m4v): https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=U0d5T20ycWZrYUNGa1E9PQ