Total Schmidt Show

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Comedian Brad Tassell is with me for 4TSS165. Brad is one of those acts that I have known for close to thirty years. We've worked together numerous times. He's also a hustler Brother. One of those performers who has his hands in a million things. Been around, done it all, Lots of road, ships......

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Sooo many problems with this recording... I blame the f%$king kids. However, the show was salvaged pretty well.  I've worked with John Knight numerous times over the years. he's one of those comics I knew before ships. We go way back. Pittsburgh born and bred, Johns a funny cat. Haven't se...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Changed the format a bit. If you are a follower or subscriber, you'll notice. If not, nevermind. Forget I said anything. Comedian Drew Marks joins us for the first show out of hiatus. Worked with him on the Carnival Panorama. Did the Baja run. My favorite, as many of you know. More Drew! IG - https:...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt JeRome returns my friend. A seasoned pro. We talk a lot of health in this pod. Diet, exercise, supplements... it takes a healthy balance to maintain yourself during the 200+ shows and 40+ weeks of travel you put your body through over a 30+ year career. We cover a lot of it here. 

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Last pod before the rtrip to Ireland. We'll take a hiatus as I record stuff to bring back.  I've been wanting to get Percy on here for a while. I've known Percy longer than any other comic on ships. A real pro and a great guy. Percty really knows how to work a room. Always has.  Get your a...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt The live feed did't stream last week... This posted late, so, a twofer.... to make up for the issues the last two weeks. Magician Mark Bennick and comedian Jill Kimmel Got to work with both of them on the Carnival Hawaii cruise. Great time hanging in Hawaii. I've known Mark for years. He been p...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt My first Virgin Voyages crusie was a blast. So much cool stuff available to the guests... really great experience, and I got to work with Nikki Carr. Mad respect and a huge fondness in ,my heart for comics like Nikki. She's an old pro. Been there, done that. She's seen it all and done it all. S...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt First time working with and meeting Damon. We actually had quite a bit in common. We both worked with kids. However, he was a real teacher. An educator. My Improv class was more of a simple after school class.  This was a great pod. If you're a comic, you should check it out. We talk quite a bit abo...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Phil Hughes, ventriloquist extrodinare. I misspelled several of those words.  Phil was last on the show in 2020. Been a while indeed. Good friend asnd a great act. Got to watch him work on the big Hawaii crossing. Had dinner, talked, traveled home.... Phil is a great act. Been around for years and years....

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt I've known Sideshow Bert for around 6-7 years or so. Juggler / Performer / Comedian... he's one of those "Do it all" acts. A seasoned pro who covers all the bases. Juggles, chainsaws, tazers, watermelons, cheeseburgers, and grapes. Some times all at once. Lives in Vegas (Duh), travels...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt On 4TSS155 we have easily one of my favorite people in the entire world. Melissa McLaughlin is an amazing singer, solist, performer who I don't get to see enough. Her show is a beautiful thing to watch. A powerful, angelic voice combined with a brilliant song selection and an heartfelt connection wi...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt 4TSS154 will be the first of five podcasts from the Hawaii crossing. As explained at the begining of each episode... a crossing is several sea days in a row with numerous entertainers. Lots of shows, lots of talent, so alot of podcasts. We start with Vice Royale. Vice is perfect to start off with. He&apo...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt I met Dany and Sebastian on a Celebrity ship. A married couple from Argentina who live together, travel together, work together, create together, write together, sing together.... That's a lot of together. They form "Supernova Duo" a beautiful and multi-layered duo. They have a unique styl...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Season 4 moves on. Malik Chunn is an incredibly talented dancer/actor. Caught him on the Celebrity Silhouette. Found out he's much more than that. Performing is in his blood. He's done it all from dancing, performing and teaching. Love talking to artists who are 100% all-in on their craft. Grea...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Season four of 'Total Schmidt Show" starts off where season three ended, with the other half of "Radio Recall" Recorded a few weeks earlier. I ran into Aaron on the Celebrity Silhouette. He and Jenna Rubaii make up the show "Radio Recall" which I mistakenly call a band in th...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Ran into Jenna on the Celebrity Silhouette in December. She performs in duo called "Radio recall" with Aaron Lavigne. The two of them are guest entertainers that travel over the world to show ships pretty much everything. It's a show remembering some of the rock and roll songs that they gr...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Listen to episode 3TSS148 closley. Titou is either from Kentucky or France. I can't figure it out.  I'm kidding. 100% from France. Lives in Vegas. Much like many performers (and myself pretty soon) Titou's show is great. Magician, great with the crowd. Can be extremely sarcastic. Wlaks tha...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt This week I catch up with Dune Laila. An amazing singer and soloist I ran into on the Celebrity Apex. we learn about her growing up in music, performing live with her dad, and her time in France. Beautiful voice, beautiful soul, and an great chat.

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Tommy Green from Canada. A Guest Entertainer I ran into on the Celebrity Apex. He's a showman. He sings, he's funny, he "dances", tell stories.... A great show an a great guy. We actually met years ago on a Carnival ship. He's one of those acts that was a soloist, worked his as o...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Comedy Comin' at 'cha!!. Johns a Chicago holiday tradition. Born and raised in the Chicago area, John has been coming home to play Zanies every Thanksgiving for the last forty years. Johns one of those comics everybody from Chicago knows. Dozens of acts have been influenced by him and hit the s...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Back to Vegas, sort of...  Comedian Luca Ferro. From Chicago, Bridgeport... Hey, I'm from there!! Similar upbringing. We both had parents that used chores as punishment.. brought back some memories. We actually met at Zanies in Chicago a while ago. We worked together at Brad Garretts in Las Vegas. F...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Bil Dwyer is not only the host of Battlebots, he's and stand-up comic, a good friend, and a fellow Chicagoan. I've worked with him a few times over the years. I reached out to him when I was playing Vegas last week. I asked him to do the show and he said yes, for a small price. I'm kidding...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt I love hypnotists. They can be so intense. Nadeen was great. Watched all her shows, she's fantastic. Great shows, audiences loved her. I loved talking to her. She told a story about learning the hard way how to develop a show. We got in to the state of the world, where we qre headed, and how the you...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Working with Karen this week at Brad Garretts Comedy Club. We chat about her physicic comedy shows and her new theater tour. She does my reading too. YAY!! More Karen TT/IG -  @rontowski  

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Holland Vavra from Houston, TX. An amazing singer/soloist I worked with on the Celebrity Silhouette. She loves "Back to the Future", Diet Coke, and animals. She has 8 guinea pigs, a chicken... too many more to list. Spent a ten day crusie with her. A self-proclaimed music theater geek with a po...