Total Schmidt Show

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Ran into Tony on the Norwegian Getaway. My first ship with the "Howl at the Moon" piano bar in years. If you follow my othe pod "Quaraentine Comedy" you know I'm a huge fan of HTM. Soo much fun on the ship. I saw Tony the first night. I had him on because he's a great HTM pe...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt 4TSS176 has Branden / James Music as our guests. Branden James and James Clark makeup Branden James Music. Two amazingingly talented musicians, one fantastic show. A beautiful combination or mash up of Rock/pop/Oprea/Broadway.... presented with just the right touch of humor. This is the type of live show...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Magician John Accardo this week. We worked together on the Celebrity Solstice. Great live show. So much fun to watch. With magicians, so many of them can do similar tricks. It really comes down to HOW you do them. The personal touches you make. Comments, anything that puts your signature on them. Not onl...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Brad Trackman is a comedian, actor, writer and author. That's way too many things for this show. Wrote a book titled "Permanently Suspended" It's the life story of Anthony (of Opie and Anthony) Cumia. He's currently working on his first novel now. An interesting story based on tr...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Hey! The Ireland episode will come in two parts , sort of.. the first part is a conversation with our tour guide Andrew Appleton. He was our go to guy for 8 days in Ireland. I didn't really understand what his job entailed until I saw it first hand. Had a blast as he showed us Ireland and talked abo...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt I'm gonna take the opportunity to use Total Schmidt Show (4TSS172) to announce and address the recent changes to @MrLennySchmidt on all ther platforms. You may have noticed the increase in content uploads the last few months. More content, better content..... It's all part of the "Lenny Sc...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt All the way from Philly, comedian Jamal Doman is this weeks guest. We ran into each other on the Carnival Sunrise. We worked together years ago at one of the many Loony Bins in the midwest. Jamal has been around almost as long as I have. He does it all.. clubs, theaters, tours, ships, he has booked rooms...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Jaylyn Bishop worked with me on the Carnival Celebration. Jaylyn is one of the many beloved comics on Carnival. Been with them a long time. So cool to see her. I haven't worked with her in YEARS. We used to rotate on the West Coast ships all the time.  This pod was a blast. We really got into discus...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Very lucky to get Leslie McDonel for 4TSS169. Caught up with her on the Celebrity Summit where she rocked out 6 shows this week. Great shows. Love her song selection. A little Bonnie Raitt, a little Pink.... She covers a lot of bases. She leaves here and heads back to Austin TX to perform in "Come f...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Mike Brody is this weeks guest. Solid comedian who puts the work in.. writes... updates... Good comic and a great writer. Mike has two comedy albums under his belt, a DryBar comedy special and his own podcast: "Only You Would Think That"  First time I met him. Great conversation about the art a...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Mike Schmidt. The self-proclaimed "Talent" Sure he's my brother, but he's the funniest guy I know. Hands down. Mike and I chat about growing up and how each of us has been directing our individual careers in the entertainment business. Mike's podcast "40 year-old boy" h...

Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt "Magic Bob" joins us for a second time. His live show is more laughs than magic, and he'll tell you that. So much fun to watch. Lots of audience interaction and tons of laughs. I watch his show everytime I work with him.  More "Magic Bob" https://www.instagram.com/magicbob365/ Th...

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...