Inside Out with Paul Mecurio

An expert look at how and why the Emmy Awards came about and what they really mean.

Really fun and funny conversation with the legendary comic and Star of Saturday Night Live, Showtime's "Weeds," Adam Sandler movies like, "Anger Management" and CBS's "Man with a Plan." Kevin talks about getting interested in comedy when he was 8 or 9, working on SNL, how he came up with the famous "Mr. Subliminal" character on SNL, playing Hanz and Franz with Dana Carvey, working with Adam Sandle...

Hilarious Brian Huskey joins me to talk about Season 2 of TBS comedy, "People of Earth." You've seen him in everything - "Veep," "Children's Hospital," "The Mindy Project," etc. I had a blast in this interview with Brian. He's a great actor and improv actor and super funny in this interview. He talks about how they shoot "People of Earth" (really interesting), his leaking toilet, badminton and mor...

ESPN co-host of "FIRST TAKE," former co-host of "SportsNation" and HBO boxing analyst, Max Kellerman talks about his passion for sports as a kid growing up in New York City, his first broadcasting gig as a teenager, how he became a boxing broadcaster and how that lead to a national show of his own, and his thoughts on the state of sports.

"ICARUS" is an amazing documentary about the pervasive doping that takes place in sports world wide. In this truly audacious documentary Fogel (an amateur bike racer) would dope himself, observe the changes in his performance, and see if he could evade detection. In doing so, he was connected to a renegade Russian scientist, Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, a pillar of his country's "anti-doping" program....

Jaw-dropping talk with Jay. He's brutally honest about throwing away a limitless NBA career (the next Michael Jordan) with one stupid decision. Talks about his spiral into depression, addiction and suicidal thoughts and how he pulled himself out of it to become a big-time analyst on ESPN. This is a roller coaster story - edge of your seat - if there ever was one. Superstar success, unfathomable se...

Host of TruTV's hit show, "Adam Ruins Everything." A very cool show which reveals in a smart, funny way untold facts about ideas and goods/services taken for granted. A really fun conversation about how Adam took what's in his nature, "I learn something and try to tell people in conversation, but when I tell them, they are annoyed," and turned it into a hit show. We discuss how the show is researc...

A really cool conversation about his beginnings as a kid in Canada, his writing process, where he gets his inspiration for his songs (something you wouldn't expect), how he turned his life around from drug addiction and running with the wrong people (he was banned from the U.S. for a while) and why he sees hip-hop as a lasting art form that will always be important. A really interesting look into...

Emmy & Tony Award winning actress and singer, Kristin Chenoweth. An amazingly versatile performer Kristin has starred on TV in "Mom," "Trial and Error," "Glee" and "The Good Wife," and in the films, "Deck the Halls," with Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick, "RV" with Robin Williams, "Bewitched" with Nicole Kidman, and "The Pink Panther" with Steve Martin. A funny, revealing conversation about...

Don is a legend in comedy, he produced and directed "30 Rock," just came off directing "2 Broke Girls," and is currently directing, "The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." Don has worked with such stars as, Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Steve Carrel, (he directed "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.") and more. Don has GREAT stories about working on iconic sit-coms, hitting it big as a child actor, acting with co...

Ernie, with Charles Barkley, Shaq and Kenny Smith hosts one of the best shows on TV. Ernie is an amazing guy with great stories from his 28 years of broadcasting. He has hilarious stories from his new book, "Unscripted: The Unpredicable Moments that Make Life Extrordinary," about how he manages those 3 NBA greats during a broadcast (like the time he got mad at Barkely and made him pay on the air!)...

John is a really terrific comedic actor. He's made over 50 TV appearances and is best known starring as Jimmy DiMeo in the ABC show, Speechless and for playing Barry Kripke - the lisping physicist - on The Big Bang Theory. We have a lot of fun talking about everything from working as a copywriter and quitting to be an actor, his start at UCB Improv Theater, working with great improv actors- Rob Co...

Lauren Zander, Life Coach. Lauren is the co-founder of "Handel Group" and has a very unique, really effective approach to get people to fix things in their life that aren’t working. We talk about her new book, and about the methods she uses to get folks to clean up their life, for instance, staying committed to losing weight, getting off drugs or not being an asshole in relationships. We have alot...

Billy Gardell, star of hit CBS show "Mike and Molly" and a great comedian. Billy is really terrific in this episode, he's super honest - we really get to know him, like how he got started in comedy being a seater at a comedy club, his passion for stand-up, how he got the lead role in "Mike and Molly" with Melissa McCarthy (amazing story), how important family is, his current role playing Colonel T...

Justin is a terrific stand-up based in NYC who's appeared on Comedy Central and hosted his own show on CBS. Dave is a writer who authored a book with Justin called, "The Language of Dogs." A very cool conversation about Justin's background and life, comedy, how Justin came to discover he had natural ability with dogs, how he and Dave worked together to help turn Justin's passion into a business tr...

Dr. Drew Pinsky joins me to talk the Kathy Griffin - bloody Donald Trump head controversy, intolerance in politics, narcism, the harm social media and our phone obsessions are doing to us, Teen Mom Show and much more. Really fun, interesting chat that covers a lot of ground.

Virginia Grohl, mother of FOO FIGHTERS' DAVE GROHL talks about her amazing book where she interviews the moms of 18 world-famous musicians like DR DRE, PHARRELL, ADAM LEVINE, GARY CLARK, JR., DAVE MATTHEWS, ZACH BROWN, AMY WINEHOUSE, MICHAEL STIPE, MIKE D (of THE BEASTIE BOYS) to share their experiences raising their musically gifted kids. Great stories from these moms and their rock star musical...

The Beatles, Richard Pryor, Michael Jackson, Whoppi Goldberg, Cher, Dolly Parton, Mariah Carey, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger - all stars who Sandy worked with and shaped their careers. He is one of the most powerful figures in the entertainment business. Sandy has a great story about Richard Pryor and urination and a lot more to say. His close inner circle of friends include, Barbra Streisand, J...

Carrie is a legend in national radio, she's been working 19 years at the biggest rock station in Boston, WAAF, as afternoon drive host and music director. She's very opinionated and hilarious. You will want to hang with her after hearing this interview. We talk her working in the family bakery as a kid, being a ballsy roadie, then intern at WAAF and moving her way up to being a huge on-air talent,...

My friend and the GREAT comedian Colin Quinn sits down for a great conversation about race, being Irish, the overly sensitive world we live in, how being too PC is killing all of us, how he remains so prolific in his writing, his one-man shows and more. Colin is hilarious in this interview but also gives you a glimpse in to how he thinks and where his brilliant comedy comes from. You will REALLY f...

Tom Barnard. Radio legend, Host of "The Tom Barnard Show" on KQRS in Minnesota. Tom has the biggest radio show in Minnesota and the Mid-West. Tom is a close friend and a great guy, He's old school so it's fun to talk with Tom, he is not "PC." We talk everything from me being a pain in the ass to where the best place to eat is in Minneapolis to his deep voice to race and more. On his radio show and...

This is an episode of a talk show I created called, "The Paul Mercurio Show" (I struggled with the name). Bobcat was my guest, and this is an amazing look into one of the most groundbreaking comedians of our time. Bob talks about how his father influenced his "unique" comedic point of view, how he developed the "screaming" chracter, setting the Tonight Show set on fire, his daughter's "time of the...

We tall about Tommy's days as part of the famous Cheech & Chong comedy team, how the two met, and started working together and what made them one of the most successful comedy teams in the history of show business. We also talk about Tommy's beginnings as a musician, his relationship with Motown world famous producer Berry Gordy and The Jackson 5, his introduction to comedy, how he writes his...

LLC, a multi-dimensional therapeutic program with specialized one-on-one programs at home and in school for children with autism. She is a licensed psychotherapist and has worked with children with ASD and other related disorders for over 20 years. Dr. Nunez’s mission is to enrich the lives of children by providing academic, behavioral, cognitive and social support so that each child will be integ...

This the most surprising, eye-opening interview I've done. Rabbi Mark was a mobster, gangster, con man, gambler, thief, and drunk. At 14 his father died. Within months, he was selling stolen goods for the mob, beginning a twenty-year life of crime that ran the gamut from bar hustles and con games to check-cashing scams. In prison, he played every angle and then some. Mark talks about his checkered...