A Mick A Mook and A Mic

Billy Van Zandt is one half of the famous TV writing duo Van Zandt/Milmore, with his late partner Jane Milmore. A playwright and actor,  Billy is the author of the best-selling TV memoir Get in the Car, Jane.  Van Zandt/Milmore were nominated for an Emmy Award for their television special I Love Lucy: The Very First Show , and won People’s Choice and NAACP Image Awards for their work on the Martin...

A stand-up comedian for 40 years, Joey Kola has performed for hundreds of thousands of people throughout his career in the US, Canada, and England. His high-energy, spot-on punch lines, and fast delivery assault an audience like a comedic freight train. Joey’s topical and timeless material combine to always make his audiences laugh. Joey has been voted Best TV Comic 5 years in a row by Time Out NY...

Rosero McCoy, who will be joining Mick & Mook on November 23, is one of the most established and well-rounded Choreographers in the Entertainment Industry. He has worked with the likes of Emmy Award Winner, Zendaya, Usher, Prince, and former First lady Michelle Obama. Some of Rosero’s choreography film credits include Rags , Rio , Honey 2 , Camp Rock 2 , Alvin and the Chipmunks 1 & 2 , Ste...

Anyone who has watched TV or movies knows Jack McGee. See him on the street and you will say to yourself, where do I know that guy from?  The answer is you’ve seen him in more than 100 movies and TV shows.  Best known on TV for his role opposite Denis Leary in Rescue Me, where he played a grizzly fire fighter…which was not a big stretch for Jack, as be spent many years as a former FDNY fire fighte...

Acclaimed sports columnist and basketball analyst, Peter Vecsey, joins Billy and Frank on the November 9th episode of A Mick A Mook and A Mic . The controversial writer has been a fixture in the New York and NBA Media Industry for decades. An analyst for NBA TV, Vecsey has also worked for the NY Post, TBS and NBC. A highly touted writer and TV analyst, Vecsey was the recipient of the Baseball Hall...

George Lopez, ‘America’s Mexican’ and Star of the hit ABC Series “George Lopez”, which was the first fully Latino-based cast in Hollywood history, joins Mick and Mook on November 2. George’s new NBC series “Lopez v Lopez” debuts this week (November 4) with his daughter, Mayan, as the co-star. George rose from a childhood of nothingness to reach a level of stardom to which few have ascended. TV, mo...

It’s Elvis week on A Mick A Mook and a Mic. Check out The Mick and The Mook talk about the Elvis and the Queen and more with Joe West. Today 1pm  #westisthebest #queen #elvis #amickamookandamic  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_PlP7v31mnkJ5UcjDVkvzQ

Nestor Carbonell is currently co-starring in the hit series “ The Morning Show,” opposite Jennifer Aniston & Reese Witherspoon, now shooting its third season for Apple TV Plus. Nestor is most often recognized for his integral role in the series “Lost” as Richard Alpert, as well as his turn as Mayor Anthony Garcia opposite Gary Oldman in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight”. He reprised his ro...

Faith Ford is a recipient of five Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Award nominations for her eleven-season portrayal of reporter ‘Corky Sherwood’ on the CBS series “Murphy Brown.”  She also starred in the ABC hit comedy series “Hope & Faith” with Kelly Ripa for three seasons, and later on “Norm” opposite Norm Mc Donald and Laurie Metcalf.   In addition to her highly successful actin...

Mick and Mook will discuss a variety of topics in next week’s (October 5) episode, including: The Royal Family, Netflix, Former President Trump burying Ivana on a golf course, Bill Maher, Quaaludes, and a lot more. Plus, they’ll introduce a new segment on the show, which will feature future Hall of Fame Baseball umpire Joe West talking about the upcoming baseball playoffs. Joe will also discuss th...

John Larroquette needs no introduction. The 5 Time Emmy Award winner for Night Court and Boston Legal also won a Tony on Broadway for his role in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.   John’s other TV, Broadway and Feature Film credits are too numerous to mention.   A Louisiana native, Larroquette will again delight audiences this winter when NBC television brings back a new version o...

Off The Meter represents the culmination of a forty-year career of driving a yellow cab while trying to make a difference in the world. John McDonagh is currently producer and host of Radio Free Eireann and Talk Mac, We and Thee with Malachy McCourt and Corey Kilgannon, a weekly radio shows heard on Pacifica station WBAI, New York.  John began his career as a NYC Yellow cab driver after serving in...

Hank Bauer, a record shattering running back from tiny D-3 Cal Lutheran, was picked up in 1977 by the San Diego Charger and went on to become, perhaps, the greatest special teams player in NFL history Bauer holds the NFL single-season record for most special-teams tackles with 52, a record which will never be broken (28 tackles is second).  As a short-yardage specialist and often referred to “Hank...

“They knew what they were signing up for.” “Ignore the infirmed, bury the dead, and just move on” seems to be the callous chorus of all too many insensible lawmakers who have never left the comfort of their own office nor lifted anything heavier than a pen. Too many of the so-called “powers that be” are only too happy to prattle these tired cliches to the families of first responders and war veter...

On September 11,2001, FDNY Battalion Chief Rich Alles responded to the World Trade Center twenty minutes after the second collapse. His assignment entailed the supervision of search and rescue units for the entire two weeks of the operation.  He witnessed untold horrors.  Now retired with the rank of Deputy Chief, Rich helped lobby Congress for the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (The Zadroga bil...

Lesley Visser is the most highly acclaimed female sportscaster of all time. Lesley was the first women recognized by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as she was the 2006 recipient of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. The award is given annually by the Hall of Fame to recognize “long-time exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football.” I...

Actor Phil Morris will join Mick and Mook on the August 17th podcast. The talented Morris played Jackie Chiles on Seinfeld , John Jones on The CW series Smallville and Silas Stone in Doom Patrol . He also played Zendaya’s, Dad, Dr, Rocky Blue in the hit Disney Channel series, Shake It Up.  Phil can currently be seen in the streaming series, Bosch Legacy.. Morris’s first acting role was as a child...

Basketball is their passion. Identical twins with with the bright red hair, Dana and David Pump, started their first basketball camp for neighborhood kids at the age of 16 in Northridge, CA. Soon thereafter, you could find them sitting in the bleachers of high school gyms throughout Southern California, logging thousands of hours watching games. They quickly established themselves as the go-to res...

William “Rusty” Russ is an actor and television director who is best known for playing Alan Matthews on the sitcom Boy Meets World (1993–2000). He also appeared in the television series Wiseguy , the soap operas Another World and The Young and the Restless, and the feature films The Right Stuff (1983), Pastime (1990), and American History X (1998). Son of a naval officer, he was born in Portsmouth...

With the perception of a streetwise New Yorker and the delivery of a charming court jester, Glenn Hirsch raises stand-up comedy to a refreshing level of hilarity. An articulate, intelligent performer. Hirsch’s routines find ridiculous twists and turns in the most banal daily events, expressing those absurdities in spontaneous, off-the-cuff monologues uncontaminated by the usual peppering of profan...

Peppy Castro is considered to be one of the early pioneers of the Psychedelic Garage band rock era. He has done it all! Peppy is a successful, seasoned professional with great variety in his music. His fame and first hit record began at the age of 17, as he was one of the founders of the legendary rock group, The Blues Magoos.   Peppy’s rock ‘n roll status led him to a starring role in the origina...

To celebrate baseball’s All Star game, Russ Ortiz, a 21-game winner for the Atlanta Braves in 2003, will join Mick and Mook on the July 13th episode of A Mick A Mook and A Mic. Ortiz’s 12-year career in Major League Baseball saw him garner 113 wins, with only 89 loses. In his 2003 season of 21-wins, he was fourth in the Cy Young Award voting. From 1999 through 2004, Russ won a minimum of 14-games...

John Boggs is the President & CEO of John Boggs & Associates (JBA Sports), a full-service Athlete Representation & Sports Marketing company which focuses exclusively on baseball. Based in San Diego, CA, Boggs has been representing Athletes and Field Managers in baseball for over 35 years.  He and his company have negotiated over $900M in playing contracts and marketing deals. The prest...

An Emmy Award winning actress, Khrystyne Haje started as a fashion model at age 14, appearing on magazine covers and billboards world-wide. Soon after she progressed to commercials, and starring roles in Network TV movies & series. Named one of People Magazine’s “The 50 Most Beautiful People in The World,” Khrystyne is best known for the role of Simone, on ABC’s 5-year top 20 hit Head of the C...

Billy and Frank reminisce over highlights and look back at some of the podcast's funniest moments.