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Funny Like A Clown
Comedy podcast interviewing local comedians about the main stream comics that inspire them
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Episodes
George Burns - Episode 38 13.10.2019
Respect responsibility determination words that were once a lifestyle not a punch line,a comic who at a young age knew what he wanted and did not ask anyone to hand it to him,he would work hard and pay his dues from sidewalk performer to short film to radio to tv to movies he would leave behind a 100 year legacy.
Jonathan Winters - Episode 37 23.09.2019
A look at a comedian who like most comics would uses laughter to hide pain,a defense mechanism to deal with a dark past. While dealing with his parents divorce at a young age alone in his his room he would create characters sketches and interview himself and built a persona in improv that would go on to entertain generations,the decades would pass but he would remain a master at what he does,many...
Woody Allen - Episode 36 09.09.2019
A career spanning from the 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 2000s 6 decades of staying on top from acting to directing from black and white tv to internet shows from working with the likes of Buddy Hackett and Jackie Gleason to Louie CK and Andrew Dice Clay he would start aggressive at the age of 15 and never look back giving some of the greatest catch phrases ever,simple said hes done it all!
Lenny Bruce - Episode 35 01.09.2019
A look at a comic who would be arrested for what he believed in,comedy free speech when telling a dirty joke in public would be considered a ''lewd act'' and an arrest able offense he would go on stage tell it like it is and wait to be arrested coming off stage,he would force a movement that the supreme court would have to visit the situation and pave the way for comics of today to do what they wa...
Nate Thomas - Episode 34 29.07.2019
A Sam Kinison movie a subject tossed around for years from his brother Bills book ''Brother Sam'' to Howard Stern buying the rights to it then letting his window to the rights close without making it to HBO's desk where it sits but wont move. After the Ill success of Man on the Moon with Jim Cary about the life of comedian Andy Kaufman theirs a major hesitation to move on another film on a comic,c...
Jim Breuer - Episode 33 22.07.2019
In the next generation of comics he has made a name for himself in a time that Facebook could make you a star he had one of the must see viral videos,the share it up click away. Taking a everyone can relate point of view on subjects he'd be part of comedy the next generation movement.
Steve Martin - Episode 32 16.07.2019
The Godfathers of comedy a select group in a class of their own,the best of the best that the same names would be in everyone's top comics of all time join us as we review one of the last living icons of comedy. Most could only hope to touch the success of a man who has done it all that would leave the word legendary on anything he touched.
Bill Burr - Episode 31 07.07.2019
A look at a comics comic the guy most people in the business look up to and want to listen to,with a guy sitting next to you at a bar attitude his outlook on life was funny no act involved with a voice that would be remembered he would take a hostile look at subjects in a time where being offended was the norm he would quite simply tell it like it is!
Andrew Dice Clay - Episode 30 23.06.2019
A look at the ''living legend'' category few have reached the heights or longevity of his career,only a few can claim the title of #1 comic on the planet it was only for a short time but he owned it! From a rise to stardom to a step back then a rebirth follow us as we look at an iconic and controversial comic,the 80's a time when no one was offended by anything and he made the most of it.
Jackie Gleason - Episode 29 16.06.2019
A conversation about a legend whose performances would go in to the rare iconic category,few maintain the longevity and success he had. From television to movies to music he would leave behind a legacy from a time long forgotten. His roles reached more than one generation and lines that would be repeated to this day from black and white to color films he set the bar!
Norm Macdonald - Episode 28 09.06.2019
A comedian whose clean G rated humor that would go so far the opposite direction of what others were doing he would leave you in stitches,where your first reaction would be Awee that was so obvious then seconds later laugh it was so obvious it was funny,bearing the ups and downs of the comedy business from albums to movies to commercials he would not only be remembered but he would survive!
Billy Crystal - Episode 27 02.06.2019
A comic whose catch phrases would have a generation repeating them,gone viral where the answer to any situation in life could be his one liner, from legendary movies that would make you think about life ,television and Broadway appearances his hard work and paying his dues would launch his career to the top!
Eddie Murphy - Episode 26 26.05.2019
When you say the words comedy legend its usually referenced to a passed on comedian who paved the way,few enjoy the title of living legend,join us as we take a look at an iconic comic from the 80's that would set the bar for future generations to shoot for. Inspiring a long list of today's comedians his amazing career of stand up movies and anything he touched would leave audiences begging for mor...
Jerry Seinfield - Episode 25 20.05.2019
A look at a comic whose show about nothing would launch him to mega star status,few get the title of being the best at what they do and he took ''working clean'' to the top of its game. From stand up to sitcoms to cartoon movies to reality shows to a web series hes maintained his status as one of the most talked about comics of his generation,join us as we take the trip
Abbott and Costello - Episode 24 12.05.2019
A look at a comedy team from a long forgotten time of burlesque shows radio legends black and white to color film and tv a duo who's comedy routine Whose on first would be one of the most recognizable of all time join us as we take a trip to another place and time
Kevin Hart - Episode 23 05.05.2019
A look at a comic who would take the phrase ''everyone wants to be famous,but no one wants to put in the work'' to the next level. Winning comedy contests to small then major roles in sitcoms to a movie career and comedy cd list that would make him legend to the young generation of his time,he would pave the road and never look back.
Bob Newhart - Episode 22 27.04.2019
A look at a comic from another time and era the legends,comics who paved the way for today's artists from a stand up comedy carer with albums that would rival the Beatles and Rolling Stones on Billboards top artists of the time to legendary sitcom tv shows to movie appearances few can claim the longevity of his career join us on the magical trip.
The Jerky Boys - Episode 21 20.04.2019
A look at the duo that would make prank phone calls an art form,from memorable one liners to characters to quotes you could use in daily situations we follow the rise and the fall that would break up the duo to rumors of a possible return 20 years later!
Mitch Hedberg - Episode 20 14.04.2019
A look at the life of a comic whose one line jokes on off subjects would launch his career to the peak most comics dream about,his quick rise was only challenged by his quick fall due to open use of drugs that would eventually take his life,another legend gone before his time.
Ellen Degeneres - Episode 19 06.04.2019
A look in to the power of positive people from early days of stand up to her television sitcom to a talk show that would launch her to status of the Oprah's Letterman's and Lenno's,becoming an Icon for LGBT rights she would be looked up to by a generation of followers.
Steven Wright - Episode 18 31.03.2019
A look in to a Boston comic whose memorable lethargic voice with slow deadpan delivery of short ironic philosophical jokes mostly one liners would make him stand out as something different in comedy,from memorable nights at the famous Ding Ho Chinese restaurant to a spot on Johnny Carson's tonight show that would launch him to legend status,we follow the trip.
Jeff Dunham - Episode 17 23.03.2019
A look in to the man who would bring ventriloquism back to main stream and introduce a new generation to it,a trip from a long road of paying his dues to a main stream comedy standing that would rival any comic that ever lived,leaving a resume that few would achieve and the price that the cost of fame would take on his personal life.
George Carlin - Episode 16 17.03.2019
A look in to the life of the comic that would challenge the FCC itself to create monitoring on public airwaves of what could and could not be said,his outlook on dark subjects of religion politics government the English language psychology and more would make audiences laugh but more importantly think,voted by Rolling Stone and Comedy Central the number 2 comic of all time he would leave behind a...
Bill Cosby - Episode 15 10.03.2019
A difficult controversial look in to the life of the comic who would become known as Americas dad a trip from his rise to fame to comedy legend to the downfall of over 60 women accusing him of sexual misconduct to his year long trial and conviction of these crimes.
Brad Server - Episode 14 28.02.2019
Visit The Three Stooges as only family could through the eyes of Curly Howard's grandson Brad Server he will take you on a trip of the Stooges past what hes doing to carry on their legacy in the present and what in the future for the memory of the iconic trio
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