Game Changers With Vicki Abelson

I love Julie Warner. She co-starred in Mr. Saturday Night with Billy Crystal, marrying his Buddy Young Jr., I flirted with Buddy, 10 years earlier on SNL. We have crazy 2 degrees all over the place. Add Doc Hollywood, Nip/Tuck, Dexter and loads of other great work, Julie's managed to live her dream... how the hell did she do it? We shared tales about Billy and Julie shares the secrets of her succe...

Jack McGee, one of my favorite actors, from one of my favorite (maybe my favorite) show of all time, Rescue Me, in the studio. Jack's IMDB is longer than Trump's nose. The Fighter, Moneyball, Crash, NYPD Blue, to name but a very few. Fantastic, amazing conversation, and, he sang! Loved every minute. Vicki Abelson's The Road Taken, Live, Wed, July 12th at 7 pm PT. Live on ZinnaTV And, on my Faceboo...

Our first Live show on ZInnaTV was a great time. Rachelle Carson-Begley was an ideal first guest. The actress (Falcon Crest, Boston Legal, NYPD Blue, State of Grace, Eight Simple Rules), activist, environmentalist, was crazy fun. Where the fuck was Ed? Unscheduled late call shooting on Future Man for Hulu. He'll be with us Wed, July 26th. Gave us more time with his gorgeous girl. Their Podcast, Be...

Bonus BROADcast! It's not every day I chat with a Marquis. An actual blueblood. Michael Des Barres reeks education and sophistication. He's also a Movie Star, a TV Star, a Rock Star, and currently, a DJ, on Little Steven's Underground Garage. A one-time junkie who married, perhaps the most celebrated groupie of our time, Michael's a sober, devoted, father, and ex. A true renaissance man, he speaks...

Guido the killer pimp. Ralphie, the killer. Period. Joe Pantoliano, aka Joey Pants, scared me. Joey's appeared in innumerable iconic films of varying genres. His work includes : The Idolmaker(a personal favorite), Risky Business, The Goonies, La Bamba, Midnight Run, Bad Boys I and II, Empire of the Sun, The Fugitive, The Matrix, Memento, and Daredevil, to name but some. Most notably perhaps, his R...

Enviable view... as I write, Chris Johnson is spending his nights staring into the glorious, celebrated, backside of Jennifer Lopez. A hired gun, Chris has sat behind, and supported, Rihanna, Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Seal, Patti LaBelle Nelly Furtado, Anastasia, and Fantasia... to name but a bunch. Self-taught, discovered playing drums in church at 17, Chris's first professional gig was being disco...

Discovered by Robert DeNiro at 17, Domenick Lombardozzi, has barely stopped to breathe. Currently, he has three projects in various stages of production. I met Dom at Phil Rosenthal’s movie night a couple of years ago when they were working on The Winklers. I'm not sure if it's our shared Bronx heritage, or if it's just Dom's way, but every time I see him it's like hanging with famiily. This conve...

I met Eddie years ago in NY… we did a Comedy Central pilot together, and, he gave one of the most explosively hysterical performances Women Who Write has ever witnessed They call him the Bitter Buddha, a modern day cross between Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles, and
 Eckart Tolle. Eddie’s had recurring roles on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and has appeared on The Life and Times of Tim, It’s Always Su...

Teen heartthrob, actor, pop star, author, activist… what's struck me most about this man I’ve adored since childhood is what a lovely and fine human he is. Paul Petersen began his career as a Mouseketeer, then appeared in Houseboat with Sophia Loren and Cary Grant, achieving stardom playing Jeff Stone from 1958 to 1966 on The Donna Reed Show. A pop star as well, Paul had hit records with She Can't...

I met Chris Lemmon on The Facebook. We had an instant, easy rapport, and affection. He’s been warm, loving, generous, honoring me with brilliant words for Don’t Jump, and, willing at first utterance when I have a request. Son of the late, great, iconic, actor, Jack Lemmon, the resemblance both in appearance and voice are almost unnerving. A gifted pianist, Chris followed his father's acting footst...

Quadruple threat Cameron Dye's has starred in film, TV, theatre, is a renowned musician, singer/songwriter, and, he's hot. Wait, that's way more than four. At UCLA, Cameron found a kindred spirit in fellow aspiring thespian Tim Robbins, and became a founding member of the Actors Gang, the groundbreaking theater company that would go on to become a beloved Los Angeles institution with a mission of...

Hysterically funny, whip-smart(are whips smart?) and painfully self-aware, there's nothing that doesn't sparkle with the Cathy Ladman spin. Cathy tells all... at least most... her teenage romance with Jerry Seinfeld from Long Island to Israel and back again... demanding panel on The Tonight Show, facing off with Roseanne, and her struggle with anorexia, which has led to her most heart-wrenching, a...

You don't have to like music, drummers, or Billy Joel, to love Liberty DeVitto. Who the fuck doesn't love music, drummers, and Billy Joel? Liberty is best known as the long time drummer for Billy Joel, which spanned 30 years. In addition to his work with Billy, Liberty's also been an active session and touring musician working with Carly Simon, Phoebe Snow, Karen Carpenter, Stevie Nicks, Rick Wake...

Spending time with Donny Most, aka, Ralph Malph, IS Happy Days. Warm, open, thoughtful and fun, Donny, maintains his teen spirit- infectious sweetness. Two degrees of craziness, I reconnected Donny with his childhood camp bud, who doubled as my boyfriend (see Cloris Leachman), coveted his first show-biz gig, and share mad love for his lifelong best friend, Anson Williams. Maybe that 'splains why I...

A long time fan of Grammy & Oscar Nominated singer/songwriter, Stephen Bishop, we met briefly after one his concerts a couple of years ago. I commenced begging and pleading to get him in the living room for Women Who Write. He was willing to come, as long as he didn't have to sing. The only AM singing he does is at 1 AM, 3 AM, even 5 AM. Well, no problem at 8 pm... when we recorded this here. Warm...

Recipient of the 2017 Herb Sargent Award from the Writer's Guild of America, Steve O'Donnell spent 13 years as head writer for David Letterman. Spending moments with him is enough to understand why. The man is FUNNY. And, lovely. Steve also spent a couple of years on The Chris Rock Show, The Man Show, re-teamed with its co-host as head writer on Jimmy Kimmel Live, also, The Bonnie Hunt Show. Seinf...

Dishing Oscars and so much more with 6 Time Emmy Winner, Bruce Vilanch ~Oscars, Emmys and Tonysm oh my! Writer of jokes for gazillions...including: Lily Tomlin, Billy Crystal (Bruce helmed his famed, brilliant Oscar shows), Roseanne Barr, Rosie O'Donnell, Paul Reiser, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, and Robin Williams, to name but a few. Performing himself, from Hollywood Squares...

Recorded some weeks ago, I held on to this gem, not knowing why... until Saturday, when Chuck Berry passed. Old pal, Steve Conte, who's got one of the greatest rock voices of all time (he was Paul Simon's vocal stand-in for years) has played with just about everyone throughout his career, has a classic Berry story, which he shares here. Time has come today. Steve’s first road gig, was touring with...

Part 2 of my interview with Peter Bogdanovich focus's on Orson, Cassavetes, Tatum, Peter's director's cut which surprised him the most, his upcoming book, his next movie and the film he promised to finish. I left the studio for the first time to sit down with Academy Award-winning writer/director, Peter Bogdanovich. Wouldn't you? Time flew during our intimate conversation. So much so that this wil...

I left the studio for the first time to sit down with Academy Award-winning writer/director, Peter Bogdanovich. Wouldn't you? Time flew during our intimate conversation. So much so that this will be another first... a two-parter. He could've talked all night and I would have still wanted more. I knew about The Last Picture Show, What's Up Doc, Mask, and Paper Moon... there's so much more I didn't...

One the most delightful conversations I've ever had... Nancy Allen is as adorable to chat with as she is to behold. A fellow Bronx girl––kindred spirit, she went to the school I coveted––there's a story! Nancy’s first film was The Last Detail with Jack Nicholson’s as his reluctant date… what a way to start a career… from there she went on to Carrie, coupled with John Travolta, who she reteamed wit...

One of the most recognizable voices in the world, Shadoe Stevens' been the host of American Top 40 - broadcast to an estimated 1 billion listeners a week. Share, Shadoe! Currently, he's the voice of the Antenna TV Network, and the new Craig Ferguson series for the History Channel, "Join or Die."
 He was also the voice of Ferguson’s “The Late Late Show.” Shadoe's voiced countless commercials and ha...

Who's running the show? Well, if it's a great comedy, good chance it's Mike Royce. Showrunner of the reimagined One Day At A Time currently streaming on Netflix, the stupendous Men of A Certain Age, and, Luckie Louie... plus Emmy-nominated writer, and exec producer on Everybody Loves Raymond. The man knows how to do this. I've known Mike since a gazillion years ago, when he was the main MC, introd...

Paula Poundstone, American Comedy, and Cable Ace Award Winning Comedian. The funny does not get funnier. 60 second Quik Quip Preview https://youtu.be/aqEYxQXspc4 Also available on: iTunes http://apple.co/2dj8ld3 Stitcher http://bit.ly/2h3R1fl tunein http://bit.ly/2gGeItj BROADcast debuts 2/7/17 Vicki Abelson's BROADcast: The Road Taken Produced by Louise Palanker Sound Engineer Jon Mattox This wee...

When the world's gone mad, we need Mo. Actress, comedian, writer, activist, Mo Gaffney, is a two-time Obie winner, a regular on Absolutely Fabulous, That 70s Show, Mad About You, and a host of other performances on television and film. We talk career path, the state of the union, and, what her activism looks like. And, of course, we laugh. Because, Mo's funny! Even now, This week's show is sponsor...