Category: Comedy

 “The Godfather Of Punk Rock Stand-Up Comedy” and Author of Doing Time: Comedians Talk Stand-Up  Jawbone Press, www.jawbonepress.com Q- J.T. “ Doing Time” is a rather strange title for a book about stand-up comics. It sounds like they’re in prison. What do you have to say about that? A- There’s definitely a connotation there but there’s a vernacular among comedians where they say,’ Are you doing any time tonight?’ meaning are you going to get up onstage. Typically well-known headliners will drop in to a show just to either watch…

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In September of 2009, he will celebrate his 40th year in Show Business. He opened the show for Frank Sinatra for 14 years, traveling the world with him. He’s made over 500 appearances on national television as a stand-up comedian, including the Tonight Show and David Letterman. If you said, that sounds like Tom Dreesen – you’d be right! Q – Soon, you will celebrate your 40th year in Show Business. You say, “All my dreams have come true”. What dreams are you referring to? A – To make it…

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Two of the zaniest guys in the business of making people laugh, are Roger Peltz and Roger Behr. They are known as Roger and Roger. Material is never a problem, since they can draw from some one hundred celebrity impressions. We spoke with this very funny duo at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, where they’re co-starring with Tony Orlando. Q – When you left your hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, were you afraid of the competition you’d encounter in Los Angeles? Peltz – No. We knew there was not…

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An actor, comedian, singer – that best describes Sandy Hackett. He’s and emcee of the Sahara Hotel’s Monday Night Talent Showcase In Las Vegas for the past three years. He grew up in a show business atmosphere, as his father is famed comedian Buddy Hackett. We chatted with Sandy recently about his life and ambitions. Q – Has anyone achieved any type of success from the Vegas Talent Shows you produce? A –   Maybe 200 – 300 people have gotten work out of it but there would be no…

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He’s been called the most talented and versatile comedian in show business. He’s appeared on the Tonight Show, HBO, co-hosted a radio show with Elayne Boosler and entertained audiences everywhere from Carnegie Hall in New York to the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He’s a regular performer in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe, Reno and Laughlin with celebrities like Joan Rivers, George Carlin, Tom Jones, The Beach Boys, Gloria Estefan, and Jackie Mason. We are talking about Dennis Blair who was kind…

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Robin Williams described him as a “kind of white Richard Pryor.” Tom Shales called him ”Lenny Bruce at ramming speed.” The world knew him as Sam Kinison. At the height of his fame in the late 1980’s, comedian Sam Kinison appeared regularly on Saturday Night Live and the David Letterman Show, packed concert halls across the country and sold hundreds of thousands of records. In April of 1992, Sam Kinison died in a car crash in the California desert. He was only 38 years old. Bill Kinison, Sam’s brother and…

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Michael Lee Clayton is a Robin Williams look-a-like, who also happens to be a singer. Based out of Pennsylvania, we talked to Michael recently about this unique combination. Q – When did you first realize you looked like Robin Williams? A – I was a weekend warrior, a weekend entertainer, pretty successful, a lot of nightclub engagements, always with bands. When Robin Williams came out, people would constantly during the night go ‘Na nu, Na nu’ to me. I’d sing a pretty song like ‘And I love you so,’ and…

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She made her first stage appearance in March of 1955 in San Francisco. Booked for two weeks, she was held over for an incredible 89 week engagement. She’s been acclaimed as the world’s only female stand-up comic of international stature — probably because she’s performed all over the world. She is Phyllis Diller. We talked with Phyllis Diller about her life in Show Business. Q – Ms. Diller, -what keeps you busy these days? What’s your schedule like? A – Oh, boy. Well if I were in town, every night…

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