The Gary and Kenny Show (Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler)
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| 25 Feb 2022 | The Director's Chair | 00:59:37 | |
Beth McCarthy-Miller is a 10 time Emmy Nominee, 11 seasons directing Saturday Night Live. She’s directed The MTV VMA’s, The Super Bowl Half Time shows, dozens of 1/2 hour comedies including 30 Rock, Veep, Modern Family, The Kaminsky Method, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Young Sheldon just to name a few. We talk beginnings, highlights, lowlights and whether she thought Kenny was a good boss. | |||
| 11 Mar 2022 | Pat Bullard for the Win | 00:59:37 | |
He wrote for sitcoms Roseanne, Reba, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Grace Under Fire and Last Man Standing. He hosted the game shows: Hold Everything, Love Connection and Card Sharks. Pat Bullard is funny, handsome and a helluva nice guy. Which makes it hard for the rest of us to compete. | |||
| 18 Mar 2022 | Hawk Koch: Growing up in the Movie Business | 00:56:59 | |
At 5, Clark Gable took him on a horseback ride, his dad was head of Paramount Pictures. Hawk was involved in the making of “Chinatown”, “The Way We Were” “Heaven Can Wait” “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Wayne’s World” just to name a few! He’s the former President of the Academy of Motion Pictures and the Producers Guild of America. And we’re talking to him right before the Oscars! A don’t miss fascinating conversation on the Gary & Kenny Show! | |||
| 25 Mar 2022 | Paul Hirsch: In the Room Where it Happened | 00:59:59 | |
He was in the room with George Lucas editing “Star Wars” and “The Empire Strikes Back”. He was in the room with De Palma editing “Carrie”, “Blowout” and “Mission Impossible”. He was in the room with John Hughes editing “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and "Planes, Trains & Automobiles”, and Herb Ross doing “Footloose”. He was in the room with Joel Schumacher editing "Falling Down” and with Taylor Hackford doing “Ray”. And now he’s in the The Gary & Kenny Show. | |||
| 01 Apr 2022 | James Rolfe: It's Good to be a Nerd | 00:32:15 | |
James Rolfe and his long running YouTube character "The Angry Video Game Nerd" are household names to over 3.5 Million subscribers. A triple threat as a Gamer, a Movie buff and a rock and roller, he joins The Gary & Kenny Show to talk about how he started his career as an internet broadcasting pioneer, how he manages to get the job done without leaving home and we discover some things about Kenny killing nazis from his living room and sipping martinis! | |||
| 08 Apr 2022 | Pot Pourri | 00:30:45 | |
This week is a potpourri of topics that include pot and pourri. Kenny talks about his frightening day at the zoo, Gary on wine (literally), Gary shows off his announcer chops and other entertaining repartee. You’ll never get the half-hour back again but that doesn’t mean you won’t have a good time. | |||
| 15 Apr 2022 | Kirk Ward: Small Town Kid Makes Good | 00:59:37 | |
From living in his car and friends garages to becoming EP/Showrunner for the $100M “John Wick” prequel “The Continental” that is now filming in Budapest. We go half way around the world and speak with Kirk about his journey, life on-location in Hungary, the John Wick universe and working with Mel Gibson. It’s a fascinating, fun and revealing conversation with a special bonus of Kirk doing his impersonation of Kenny. | |||
| 22 Apr 2022 | Much Ado About Stuff | 00:53:05 | |
If you like to hear Gary & Kenny rattle on about how much better looking we are then old people used to be, the price of being a provocateur and hear Kenny's Andy Warhol story. If that’s exactly what you’re looking for, or possibly even close, this is the episode for you! | |||
| 29 Apr 2022 | What's So Funny About Dystopia? | 00:37:48 | |
Comedian and talk show host, John Poveromo joins Gary & Kenny to share stories, opinions and how his very popular show, named after an imagined state of great suffering andinjustice, “Dystopia Tonight” came to be. | |||
| 06 May 2022 | The Many Voices of Jeff Richards | 00:43:11 | |
He went from Madtv to Saturday Night Live. His character“Drunk Girl” was a regular on “Weekend Update”. With his own repertoire of characters and impersonations it turned out the only cast he really needed was himself. Which he showcases on the aptly named “The Jeff Richard’s Show”. Enjoy our candid conversation with Jeff and a few of his celebrity friends that live inside his head. | |||
| 20 May 2022 | Laurie Zaks: From Page to Producer | 00:50:17 | |
It was a twisted road that brought Producer Laurie Zaks success. It began giving tours at NBC, a few stopovers at Comedy Central and CBS before she developed and produced the mega-hit “Castle”. She now helms her own production company with a very specific mission. Before we spoke with Laurie, Gary and Kenny debate where Garys’ career went off the rails. | |||
| 27 May 2022 | Where’s your Baby Man Now? | 00:57:16 | |
You know him. You love him. He was one of the original “Make Me Laugh” comics along side Bob Sagat, Gary Shandling and Howie Mandel. He shared the stage with Robin Williams, Richard Pryor and our own Gary Kroeger. The man who gave birth to “Baby Man”…Ladies and gentleman and all you non-binaries out there…we give you Bruce Baum! | |||
| 03 Jun 2022 | Off-Script | 00:48:49 | |
Once again, Gary & Kenny go off-script because neither of them can memorize a script anymore. But they did remember their time doing comedy specials at UCLA, San Quentin Prison and at Miramar Air Base, home of the “Top Gun” pilots. Also Gary tells about his role in the “Fantasticks” and Kenny tells about his barbecue with the cult family next door. It’s the last show of the season so enjoy! | |||
| 19 Sep 2022 | We’re Back and so is Brad Hall! | 00:55:17 | |
After a long hiatus, Gary and Kenny are back. And we brought Brad Hall with us. We talk about our time- off, love, death, pain, hernia’s, death again, relationships, wing-foiling, more talk about death and then we play a game of “What did Kenny Do?” | |||
| 30 Sep 2022 | The Storm and the Fury | 01:01:56 | |
David Fury started out in comedy, so how did he end up writing and producing shows like “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, “24”, "Lost”, "911”, "Magnum P.I" and “Lethal Weapon”? And the other question you may have is: “why did we interview Ken’s dear friend Laura Foy right before Hurricane Ian hit” and how that might have not been a great idea. | |||
| 18 Nov 2022 | Stage Manager To The Stars | 00:55:01 | |
Debbie Williams was the Stage Manager for 20 Oscars, 32 Golden Globes, 25 Jerry Lewis Telethons and 98 episodes of American Idol. | |||
| 02 Dec 2022 | It's What the Holidays are all About | 00:29:47 | |
The Gary & Kenny Holiday Extravaganza Show! NO Special Guests! NO Holiday Music! NO Holiday Decorations and NO Extravaganza! None! Just Gary and Kenny spending some time together! Because that’s what the holidays are all about. Right? | |||
| 08 Dec 2022 | Behind Enemy Lines | 00:52:01 | |
She survived the hurricane but can a progressive liberal gay woman survive living in a red state? We first interviewed former TV Host Laura Foy hours before her house was hit and battered by Hurricane Ian. Well she finally has her internet back and she speaks to us about living through that frightening night. And speaking of scary, she lives where a lot of folks don’t care for her type. | |||
| 13 Jan 2023 | The Man that Went Viral | 00:55:06 | |
So this sports guy has to fill in for the weather guy, he complains on air about it and whaddya know…the bit goes viral! He’s all over the place, 32 million views, 26 interviews, he’s a star! He lives right near Gary! Gary knows him! Gary used to be the biggest star in Waterloo, Iowa and now it’s this guy! So we got him on the show! And maybe his viral is contagious and we’ll go viral too! | |||
| 26 Jan 2023 | The Potato Chip Incident | 00:42:06 | |
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for California. Mass shootings, floods and an earthquake. But there’s very little sympathy toward California. Is it the actors job to make sure the gun is safe? The Oscar Nominations. Why who didn’t get the nod gets more attention than those that did. And of course there's the potato chip incident. | |||
| 24 Feb 2023 | When Funny Was Funny | 00:55:53 | |
Tracy Katsky Boomer was a former Comedy TV Executive who developed “Arrested Development” and “Malcolm in the Middle”. She Exec. Produced “Santa Clarita Diet”. Tracy has long traveled in comedy circles and could genuinely be considered a comedy muse. After all she was Sarah Silverman’s roommate. We discuss the state of comedy, what makes Kenny cringe and why Gary’s not like the rest of us. | |||
| 03 Mar 2023 | Making Movies in Modern Times | 00:49:40 | |
Mark Pellington is a filmmaker. His directing credits include “The Mothman Prophecies”, “Arlington Road”, “The Last Word” and “Survive”. He has directed multiple TV series such as “Blindspot and “Cold Case” and is a much sought after music video director. We hear his thoughts on this years movies, what kinds of movies we’ll see in the future and where we’ll watch them. We learn how he came to act opposite Tom Cruise and whether he would let his kid play football. | |||
| 13 Mar 2023 | Our Two Cents on the Oscars and Jamie Lee Curtis | 00:33:00 | |
The Academy Awards brought back memories for Gary Kroeger; like the time he got to kiss Jamie Lee Curtis and his run-ins with Robert Blake. Meanwhile, Kenny wonders why there’s so much vomiting in movies nowadays. And what is a Banshee anyway? | |||
| 12 May 2023 | We're Back! And We're Slightly Better than Before | 00:55:26 | |
Learn why Gary was hiding under the bed and who was the hot teacher Kenny lusted after in Junior High. And we'll explain why our generation may actually be happy we're gonna die. | |||
| 19 May 2023 | The Always Funny Mark Cohen | 00:54:44 | |
You've seen him on "Louie", "The Sarah Silverman Show", "Make Me Laugh" and doing stand-up on MTV and Comedy Central. And now you get to see him with us. | |||
| 26 May 2023 | Writers Against The Machine | 00:29:10 | |
The writers strike is about more than wages. We are joined by writer Susan Hurwitz Arneson to discuss how we got here and what’s at stake. | |||
| 11 Jun 2023 | Guys and Gadgets | 00:54:25 | |
Tech guy Steve Greenberg with great Father’s Day gift ideas while Gary and Kenny have no idea | |||
| 27 Jun 2023 | It's not easy being gay in Florida | 01:00:24 | |
Laura Foy is a gay parent living in Florida. She survived Hurricane Ian but can she survive DeSantis? | |||
| 12 Jul 2023 | The Adventures of Mike Armstrong | 00:34:12 | |
He began as the head writer for the game show "Remote Control". He wrote for Penn & Teller, Dennis Leary, Michael Richards and Craig Ferguson. He won an Oscar for a short film he did with Steven Wright. And he explains why that evening turned out to be a disaster. | |||
| 15 Sep 2023 | Not Dead Yet | 00:40:06 | |
It's been a long hot summer but not enough to kill us so we’re starting another season. Gary has a lot of important issues he needs to get off his chest. Kenny questions why white eggs and brown eggs are packed in separate cartons. | |||
| 11 Oct 2023 | Eoin Macken's Got it Good | 00:45:03 | |
Eoin Macken star of the hit NBC series "La Brea" is our guest. Eoin shares his thoughts on acting, his thoughts on accents, working with Dinosaurs, dating Neanderthals, and would he rather die from the heat or the cold. | |||
| 21 Oct 2023 | Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I'm a hundred and four? | 00:27:42 | |
Boomers parents are living into their 100s. It's predicted boomers will live even longer. Boy, our kids are gonna be pissed. Also, Kenny tells of the sexual encounter that still confuses him. And Gary finally shows us his halo. A don’t miss episode! (Unless you have something else to do) | |||
| 30 Oct 2023 | When Naturally Stupid meets Artificial Intelligence | 00:36:56 | |
Fortunately for us, Gary’s beautiful wife, Shannon, is a software designer and she helps explain it to us. And Kenny fills us in on some interesting facts that very few people care about | |||
| 09 Dec 2023 | A Rug Story | 00:53:33 | |
Kenny is back from Istanbul and he’s learned a few things about rugs. And big time movie/TV/Theater mogul Mark Gordon calls in while we’re doing the show and tells Gary he may be in his next play! | |||
| 08 Jan 2024 | Who Killed JFK and other things we forgot to mention in 2023 | 00:39:54 | |
Plus! Do movies about real people have an obligation to the truth? And what should Kenny do about the mistaken text inviting him to a party and blueberry pie? | |||
| 25 Jan 2024 | Illeana Douglas: Movies Matter | 00:53:09 | |
Actress/Author Illeana Douglas is our guest. Her film credits include some of the most unforgettable movies of our time;“Cape Fear”, “Goodfellas” and “To Die For”. We talk about her very interesting upbringing, her love of movies and her new book “Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream House to Dark Suburbia”. | |||
| 18 Mar 2024 | Chances are Ed Zwick Made One of Your Favorite Movies | 00:50:21 | |
Writer/Director Ed Zwick talks to us about his new book and making movies. A partial list of his credits include: | |||
| 09 Apr 2024 | Susie Essman will no longer "Curb" her Enthusiasm | 00:53:32 | |
She yelled, she cursed, she insulted. And we're gonna miss her. Susie Essman talks about her years on "Curb", what's next and what made the show so funny. | |||
| 15 Apr 2024 | Original MTV VJ Mark Goodman | 00:51:08 | |
He host two shows on Sirius XM, he's got a new podcast and he shares what he really thinks about Kenny | |||
| 22 May 2024 | Pent Up Rants | 00:34:04 | |
| 19 Jun 2024 | Is this anyway to run a airline and other things that are upsetting | 00:32:56 | |
Flying Sucks, Jobs of the Future, why Bob Eubanks never liked Gary, | |||
| 30 Aug 2024 | We're Back! And this time it's Personal | 00:31:29 | |
Gary opens up more than he should and Kenny talks about his new toothbrush! | |||
| 09 Sep 2024 | Help! I’m at Robert Evans House and I can’t get out! | 00:27:30 | |
Producer/Studio Head Robert Evans was a Hollywood icon. Talent manager Lee Kernis tells us about the time “Bob” had him up to the house. An offer Lee couldn’t refuse. | |||
| 04 Oct 2024 | Paul Shaffer | 00:31:45 | |
There's a new movie out about the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live so we talked to someone who was there. | |||
| 18 Oct 2024 | Remembering Gilbert Gottfried | 00:39:25 | |
| 12 Dec 2024 | When Animals Attack and when casting directors tell-all | 00:28:52 | |
We're back and as chatty as ever. And our conversation with legendary Casting Director Joel Thurm who cast "Airplane", "Grease","Rocky Horror Picture Show" just to name a few. And TV classics such as "Taxi" "Starsky and Hutch", "Charlies Angels", "Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island" just to name a few more | |||
| 10 Jan 2025 | Shouldn't you be evacuating? | 00:32:38 | |
It's not been a good few days in LA, and while the fires still surrounding Ken, he'd rather talk to Gary than pack up his belongings. | |||
| 31 Jan 2025 | No Ordinary Joe | 00:34:33 | |
Kroeger and Piscopo share SNL stories and what they're gonna wear to the 50th reunion. | |||
| 27 Feb 2025 | Gary at the SNL Reunion | 00:26:03 | |
Gary's favorite moments and insights. Plus! Who he snuck a look at the | |||
| 09 Apr 2021 | The Many Lives of Brad Hall | 00:58:00 | |
Brad Hall, actor/writer/director and host Gary Kroeger's former cast mate from Saturday Night Live is our first guest. The good times, the bad times of SNL, writing sit-coms, directing his wife Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep. And who has the right of way; the guy in the wheelchair or a mother pushing her newborn in a stroller? | |||
| 16 Apr 2021 | A conversation with Mega Film/TV Producer Mark Gordon | 01:10:12 | |
He's one of the most successful Producers in film and television. His films include "Saving Private Ryan", "Speed", "The Day after Tomorrow", "Steve Jobs" and "Molly's Game" just to name a few. His television series are no less impressive, "Grey's Anatomy", "Criminal Minds" and "Ray Donavon". | |||
| 16 Apr 2021 | More with Mark Gordon | 00:33:20 | |
What is the future of movie theaters, Network Television? We talked about the hardest movie he ever made, what it's like working with Aaron Sorkin and what the Jobs family thought about the movie "Steve Jobs". And is film school really worth it? More of our conversation with one of Hollywoods most successful producers. | |||
| 23 Apr 2021 | The Not Despicable Producer of Despicable Me | 00:58:34 | |
How's this for a list of movie credits; the "Despicable Me" franchise and all the "Minions" movies,"The Secret Life of Pets","The Lorax", "Ice Age", "Sing", the upcoming "Mario" and "Shrek" movies. If you're a fan of any of these movies or animation itself, this is a conversation you'll want to hear. Chris Meledandri, CEO of Illumination and the person the "Hollywood Reporter" called the "Titan of Animation". | |||
| 30 Apr 2021 | The Curious Case of Tim Kazurinsky | 00:54:03 | |
SNL alumni, actor and screenwriter, Tim Kazurinsky on his journey from a coal mine town in Pennsylvania to a world away in Australia and somehow onto the stages of Second City and 30 Rock. His life after SNL and his friendship with John Belushi. | |||
| 07 May 2021 | Oh! That David Mandel! | 00:56:32 | |
Yea we all know a David Mandel but this one wrote for "SNL", “Seinfeld”, wrote and directed “Curb” and “Veep”! Pretty, pretty good credits and he explains how it happened, what it's like working with Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. There's a lot of advice for aspiring writers as well. And if you listen closely you can hear his son practicing his prayer for the matzoh. | |||
| 14 May 2021 | The Man, The Myth, The Morty! | 00:59:35 | |
Robert “Morty” Morton former Exec. Producer of Late Night with David Letterman and Talent Manager, Lee Kernis share some behind the scenes show biz stories. Morty's first seeing Dave, Lee's run-in with Stormy Daniels, dinner with Carson and why comics "drop trough". | |||
| 21 May 2021 | The Man behind The Monk | 00:57:23 | |
What to make of Andy Breckman? From performing folk song parodies to writing for Letterman and SNL, he then goes on to create the monumental hit TV detective show "Monk". Oh. And "American Pie" guy, Don McClean hates him. | |||
| 28 May 2021 | What About Bob? | 00:57:53 | |
As an audio engineer he met Christopher Guest and they became good friends. Then he audio engineered the National Lampoon Radio Hour and became friends with Chevy, Belushi, Radner, Murray, etc. He produced the Blues Brothers Album and started writing and producing TV. He produced and wrote on SNL and is responsible for hiring Gary Kroeger to be in the cast. And shows no remorse for doing so. | |||
| 04 Jun 2021 | Been there. Done that. | 00:56:53 | |
Doug Herzog rose the ranks at MTV Networks to become its President, launched Comedy Central, did a stint at Fox, ran USA Network, went back to Comedy Central. His skill and instincts as a TV Executive have brought us landmark programming that includes, Remote Control, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, South Park, Malcolm in the Middle, and Monk. And then there was that one time at Quibi. | |||
| 11 Jun 2021 | Not that Mike Rowe. The funny Mike Rowe. | 00:56:12 | |
He wrote jokes and did stand-up. He wrote on Becker, The Nanny, Futurama, Paranormal Action Squad and Family Guy. And now he’s written a book about his journey, “It’s a Funny Thing: How the professional Comedy Business Made me Fat & Bald”. Larry David said, “If you’ve ever had any interest in comedians….you will devour Mike Rowe’s insightful, personal and yes, very funny book.” | |||
| 25 Jun 2021 | Just don't ask what Eddie Murphy is really like. | 00:55:29 | |
Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield saw a quiet young kid at SNL and figured he couldn’t be any worse than anybody else, so they took a shot and wrote a bit for him for Weekend Update. He killed. It was Eddie Murphy. The three of them went on to collaborate on some of the most iconic of SNL skits; Gumby, Buckwheat, and James Brown’s Hot Tub. The collaboration continued with them writing Coming To America, The Nutty Professor, Boomerang and the recently released sequel Coming 2 America. Barry Blaustein talks about it all and his connection to Professional Wrestling on The Gary & Kenny Show Podcast. | |||
| 02 Sep 2021 | From the Mind of Richard Kind | 00:54:38 | |
Richard Kind has fooled us all. I guess that’s what good actors do. He’s fooled us to think he was just a funny face on shows like “Spin City”, “Mad About You”, or his current role on “Curb Your Enthusiasm”. But then he shows up in movies like “A Serious Man” and “Argo. He gets a Tony nomination and wins the Drama Desk award for his role in the play “The Big Knife”. Richard is a joy and as he states in our podcast, he’s “got a story for everything”. Hear them on the Gary & Kenny Show. | |||
| 17 Sep 2021 | Wendy Whiner has Nothing to Complain About. | 00:54:05 | |
SCTV, SNL Schitt’s Creek, Ground Hog Day, are just a few of Robin Dukes credits. She founded the comedy sketch troupe “Woman Fully Clothed” and is now a college professor teaching writing and acting. But we wanted to know if she was ever drunk while performing. | |||
| 24 Sep 2021 | We Talk to a Young Person! | 00:51:19 | |
We wanted to know what was going on with the young people so we invited, Chris Kroeger, Gary’s son, to speak on their behalf. What are they watching, listening too, and how Covid has turned there lives upside down. | |||
| 01 Oct 2021 | Why it’s a Miracle to get a Movie Made | 00:58:45 | |
Novelist, Screenwriter, Director, Allison Burnett discusses filmmaking and why it’s great to have a girls name. | |||
| 08 Oct 2021 | Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | 00:46:09 | |
Getting stood up, pairing a seasick patch with a good wine and shampooing your monkey. That, and musical discovery Carly and the Universe. | |||
| 27 Oct 2021 | Q&A with Producer Mark Gordon | 01:00:11 | |
Mark Gordon's list of TV and movie credits are impressive; "Saving Private Ryan", "The Patriot", "Speed", "The Day after Tomorrow", "Steve Jobs", "Murder on the Orient Express", "Grey's Anatomy", "Criminal Minds" and "Ray Donovan" just to name a few. What is also impressive is we got him to come on and answer questions submitted by our audience. And we get his take on the recent tragedy on the set of Alec Baldwin's movie "Rust". | |||
| 05 Nov 2021 | Written by…The Many Episodes of Nick Thiel | 01:00:25 | |
The original “Magnum P.I, “Shades of Blue”, “Elementary, “White Collar", “Army Wives” “Burn Notice"....the list goes on and on. If you ever watched episodic TV, you've seen | |||
| 12 Nov 2021 | The Man Who Would be Don Roy King | 00:57:58 | |
He’s been directing Saturday Night Live for the past 17 years and is about to step down. Emmy winning Director Don Roy King shares his thoughts, stories and challenges of mounting the 90 minute comedy behemoth each week. | |||
| 23 Nov 2021 | Tis the Season for Flannel | 00:54:07 | |
Gary and Kenny bring in the holidays! We talk about turkeys, cows, cruises and resting meat. And speaking of meat…we meet Joe Sill, a filmmaker who creates futuristic worlds. We hope you enjoy and have a happy, safe Thanksgiving. | |||
| 10 Dec 2021 | The Not Despicable Mr. M | 00:59:51 | |
With the holiday release of the Sing 2 we’re bringing back our exclusive conversation with the person behind that film and many others including the franchises for “The Grinch”, “Dispicable Me”, “Ice Age”, “The Minions”, “The Secret Life of Pets”, just to name a few. And what’s up with the Shrek sequel and the Mario Brothers movie! | |||
| 17 Dec 2021 | An Eye For Talent | 01:07:10 | |
From Casting Director to Director to running a Studio for Actors, Risa talks about auditioning, casting and what to do with all those old tapes. She shares stories about her collaboration with Oliver Stone, finding Sandra Bullock and directing the cult favorite“200 Cigarettes”. | |||
| 24 Dec 2021 | Cathy the Great | 00:51:41 | |
Cathy Ladman’s a comedian, actor, writer and fortunately for us a good friend. Is Santa Real? Doing stand-up wearing protective gear, and of course an uplifting discussion on the upside of death and other holiday themed topics. We love our conversations with Cathy in our final show of 2021. Happy New Year. We hope. | |||