Tell Your Friends! History's Greatest Podcast!

This week on the Tell Your Friends! podcast, Liam sits down and spills some tea with his old friend CAROLINE WAXLER, writer, producer, and host of the WGA's podcast 'On Writing.' They talk about how Caroline went from the lucrative world of pre-Internet magazine journalism to full-time comedy writer. She talks about how she grew up with her aunt JOAN RIVERS in her life, about hanging with a pre-fame GARRY SHANDLING, the weirdness of appearing on CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD with ICE T & COCO and LARRY THE CABLE GUY, working on BEST WEEK EVER. Support TYF! at http://patreon.com.radio Rate us 5 stars on iTunes!

Liam McEneaney sat down with Irish comedian David O'Doherty the year he won the big prize at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to talk about the Irish comedy scene, Eddie Izzard's start and the night he came back to the International Comedy Club on Wicklow Street, and a lot more. Plus, a story from Kambri Crews and A Moment With Stacey Nightmare. Support TYF! at patreon.com/radio

This week on the podcast, Liam sits in a sunny window in Brooklyn and chats with cartoonist Emily Flake, the creator of the late, lamented weekly strip Lulu Eightball and a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker. Liam talks to Emily about her cartooning career, about transitioning to a mainstream artist gig, about moving from Baltimore to Chicago to Baltimore to Chicago and New York City, and we get an exclusive about her first regular writing gig, for Jenny McCarthy on Sirius/XM. You can pre-order her book That Was Awkward on Amazon. Also, we have a story from Michele Carlo about being a native New Yorker in gentrifying Brooklyn. Support TYF! on patreon: www.patreon.com/radio

In this week's encore Tell Your Friends! podcast episode, Liam visits singer/songwriter Alana Amram in her Boho Bushwick apartment under the JMZ. She talks about growing up in a musical family, how Liberace helps her when she wakes up in a foul mood, and she plays some beautiful songs. Support TYF! at patreon.com/radio

On this week's TYF! podcast classic, Liam talks to actor, author, and raconteur Stephen Tobolowsky about his long career thath as seen him playing roles in TV shows and movies such as Deadwood, Californication, Groundhog Day, and of course, the stone cold cinema classic The Glimmer Man. He has a story about them all, plus he talks about why, even as an esteemed and in-demand character actor, he still prefers to audition for roles. Plus stories from Mike Doughty and Ted Travelstead. Support TYF! at patreon.com/radio

This week on the TYF! podcast, Liam McEneaney talks to Rob Kutner, formerly a writer for Conan, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and Dennis Miller Live, about his start in comedy, about how he made the jump from writer's assistant to full-time writer, about how Dennis Miller insulting him was the greatest moment in his career, and more. Also, Liam talks about nightlife on Hollywood Boulevard and a brand of American music that has all but vanished. You can support the TYF! podcast at patreon.com/radio

Back in 2013, Liam co-produced a LIVE show called "Novelization: A Reading Based On A Major Motion Picture," where producer/hosts Liam McEneaney, Marlow Riley, and Heidi Vanderlee asked their friends "TV's Frank" Conniff (Mystery Science Theater 3000), Todd Hanson (The Onion), Joe Garden (The Onion), and Maggie Serota (SPIN magazine) to come to Union Hall in Brooklyn and read from the cheesy novelizations of cheesier movies. In addition, Brooklyn favorite hip-hop group Handjob Academy did a set that was kicked off with a song inspired by Twin Peaks. Support TYF! at www.patreon.com/radio

This week on the TYF! podcast, Liam McEneaney sits backstage with singer/songwriter (and TYF! podcast favorite) Mike Doughty before the sold out LA stop on his Ruby Vroom Tour, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of the landmark Soul Coughing album. Along this time for the conversation is Mike's longtime collaborator and touring partner Andrew "Scrap" Livingston. Liam, Mike, and Scrap discuss life in LA, on the road in a tour bus, and the beginning and end, alpha and omega, of Soul Coughing as a band. Plus, Liam stretches with an epic intro and talks about life as a native New Yorker suddenly thrust into the interstate driving life. Support TYF! at www.patreon.com/radio

In this week's encore TYF!, Liam meets on the waterfront with BARATUNDE THURSTON--tech guru, TV fixture, former editor for The Onion, and NY Times bestselling author of How To Be Black. They talk about hiss humble beginnings growing up in DC during the Crack Wars, working his way through Harvard, and much more. Plus a story from Moth multi-slam-winning champ Adam Wade

This week on the TYF! podcast, Paul Myers, author of KIDS IN THE HALL: ONE DUMB GUY, the authorized biography of the legendary sketch group, talks about his start as a "failed" Toronto musician, how following stage fright led him to follow in his brother (and future comedy legend) Mike's footsteps to a class at famed improv school Second City Toronto, which introduced him to Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald, and through them he met the rest of the KIds In The Hall. We also hear about how his friendship with the Barenaked Ladies launched him from rock journalist to acclaimed biographer, and how his long-running friendship with the Kids led to the publication of this book. It's a hell of an interview and you can't miss a single second. PLUS: We talk to baseball expert, and host of the Locked on MLB podcast, Paul Sullivan about the controversial proposal to bring the Designated Hitter rule to the National League.

In this week's TYF! podcast classic, bassist extraordinaire Cat Popper tells us about life as a touring musician, about playing Levon Helm's legendary Ramble, about how Willie Nelson is as cool as you would hope, and a whole hell of a lot more. Plus, another story from Bob Powers.

In the return of the podcast, Liam talks to Mark Brazill, creator of That 70s Show, over lunch at Denny's. They talk about Mark's childhood, his career starting as a writer for the original Dennis Miller Show with its legendary writer's room, about his encounters with the homeless of LA, and what went wrong with That '80s Show.   Liam also talks to Jen Deaderick, author of She The People, a Young Adult guide to the history of women's rights in America, about the long rocky road towards an Equal Rights Amendment.   Plus, Liam talks about the return of the podcast and his big move across the country to live in Hollywood, city of dreams.   Support the podcast at our Patreon: https://patreon.com/radio

Originally airing on Valentine's Day, this TYF! Classic features a walk down memory lane with big deal comedian Christian Finnegan, a romantic story from Stephen Tobolowsky, another romantic story from Kambri Crews, and a Moment with Stacey Nightmare... for lovers only. Support TYF! at www.patreon.com/radio Learn more: www.tyfclassic.com  

In this ep, Liam McEneaney hangs in Todd Barry's sweet bachelor pad and discusses standup comedy, comedians you only hang with in airports, and his rise from the North Miami comedy scene to comedy star. Also, A Brief View of the Hudson, the band behind the TYF! theme, hang in a North Brooklyn junk shop, talk about touring europe, and sing a couple of songs. And we take another trip down Ted Travelstead's Story Hole Support the podcast here: www.patreon.com/radio Share and enjoy: www.tyfclassic.com  

To interview master sketch comedy writer Bryan Tucker, Liam McEneaney sat with him in his offices at Saturday Night Live in 30 Rockefeller Center. They discussed Bryan's days writing for Chappelle's Show and MAD TV, and being called "gangsta" by Ice-T. Plus, Stacey Nightmare and Ted Travelstead. Support the TYF! podcast at www.patreon.com/radio Learn how to get involved at www.TYFPodcast.com

On the eve of the launch of FX's Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, Liam McEneaney sat with Kamau and talked with him about his beginnings in the Bay Area comedy scene and how Chris Rock discovered him. Plus, another story from Bob Powers and a Moment with Stacey Nightmare. Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/radio Discover more at www.TYFPodcast.com  

In this week's TYF! Classic repeat, Liam McEneaney travels to the wilds of Flatbush to interview rock n' roller Mike Doughty. They talk about his career, about what it's like to see yourself on Beavis & Butthead, and what it's like to collaborate by proxy on a song with Nikki Sixx and Dan Wilson. Then Mike plays a few songs. Plus, a story from Laurie Jayne Martin and a trip down Ted Travelstead's Story Hole. You can support the TYF! podcast at www.patreon.com/radio For more TYF! podcast, go to www.TYFPodcast.com  

In this encore presentation of the premiere episode of Tell Your Friends! History's Greatest Podcast!, Liam McEneaney takes a walk through Central Park with quintessential New York comedian and actor and "Bitter Buddha" Eddie Pepitone. Also, a short story from Bob Powers and a Moment with Stacey Nightmare. To support the Tell Your Friends! podcast, go to www.patreon.com/radio For more Tell Your Friends! go to TYFPodcast.com

In this surprise new episode of TYF!, Liam discusses the Brody Stevens he knew, from attending baseball games to Valley pride, from walking the streets of New York City to being on the field at the World Series. Then he plays an interview he conducted with Brody a few years ago when he guest-hosted The David Feldman Show. Photo by Jason Spiro (Surf Reality, NYC, 1998) Music: "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" by Charles Mingus and "He Was  A Friend of Mine" by Willie Nelson The Tell Your Friends! theme was written and performed by A Brief View of the Hudson Classic TYF! episodes every Thursday. Brand new TYF! episodes Mondays starting in April SUPPORT TYF! at patreon.com/radio