Episodes
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.
Published 02/24/23
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.
Published 01/26/23
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!
Published 01/13/23
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.
Published 12/08/22
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?
Published 12/02/22
Debbie Williams was the Stage Manager for 20 Oscars, 32 Golden Globes, 25 Jerry Lewis Telethons and 98 episodes of American Idol.
So of course we asked her who was the biggest creep she ever worked with.
So tune in for that.
Published 11/18/22
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.
Published 09/30/22
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?”
Published 09/19/22
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!
Published 06/03/22
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!
Published 05/27/22
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.
Published 05/20/22
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.
Published 05/06/22
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.
Published 04/29/22
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!
Published 04/22/22
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.
Published 04/15/22
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.
Published 04/08/22
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!
Published 04/01/22
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.
Published 03/25/22
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!
Published 03/18/22
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.
Published 03/11/22
We talk weather, weather women, tomato sauce, poaching salmon and other things that have no significant social benefit. That’s the first half, the social benefit comes later when we interview writer/actress/cabaret performer Shelly Goldstein about her writing on sit-coms, award shows, and her run-ins with icons of show biz.
Published 03/07/22
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.
Published 02/25/22
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.
Published 12/24/21
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”.
Published 12/17/21
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!
Published 12/10/21