Play With Pain: Chet Waterhouse

The hilarious Joe Furey (Letterman, Newsradio, etc) shares great stories about how he got Letterman (his sister called the show about an intern opening!) and the joy he gets from writing and performing idiotic sketches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Classic ep with the funny and talented Matt Goldman, who pivoted from a career in the sitcom world to a New York Times best-selling crime author! Find out how he did it without pulling a muscle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Carolla podcast veterans Gina Grad and Bryan Bishop discuss how they made the delicate fit into that hit show and how each switched gears to write very personal books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Oscars looming I talk to two guys who’ve spent a large portion of their lives in awards show writers’ rooms - Jon Macks and Jeff Stilson. We cover everything from Faye Dunaway reading the wrong Best Picture winner to the Chris Rock slap to finding new names for publicists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports columnist and the voice of the World Series of Poker Norman Chad joins me to critique my Super Bowl bets, break down the psyche of Philly fans, and share an Andy Reid anecdote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I came into some cash already deposited in an online gaming account and I decided with Gary’s help to bet it on this Sunday’s Super Bowl - everything from score prediction to Anthem time! C’mon Chris Stapleton, don’t be messing around with any long runs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Singer/songwriter and NBA columnist Claire de Lune talks the current state of the music biz AND her pick for the NBA Finals. I know, it’s wild! Great listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A funny/useful glimpse inside all kinds of writers’ room with guests Josh Weinstein (Later, AFV, etc) and Joel Madison (Roseanne, Malcolm & Eddie, etc) plus my own checkered past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fantasy Football maven and Vikings fan Paul Charchian joins my superb producer and Chargers fan Gary Smith as I try to save them both from any more NFL-inflicted pain! Damn funny conclusions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports radio host and founder of KorkedBats.com Austin Huff shares some Jim Rome and Steve Gorman stories plus gives us his Super Bowl dark horse! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hilarious standup Taylor Williamson joins the show and immediately takes us on a tangent and we never get back, and thank God for that! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode Joel deep dives into the origins of Mystery Science Theatre and adds one of the best Worst Gig stories ever (it involves dental analysis) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Awesome two-parter with the incredible Joel Hodgson, creator of Mystery Science Theatre 3000. In Pt. 1 we talk Minneapolis Comedy, Louie Anderson’s passing, and we find out we kinda meant a little something to each other! Pt. 2 next week - Hollywood and the creation of Mystery Science! BOTH EPISODES A MUST  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Play With Pain holiday tradition! - sportscasting legend Chet Waterhouse (voice of International Speedfishing) makes his way through every. Single. Bowl Game. All 41 of them - predictions, anecdotes, sponsors, beefs - and all in 15 minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Major coup: we got the Santa Claus himself to join us for a no-holds-barred discussion of everything from his prior career (musician) to his love life (“There are a lot of Mrs. Clauses”) to his next vacation home (“something on stilts”). You’re not getting this-level content from Trevor Noah! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our beloved host is done with the World Cup. And cool headphones. Gary keeps him from walking off a ledge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comic/Author/Letterman writer Bill Scheft and I take an immediate tangent off sports into some truly funny behind-the-scenes showbiz and writers’ room anecdotes and it’s the most fun I’ve had in awhile, so much so we doubled are usual episode time and released the whole thing for some primo Holiday Avoidance listening — “Honey, can’t talk to Grandma, I’m in the middle of this important podcast!” Headphones on, crisis avoided Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff, Chet and producer Gary Smith solve the "World Cup at the holidays” problem for you, reinvent marketing for F1 racing and positively ooze Magic Mind energy booster. Plus, check out Jeff’s snazzy Costco specs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anyone can talk about college football powers, that’s easy - but Andy can bring the goods on below-average programs, nutty coaches and ways to replace the onside kick. Plus he tosses in a couple choice tips from a veteran traveler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor, standup and Twitter vid comic Chris Calogero describes the surprisingly smooth transition of a New Yorker moving to LA, how hard his Italian mom took the move and the main issue Jets fans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices