#57 - Karen Mason / "Love Never Dies"
We talk to Karen Mason - Madame Giry in the currently-on-tour production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom sequel "Love Never Dies."
Read MoreWe talk to Karen Mason - Madame Giry in the currently-on-tour production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom sequel "Love Never Dies."
Read MoreWe get the band back together to see if Marvel's Black Panther is really living up to the hype and worth the boffo box office it's getting. (SPOILER ALERT: yeah...it is.) Trey Callaway, Jason E. Kelley, Michael Ambers & Chris McGahan gather in the MonkeyCage with Monkey-In-Chief Larry Morgan to break it down...
Read MoreSelf-proclaimed "rockin' chicks by night, school teachers by day", the band No Small Children (Ghostbusters, Santa Clarita Diet soundtracks) enter the MonkeyCage to talk inspiration, following your passion, balancing professional & creative lives, and play live!
Read MoreIt's become an annual holiday tradition - a group SnarkCast to talk Star Wars - and this time it's all about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Non-spoilers then spoilers as well as What's Got Our Monkey; the best of 2016 and what we look forward to in the new year. Writer/producer Trey Callaway (A.P.B. on FOX-TV), Mark S. Allen (Extra Butter, ABC-TV), musician/actor/son Alexander Morgan & actor Jason E. Kelley (Murder In The First) are One With The Force in this fun, funny and even sorta thoughtful return to a long time ago and galaxy far, far away. Enjoy! -LM
Read MoreVoice actor extraordinaire, Kari Wahlgren comes in the MonkeyCage to throw poop about voice acting, growing up in Kansas, Fooly Cooly, Star Wars, small spaces with microphones and debuts (on mic, anyway) the "Kari Fart." Enjoy!
Read MoreGhostbusters director Paul Feig (also Bridesmaids, The Heat & Spy) comes into the MonkeyCage to talk internet trolls, becoming the "women's comedy director," USC film school, forensics & much more in this big-time Hollywood edition of the SnarkCast...
Read MoreIt's a great, funny, profane-ish conversation with the awesome Brad Williams talking stand-up, radio, muggings, being handcuffed to Ariana Grande and much, much more...
Read MoreComedian Ian Bagg comes in the Cage to talk growing up in The Great White North, eh, mine blasting, Last Comic Standing and what it's like to work with a monkey. This man's brain don't work like the rest of us (in a good way) so you gotta check him out...
Read MoreComic/actor/writer/Prince fanatic Christopher Titus digs into the nitty-gritty of evolving as a stand-up, the two kinds of "edgy," how NOT to take a meeting with a TV exec and a lot more in a fast, funny, dark, very Titus-y conversation...
Read MoreStand-up comedian, podcast pioneer and all-around good guy Jimmy Pardo comes in the MonkeyCage to talk about radio, music, the music business, some monkey business and much more. Fast, funny...and even a little insightful. You'll laugh...you'll cry...it will become a part of you. (*Note: you actually will not cry.)
Read MoreKira Soltanovich is a super funny lady whose stand-up special You Did This To Me (while 7 months pregnant) is streaming now. We catch up with Kira and, despite being sleep-deprived from a nine-month-old, she totally brings the Snark!
Read MoreNina Tassler - former President-then-Chairman of CBS Entertainment - comes in the MonkeyCage to talk about how she became one of the most powerful figures in Hollywood, how she said "yes" to most of your favorite TV shows, and how Geena Davis figures into all this. Nina has also released the new book What I Told My Daughter: Lessons from Leaders on Raising the Next Generation of Empowered Women.
Read MoreTwo of the major characters from the Ratchet & Clank universe discuss the new movie, the development of their characters for the games, what it's like being a voice actor. And they also make funny noises and stuff. Yay!
Read MoreLong-time TV director (Murphy Brown) Barnet Kellman comes in the MonkeyCage to talk his path from Long Island, NY to being a Hollywood pilot specialist and now USC professor and stage director. Also, I share my thoughts on the passing of Prince....
Read MoreTrey Callaway, writer/producer whose new show Rush Hour debuts TONIGHT (3/31) on CBS returns to the MonkeyCage as we update and revisit our conversation from last year...
Read MoreAuthor Lisa Yee enters the MonkeyCage to talk early geekiness, studying the law, penning everything from ad slogans to restaurant menus, and how that turned into a career writing YA fiction, including the new DC Comics Super Hero Girls novel about childhood hero Wonder Woman!
Read MoreThe World of Phil Hendrie is weird, wacky and wonderful. From an early passion for radio, to a lackluster life in radio, to almost entirely reinventing what radio can be - and in the process reinventing himself - Phil now has carved out a truly distinct and unique place in entertainment. Take a peek into Phil's brain (if you dare) in this fast, funny conversation...
Read MoreComedian/Writer/Actress/Roaster Sarah Tiana enters the MonkeyCage to talk Calhoun, Georgia, accents, Aretha, The Comedy Store and approaching a scary world with no fear. Funny, smart, inspiring and super chill...check her out...
Read MoreGary Kroeger returns to the MonkeyCage just in time for that hoo-hah going on in Iowa to update us on his congressional race AND regale us with his adventures at the SNL 40th Anniversary...
Read MoreIt's the monstrous media event everyone's been talking about and you have been waiting for...SNARKMONKEY IS BACK! And we're talking (of course) Star Wars: The Force Awakens. MAJOR SPOILERS, but if you've seen it, come on in the MonkeyCage and nerd out with Matt Johnson, Mike Ambers, Alexander Morgan & me...
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