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2708: Funny People

with Eddie Brill – Panic; booking the Late Show with David Letterman; reading lips; accidental joke thievery; sex, drugs, and comedy in the ‘80s; Eddie’s media frenzy over sexism in show business September 5, 2017

Show Notes

  • — Living Legend: Eddie Brill, who has been in the game forever, is in studio
  • — Google Malley: The gang talks about the stupid moves we make when we're flustered and panicked
  • — A Booker And A Comic: Eddie discusses his career as a comedian as well as a booker/mentor at clubs and on Late Show with David Letterman
  • — Brooklyn Born, Florida Raised: Eddie discusses his early childhood and family life
  • — Read Between The Lips: Eddie was hard of hearing when he was a kid, and he learned to read lips
  • — I Wrote That Too, George: Eddie discusses writing original material despite watching thousands of set tapes every year
  • — The Kinison Years: Eddie reminisces about his years doing hard drugs and partying in L.A. during the comedy boom at the Comedy Store
  • — Women Aren’t Funny: Eddie explains how he was misquoted and turned into a scapegoat because of an interview he did with The New York Times regarding the lack of female comedians on the Letterman show

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Eddie BrillEddie Brill

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