John DeBellis (author Stand Up Guys, writer SNL '80 - '81)

<p>John joins me to talk about his book Stand Up Guys and making it like the book the Last Laugh; how comedians "learned" their craft; Elaine Boosler; his mentor comedy mentors; Ronnie Shakes; Larry David; Richard Lewis; auditioning for the Improv; Bill Maher; crowd work; dealing with hecklers; Rita Rudner; Gilbert Gottfried; Andy Kaufman; not watching Man in the Moon; Richard Belzer; his Strat 'O' Magic Srand Up League; Bob Costas; Drew Carey; Max Alexander; Dennis Wolfberg; having strangers give Gilbert Gottfried a dollar; <em>Saturday Night Live</em> - Joe Piscopo, Gilbert Gottfried, Eddie Murphy &amp; Hal Wilner; writing Weekend Update; The <em>SNL/Fridays</em> rivalry tries to hurt John and Larry David's friendship; <em>Billy Crystal Comedy Hour</em>; <em>Into the Night starring Rick Dees</em>; <em>DC Follies</em>; John Roarke; Steve Barker; <em>The Good Life</em> with John Mendoza; writing a dark take on The Flintstones for Billy that was nixed by censors; &nbsp;<em>Make Me Laugh</em>; comedy today; Jackie Martling; his travel schedule; Joe Piscopo</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>