Journalist/Comedian Harmon Leon dives into comedy cult classics, comedic influences, and all things comedy history.
A teenage hustler makes his living selling counterfeit tickets at Grateful Dead shows, selling his fakes on every Shakedown Street around the country.
A cat-and-mouse game ensues between Steven Marcus - the head of Grateful Dead ticketing and this teenage counterfeiter, which comes to a head at a Madison Square Garden Dead show.
But as the heat turns up - an unexpected tragedy puts an end to the game for both of them.
CH101's first audio documentary.
Susan Silver is a trailblazer in the world of sitcom writing. She began her career on The Mary Tyler Moore Show—during an era when comedy writing was overwhelmingly dominated by men. Starting as a casting director on the iconic show Laugh-In, she went on to write for The Bob Newhart Show, Maude, The Partridge Family, and Square Pegs.
Like a showbiz Zelig, Susan’s path has crossed with icons such as Elvis, Jim Morrison, Lenny Bruce, and Clint Eastwood.
Susan is also the author of Hot Pants in Hollywood, and we deep dive into her comedy history.
Joey Camen is a Comedy Store OG. He first started performing at the iconic club in Los Angeles in 1974, alongside such up-and-coming comedians as David Letterman, Sam Kinison, Jay Leno, Jim Carrey – and the legendary Richard Pryor.
Joey has appeared on WTF and is also a renowned voice actor who got his start as one of The Smurfs. We dive into his voice work, Comedy Store history, and his Nov 9th solo show at United Solo in NYC.
