Comedy

9: Susie Essman

She’s best known for her sharp and funny portrayal of the foul-mouthed Susie Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm, an overnight success she achieved after decades as a working comic. We met when she did the warmup for The Rosie O’Donnell Show, displaying the rare ability to induce laughter in the morning. Continue reading »

Comedy

Episode 32: John Fugelsang

 An actor, writer, and comic, John Fugelsang is the host of pretty much the entire Current TV lineup during its transition to Al-Jazeera. His Off-Broadway solo show, “All The Wrong Reasons,” recounts the unusual courtship of his parents, a Franciscan brother and an ex-nun. For reasons too complicated to explain, John may be the single … Continue reading »