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Wrapped up the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival with my friends Erica Rhodes (Comedy Central, A Prairie Home Companion) and Seth Herzog (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central) — two distinct voices, one great conversation.

One of the coolest hangs at the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival was catching up with my friend Jimmy Vivino — longtime Conan bandleader — and meeting blues powerhouse Mike Zito, both in town performing withtheir group, Bill Murray and his Blood Brothers.

Author of “Introducing The Scarlett Scrapper” joins me to discuss the inspiration for writing his first novel, one of his writing heroes giving him some hard advice, being a nerd, 40’s radio shows, his next novel. Enjoy!

A thoughtful, hilarious breakdown of life onstage and off with @monroemartiniii from our hang at the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival.

@thestevecropper was the quiet force behind some of the loudest, most unforgettable moments in music history. He didn’t play at the music. He carried it, shaped it and somehow made the whole world sound better. I had the privilege of getting to talk to him on @dystopiatonight, and he was…

It’s not every day you talk to someone who’s lived a full music career as the lead guitarist for @10000maniacs and now helps guide the future of comedy as the manager and talent programmer for @ntlcomedycenter. Loved this convo with Jeff Erikson after we met at the Lucille Ball Comedy…