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vickiabelson · 2 years ago

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What to do when in the midst of unfathomable national tragedy, and your guest is 5 x Emmy Winner, Alan Zweibel, one of the funniest humans on the planet? Face the elephant in the room head-on. We discussed how comics and monologists deliver on a day like this, and what is verboten? From there we moved into personal, current COVID crisis, where listener Julie Warner, Billy Crystal’s co-star in the film, Mr. Saturday Night, informed us we were depressing (she was playing… Alan is never is anything less than hysterical), and then we segued into his latest co-creation with Billy, Here Today, about an aging comedy writer whose memory is fading due to dementia. Har har har dee har har. Well, the story that inspired the film is crazy funny, as is Alan’s telling of it. It was all comedy gold from there, covering Alan’s many of Alan’s most memorable collaborations, more on Billy from the early 70s standup days to their Tony-winning Broadway smash, 700 Sundays. The first sold joke to Morty Gunty (still a winner today), and other Borscht Belt favorites, to Larry David bombing at The Improv, Lorne Michaels recognizing his gift and hiring him in the very first wave of Saturday Night Live, where Alan’s collaboration and friendship with Gilda Radner yielded iconic characters and moments, week after week, year after year, the trajectory of their relationship thru till her untimely end, where he wrote for her, yet again… his collab with Garry Shandling and their multiple Ace Award-Winning co-creation, It’s The Garry Shandling Show, and the evolution of them… to writing Lunatics with Dave Barry and then For This We Left Egypt with Dave and Ada Mansbach, the definitive Haggadah in my house, to Alan’s Bunny Bunny, his love letter to Gilda from page to stage, and his latest, Laugh Lines, My life Helping Funny People Be Funnier, which spans 50 years of fab stories, one after another… my favorite tonight, and it’s such a Sophie’s Choice with the wealth presented, is Alan’s college poetry “recital.” I was crying. In the good way.

This time with Alan was chicken soup with noodles, matzah balls, and latkes, for the pandemic, crazy-world weary soul. Warm, flavorful, sizzling, and delicious… with a side of hysterically funny. Perfection!

Alan Zweibel on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson

Wednesday, 5/124/22, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET

Streamed Live on my Facebook

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dannymillerfansite · 7 years ago

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Full Spoilers & Cast List for next week 23-27 October

Monday 23 October

Moira struggles to cope with looking after the baby, lashing out at Faith for interfering and finally reaching breaking point when she rushes the crying child to hospital.

Debbie gets stressed out over the state of her finances,

Tracy hatches a secret plan to help Vanessa come to terms with her sexuality.

Tuesday 24 October

Cain is concerned that Moira is not coping well with the demands of parenthood.

Debbie tells Sarah that she is going to a business meeting, but her choice of outfit raises suspicions that she has other plans.

Vanessa's interest is piqued when Tracy arranges for her to go on a date with her accountant.

Wednesday 25 October

Soapland’s constabulary, you’ve got to love ‘em. Always guaranteed to arrest the wrong suspect and fail to ask any pertinent questions. You might as well send in the cast of Police Academy. Anyway, the investigating officers are back in the village saying that new evidence has come to light about Emma’s death. Don’t hold your breath if you’re expecting to see the killer unmasked. Elsewhere, we have a welcome returnee in the form of Chas (actress Lucy Pargeter having now had her twins). And even better news: she’s throwing herself at Paddy. But after they spend the night together, how will he feel when she admits she had another lover in Ireland?

SUMMARY

Harriet is left torn between her plans to start a new life in Oxford and her feelings for Cain.

The auction gets underway, and a fierce bidding war erupts between Debbie and Chrissie, who are both desperate to take ownership of the property.

Paddy breaks his promise to never let another woman come between him and Marlon.

Thursday 26 October 7pm

Jai feels apprehensive when he is left to look after Eliza on his own, and fears he will not be able to cope with her condition. His worst fear comes true when she has a seizure.

Charity faces a confrontation,

Chas reveals that she has another lover in Ireland.

Thursday 26 October 8pm

Charity takes drastic action.

Lawrence gets some good news.

Jai struggles to cope.

Friday 27 October

Debbie is offered a proposition.

Lydia decorates Home Farm.

Megan worries about Jai, and suggests they visit a support group for Cerebral Palsy.

This weeks Cast list

Aaron Dingle Danny Miller

Adam Barton Adam Thomas

Amanda Sophie Abelson

April Windsor Amelia Flanagan

Bob Hope Tony Audenshaw

Brenda Walker Lesley Dunlop

Cain Dingle Jeff Hordley

Carol Lindsey Dawson

Charity Dingle Emma Atkins

Chas Dingle Lucy Pargeter

Chrissie White Louise Marwood

David Metcalfe Matthew Wolfenden

Debbie Dingle Charley Webb

Diane Sugden Elizabeth Estensen

Dr Cavanagh Jonny McPherson

DS Benton Justin Pierre

Eric Pollard Christopher Chittell

Faith Dingle Sally Dexter

Frank Clayton Michael Praed

Graham Foster Andrew Scarborough

Harriet Finch Katherine Dow Blyton

Hugo Emanuel Brierley

Jai Sharma Christopher Bisson

Jimmy King Nick Miles

Lachlan White Thomas Atkinson

Lawrence White John Bowe

Leyla Harding Roxy Shahidi

Lisa Dingle Jane Cox

Olivia Flaherty Isobel Steele

Lydia Hart Karen Blick

Marlon Dingle Mark Charnock

Megan Macey Gaynor Faye

Moira Dingle Natalie J Robb

Noah Dingle Jack Downham

Paddy Kirk Dominic Brunt

Pearl Ladderbanks Meg Johnson

Pete Barton Anthony Quinlan

Rebecca White Emily Head

Rhona Goskirk Zoe Henry

Rishi Sharma Bhasker Patel

Robert Sugden Ryan Hawley

Rodney Blackstock Patrick Mower

Ross Barton Michael Parr

Sam Dingle James Hooton

Samson Dingle Sam Hall

Sarah Sugden Katie Hill

Ted Nicki-James Shephered

Tom Waterhouse Ned Porteous

Tracy Metcalfe Amy Walsh

Vanessa Woodfield Michelle Hardwick

Victoria Barton Isabel Hodgins

Zak Dingle Steve Halliwell

Auctioneer Robin Bowerman

Nurse Victoria Brazier

Paramedic Nicholas Camm

Social worker Emma Bipsham

Tweedy lady Wendy Patterson

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bkpp · 8 years ago

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The Owl // Episode 1

Here it is, folks: the first episode of The Owl, the Brooklyn Public Philosophers podcast. Sophie Murphy talks with Ben Abelson (Mercy College) about personhood, science fiction, emotions, how to talk to babies, and racism. It also features me unintentionally imitating Ira Glass. I like it, and I think you'll like it, too. Check it out.

Big ups to Sophie for doing a lot of the heavy lifting here and for proposing that we have a podcast in the first place, to Ben for having good ideas, and to the untouchable Mel Teppich for designing the logo.

On the next episode, I'll be talking with Travis Timmerman (Seton Hall) about philosophical questions submitted by you, our listeners. If you want to submit a question (completely anonymously!), use this form. Also! The first Ask a Philosopher booth of 2017 is coming to the Grand Army Plaza farmers market this Saturday, from 9:00 to 3:00. Come say hi!

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