Hollywood Anonymous

Jon and Bryan are joined by comedian and writer Raj Desai. Raj talks about growing up in Texas, writing for Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Raj is a good dude with an interesting take on life and the entertainment business. Cough. Tears. Radio. Listen. Laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share.

Jon and Bryan welcome comedian, actor and creator Henry Phillips. A son of actors, Henry tells his story of growing up in the old New York days and in the Valley of Los Angeles during the Valley Girl years. Henry has a had a long and successful career in Hollywood and Stand Up Comedy. This was one of our favorite long time friends that we finally had on to share some great life stories. Cough. Radio. Tears. Listen. Laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share.

Jon and Bryan are joined by comedian and writer JJ Whitehead. JJ shares his life journey that started as a military kid that traveled the commonwealth's, eventually landing in Great Britain and doing lots of stand up comedy. Fun show. Cough. Radio. Tears. Listen. Laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share.

Jon and Bryan are joined via quarantine live stream by production designer Kate Bunch. Kate shares her journey from being a kid growing up in the valley to becoming a production designer on shows like Baskets and What We Do in the Shadows. We also hear some fun stories about her an Jon working together way back in the day as PA's. Kate does a great job of giving us insight into another critical part of show business production. Cough. Tears. Radio. Listen. laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share.

Jon and Bryan are joined via live stream by writer and comedian Mike Burns. Mike talks about his life in Michigan, becoming a theater man, heading to Chicago to design baby clothes artwork, doing improv, moving to NY, then to LA, and creating the successful Twitter account @DadBoner that lead to a book and TV show. This is a another fun one. No Cough, Tears, Radio. Listen, Laugh, Enjoy, Subscribe, Share.

Jon and Bryan are joined by singer/songwriter Goran Kralj. Goran and Bryan have a long history that goes back 30 years. Bryan was the tour manager for The Gufs, a band that Goran started in Milwaukee in the late 80's. Goran tells the story of the band and their journey after getting signed to Atlantic Records along with the highs and lows of success. He also discusses his life now that is split between Chicago and Nashville and between music and a career in dentistry. Tears, No Cough, Radio. Listen, Laugh, Enjoy, Subscribe, Share.

Jon and Bryan keep their distance and bring you another fun filled show. The guys are joined by Twitter sensation Ricky Cobb of Super 70's Sports. Ricky shares stories of growing up in Kentucky, reading the sports pages religiously, getting a job in the real world and finding success on the internet posting pictures and making comments about some of America's greatest decades of style and substance (abuse) the 1970's and 80's. It was a blast. Radio. Tears. No Cough. Listen. Laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share.

Jon, Bryan and Jen are joined by artist Alec Chambers. They discuss his journey through Hollywood via the art department. He tells some great stories and there are even a few small world surprises. No Cough. Tears. Radio. Listen. Laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share

Jon and Bryan are joined via Facebook Live by comedian and actor Brian Scolaro. Brian talks about growing up in New York. Being influenced by old film stars like the Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy. He shares his stories of working in Hollywood as an actor and how he found his voice as a successful comedian. A great show to put on your headphones and keep your distance to. Cough. Tears. Radio. Listen. Laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share.

Jon and Bryan stay away from each other and instead Jon calls in. The guys talk about the affects of the coronavirus panic in their community and what are some things we all can do to help ourselves get through these anxious times. Through comedy, and kindness and being safe, along with watching a bunch of guilty pleasures on your streaming services they/we will find a way through this together. No Cough. Radio. No Tears. Listen. Laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share

Jon and Bryan are joined by comedian, social media pioneer and movie reviewer Mark Ellis. Mark talks about his career as a comedian at the Comedy Store and how talking movies turned into a career that has lasted well over a decade. As one the founding members as Schmoes Know movie reviews and the Schmoedown with Kristian Harloff, he has found a successful and unique comedy voice in the very crowded entertainment business. It was great to have our old friend on the show. It was bananas. Cough. Radio. Tears. Listen. Laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share.

Jon and Bryan are joined by the multi talented actor, producer, writer and all around one stop shop of creativity Stephanie Little. Stephanie shares her journey growing up in Philly, heading to Colorado, moving in with a bunch of people in LA. Leaving to get married in Colorado. Leaving to get back into the entertainment business. Splitting her time between NY and LA and making content non stop. Her journey is far from perfect, but her dedication to it leads to a happy ending. Cough. Radio. Tears. Listen. Laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share.

Jon and Bryan are joined by writer, producer and music lover Brendan Smith. Not only do the guys have a great discussion about music, but Brendan shares stories about his crazy fun life when he first moved to LA, writing on the the TBS show My Boys and how it related to his life and got him to hang out at Wrigley Field making Jon very jealous. Every once in awhile we have a guest that is so enjoyable you could go on all day. This is definitely one of them. Cough, Radio, Tears. Listen, Subscribe, Laugh, Enjoy, Share.

Jon and Bryan are joined by producer J Brown and director Paul Osborne, who collaborated on the new film Cruel Hearts. J and Paul discuss how their collaboration came about and what it took to make their film. Great, fun insight to the process of independent film making. Cough, Radio, Tears. Listen, Laugh, Enjoy, Subscribe, Share.

Jon and Bryan are joined by producer, actor, comedian and writer Sharon Houston. Sharon shares her crazy family life and how it shaped her as a person. She talks about her days starting out at MTV in New York, doing stand up at night and getting a development deal at Disney. After moving to LA Sharon eventually found herself producing Court television while continuing to pursue stand up and many other ventures. Once again we were lucky to get another great story told by another wonderful guest. Cough. Radio. Tears. Listen. Laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share.

Jon and Bryan are joined by actor and comedian Horatio Sanz. Horatio talks about growing up in Chicago and joining the comedy scene with a lot of people we are now very familiar with. He also shares great stories about his time at Saturday Night Live. We not only learn a few behind the scenes nuggets, but a tangent leads to a story he has never told before. Was another great show! Cough. Radio. Tears. Listen. laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share.

Jon and Bryan are joined by writer, director, producer Lou Simon. This is a first for the show. Neither Bryan or Jon had ever met Lou. She came from Instagram. Bryan was following her journey as a filmmaker and invited her to his basement for a podcast with a bearded man. Another first was that an invite to a stranger off the internet did not end in murder. We had a great discussion about her journey from Miami, to New York, to Atlanta to LA. Lou is the perfect example of being an independent, self starter and also how to stay committed to your dreams and goals. Cough. Tears. Radio. Listen. Laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share.

Jon and Bryan take a road trip all the way the valley to meet up with writer, actress and comedian Camilla Cleese. Camilla talks about growing up as the daughter of a British icon, John Cleese. She talks about her life as a professional horse rider and model before getting into the comedy business. Never taking her path for granted has allowed to her to find her own voice in comedy. Camilla shares stories of life on the road with her dad. It is a fun show that ends with a great discussion about animal names. We may have also talked about Kickin Jeans. Cough. Tears. Radio. Listen. Laugh. Enjoy. Subscribe. Share.

Jon and Bryan gather for a short poddy to say thanks and look forward to a great 2020 with you all!

Jon and Bryan are joined by show favorite Jen Murphy. Who cares what they talk about, cause Jen is in the house. Bryan's house, to be clear. They kinda discuss the end of the year and the decade. But, that doesn't matter cause, when Jen is on the show it is entertaining the whole time. Does Jen do impressions? Listen and find out. Cough. Tears. Radio. Listen. Laugh. Subscribe. Share.