Dennis Mark Prager is an American conservative radio talk show host and writer who joins Man Up in this great episode!
Episode 037: Fritz Coleman
Fritz Coleman, weathercaster for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, joins Man Up this week! Did you know Fritz was a comedian and disc jockey who has written and performed two one-man theater acts, titled The Reception and It's Me! Dad!.
Episode 036: Stephen Chbosky
In what might be our funniest show yet, the guys welcome superstar author/filmmaker Stephen Chbosky, who wrote the biggest Young Adult bestseller of the 2000s, 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower," wrote and directed the movie of it, and now is the author of the new horror thriller novel "Imaginary Friend," described by many as "Stephen King with Christian undertones." They also take on the fact it's illegal to sleep on the streets in Las Vegas but legal to urinate anywhere in San Francisco, then tell about a guy who got arrested for eating a sandwich on a subway platform and Carl talks about his own ticket for eating a Subway on the subway! Plus hear all about the Arkansas cop who got arrested for dancing naked in a nightclub.
Episode 035: Ed Asner
The guys welcome legendary actor ED ASNER, whose 7 Emmys gives him more than any male actor in history! They also talk about how 80 percent of Millennials feel they're "not good enough," about how people nationwide are killing each other to get hold of Popeye's chicken sandwiches, how Kanye led 2000 people to Christ at just ONE of his concerts, and how a drunk man stole a motorized cart from a Wal-Mart thinking he couldn't get a DUI if he didn't drive his own car! You gotta hear this!
Episode 034: Liv Teixeira
Our special guest this week is life results coach Liv Teixeira, and the guys discuss the funniest news of the week affecting men, including a judge allowing a teenager to sue the Washington Post for $250 million, how two beauties managed to flash their breasts on national TV at the World Series and how a guy managed to steal a $1000 worth of scotch by stuffing it down his pants! Tune in!
Episode 033: John Kasich
The guys discuss the dangers of a new wave of robot soldiers being created by the US Army and whether this will finally subject us to robot overlords, plus they dare each other to take part in the scariest haunted house on the planet and pay tribute to the hero of the week: a man who adopted five siblings so they could all stay together! Then they have VERY special guest JOHN KASICH, the longtime congressman, Ohio governor and 2016 presidential candidate who is the author of the terrific new book "It's Up to Us: Ten Little Ways We Can Bring About Change"! "Man UP" has got a real power player in the house, so tune in!
Episode 032: Jeff Allen
The guys welcome star comic Jeff Allen, who's become a superstar on the Christian comedy circuit through his appearances on "Thou Shalt Laugh" and "The Apostles of Comedy" tours and videos, as he shares his amazing journey from atheism and drug abuse to faith, while giving hilarious rants about everything under the sun! The guys also take on LeBron James' crazy attack on the NBA exec who praised Hong Kong protests against Communist China and "Sesame Street" using Muppets to teach five year olds about the opioid crisis! Tune in!
Episode 031: Alonzo Bodden
This week's guest is "Last Comic Standing" champion and standup comedy superstar Alonzo Bodden, whose latest special "Heavy Lightweight" is currently on Amazon Prime! And the guys have fun with a crazy week of news, telling you about a man who won $750,000 suing his ex-wife's lover and how you can do it too! Plus they share details of an outrageous Snoop Dogg concert at University of Kansas that made the school publicly apologize, discuss the surprising friendship between Ellen DeGeneres and former President George W. Bush, give kudos to a Colorado boy who saved his high school from a shooter and has now become a Marine, and name two guys who tried to pour beer down a wild alligator's throat as the Boneheads of the Week! Tune in!
Episode 030: Art Laffer
Ron has a bucket list experience geeking out on economics with legendary economist Art Laffer, who created the two biggest tax cuts in American history under Presidents Reagan and Trump! He and the guys get schooled on everything about economics and the Laffer Curve, while Art expounds in really funny fashion! Also they take on the week's news, including how New York City will now fine you $250,000 if you say "illegal alien," how a city building in Portland had a $195 million overhaul but forgot to include urinals, and how actor Randy Quaid (Cousin Eddie from the "Vacation" movies) is getting ready to clean out the s***er in Washington, DC by running against Adam Schiff! You gotta hear this!!
Episode 029: Jeremy Cowart
Jeremy Cowart was named the "Most Influential Photographer on the Internet" by Huffington Post, Forbes and Yahoo in 2014. He's also an incredible creative philanthropist and the author of the terrific motivational book "I'm Possible: Jumping Into Fear and Discovering A Life of Purpose". He shares his wisdom with the guys, after a hilarious first half in which they talk about how Argentina's economy is so bad people can't even afford condoms and how Colorado just became the sixth state to legalize toplesness for women and much more! Fasten your seatbelts, it's a wild one!
Episode 028: Jamie Kennedy
Jamie Kennedy, stand-up comedian, television producer, screenwriter, and actor reveals his wild path to success and the ups and downs of being politically independent in Hollywood. In the first half, they break down the stories of how Alyssa Milano went from hating to kinda liking Sen. Ted Cruz after a Twitter battle over guns led to a real-life face-to-face meeting that stunned her, Carl paid tribute to the late great rock star Eddie Money by telling stories about an odd interview he had with him once, and we take on the firing of Shane Gillis from "SNL" for racist jokes.
Coming at you humorously from the frontlines of the battle for free speech, this is one hour that satisfies!
Episode 027: Peggy Grande
Ronald Reagan was one of America's most iconic presidents, and continued to fascinate people after his retirement. This episode Peggy Grande talks about her inside look at his life by serving as his personal assistant for a decade after the White House, and she tells the most interesting, touching and entertaining stories in her book, "The President Will See You Now: My Stories and Lessons from Ronald Reagan's Final Years."
Episode 026: Southside Johnny
Perhaps our funniest interview ever, as Johnny - known as the grandfather of the "Jersey Sound," the reason Jon Bon Jovi became a singer, and a huge collaborator with Bruce Springsteen - cracked wise about his career, favorite stories and state of the music industry. The guys also talk about a British study that shows we're all more crazy-impatient than ever, the first "Transracial" guy (he thinks he's Filipino cause he likes the food), and our funniest check-in about our lives ever. Get ready to laugh!
Episode 025: Michael Cavanaugh
Tony-nominated singer/actor/star of the Billy Joel musical "Movin' Out" Michael Cavanaugh joined us on Man Up!
Episode 024: Anthony Griffith
Anthony Griffith has had an amazing career with an Emmy and six standup performances on the Tonight Show. He's also faced some major battles including Multiple sclerosis and the tragic death of his young daughter. He has come through it all with his wit intact and has a new book with his wife called "Behind the Laughter" and tell us all about it in this very special episode!
Episode 023: Brad Stine
Brad Stine, dubbed “God’s Comic” by the New Yorker magazine, joined Man Up this week.
Episode 022: Bob Zany
This week's guest is a national headliner, frequent guest host, of the Jerry Lewis Telethon and the heir to Don Rickles, Bob Zany!
Episode 021: Tom Shadyac
This week’s great episode is with legendary comedy director Tom Shadyac, who directed Jim Carrey ~ in his biggest hits Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Liar Liar and Bruce Almighty as well as Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor
Episode 020: John Lloyd Young
The guys had a HUGE show this week, with Tony-winning actor John Lloyd Young, the star of the legendary Broadway show "Jersey Boys" as well as the movie of it! They also ripped through a ton of news topics, discussing the trans Canadian woman who's sued 16 waxing shops because they refused to handle her male bits, how the crazy city of Berkeley has eliminated all uses of the word "man" (even on manholes and manpower!), other PC insanity, plus a Hero of the Week and TWO different Boneheads of the Week! You gotta hear this!
Original Broadcast Date: 7/27/19
Episode 019: Kevin Nealon
Man Up talks all things standup comedy, family and SNL with very special guest Saturday Night Live legend Kevin Nealon who is also co-starring on the CBS sitcom "Man With A Plan."
Original Broadcast Date: 7/20/19