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In this episode, our good friend John tells us about the truly crazy situation that he and his cast mates overcame surrounding their upcoming show, 'Vape', a parody of 'Grease'.  He tells us about his work as a writer and involvement at 'Sketchworks Comedy' and also speaks about the non profit he cofounded-Performing Arts Education of Georgia-and the important work they do, going to schools and giving insight to our youth as to what they can expect pursuing a career in entertainment and how best to prepare.

PAEGA Website: https://www.paega.org/

Sketchworks Comedy: https://sketchworkscomedy.com/

'Vape: The Musical' at the Aurora Theatre: https://www.auroratheatre.com/productions-and-programs/view/vape-the-musical/

In this episode, we talk to Marc Warzecha regarding his insights into the WGA Writer's Strike and about his amazing worldwide institution, The Sketch School, a school solely dedicated to writing and developing sketch comedy.  Want to be a comedy writer?  Want more insight into what this writer's strike means for everybody?  Then this episode is for you!

Episode 148- Hugh Fink! Hugh has had a really amazing career. He started out working alongside Rodney Dangerfield as a comedian while also writing jokes for other people. He contributed to David Spade’s “Hollywood Minute” segment on Saturday Night Live and eventually landed a full time gig there for seven years. He has some great stories and insight about what’s it’s like working at SNL.  In addition to SNL, Hugh has written for the Drew Carey Show, ShowBiz Show with David Spade & even had a role in “This is 40.” This was a lot of fun! 

00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Music & Comedy Connection
02:22 - NYU & Acting
03:28 - Starting Stand Up Comedy in the 80s
05:18 - Working with Rodney Dangerfield 
06:11 - Stand Up on TV 
07:13 - David Spade & Dark Humor
09:35 - Sam Kinison 
10:25 - SNL & Writing Timely Sketches
12:02 - David Spade & Eddie Murphy 
13:05 - Rejected Sketches & Cutting Sketches
16:10 - Mr Peepers with Chris Kattan 
17:32 - Going Off Script at SNL 
18:50 - Norm MacDonald 
19:52 - Chris Farley 
23:47 - Writing Monologues 
24:40 - Bill Murray & Chevy Chase 
26:45 - Charlie Sheen & Tracy Morgan
27:37 - Jeff Ross on SNL
28:30 - Getting a Job on SNL & NYU
31:05 - This is 40 Film Role 
31:45 - Sketch Comedy, Sitcoms & Screenplays 
33:30 - Performing Comedy in Israel 
34:45 - Showbiz Show with David Spade 
37:00 - Consultant & Comedy Writing Class 
38:21 - Comedy on TikTok & Instagram 
39:53 - Working with David Koechner 
41:05 - Opening for Jon Stewart at Carnegie Hall 
41:35 - Project with D.L. Hughley 
43:10 - Availability of Clips 
44:10 - Working with Lorne Michaels & SNL Cast 
46:50 - Casey Kasem Bit 
48:05 - People For the American Way & Free Speech
52:20 - Hugh Fink Website 
52:55 - Wrap Up

Hugh Fink website:
https://hughfink.com

People for the American Way website:
https://www.pfaw.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

Thanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!