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In the wake of the sudden passing of actor Leslie Jordan, Dennis revisits this interview he conducted with Leslie in his Los Angeles apartment on October 28, 2014. In it, Leslie discusses his one-man show "Fruit Fly" which was returned to the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's Renberg Theater that December. Leslie talks about show's origins, the theme of a gay man and his mother and the pain of revisiting his father’s tragic passing in a plane crash.  Leslie also tells wonderful and outrageous stories about his Emmy night turned nightmare, how his Emmy for "Will and Grace" got damaged, the "Dancing with the Stars" outing he'd like to forget and being mobbed by rabid "Sordid Lives" fans in Palm Springs. Leslie also answers these questions from the Observation Deck: Who was your most surprising fan? Where’s the strangest place you’ve ever been recognized? And Have you ever thrown a good diva tantrum? Other topics include: working with Jessica Lange, writing a love letter to Lily Tomlin, gigantic pubic hair, spitting on Gary Busey on the British version of Big Brother, having his first boyfriend after the age of 50 and what kept him going through all the ups and downs of a career as an artist.

About the interview, Dennis says, “I remember leaving Leslie’s apartment after the interview feeling like I was high on some kind of drug, the drug of Leslie Jordan. He just made people happy on screen and off and what I find most inspiring about him is that he chose to be that way. I guess the lesson there is we all can.”

Gary Janetti, comedy genius and royalty, joins us to talk about his new book, Start Without Me: I'll Be There in a Minute. 

You already know and love Gary Janetti from his work on Family Guy, The Prince, and Will & Grace. Now, you'll get to know and love the person behind the laughs as he shares what and who inspires him -- and his thoughts on commencement speeches, tanning, and fame.

Sisters Cracking Up hosts Abby Rodman and Julie Howard talk with Gary about his comedy roots, inspirations, and the people most important to him. We even got him to read some selections from his new book.

Gary has nearly a million followers on Instagram for good reason -- and we grill him on that, too!

Gary Janetti is a four-time Emmy nominated writer and producer who is the
showrunner and creator of HBOMax's The Prince. He got his start writing on several network series before joining Fox’s Family Guy where he was on the original writing staff and went on to pen many
memorable episodes featuring Brian and Stewie. He then wrote on NBC’s Will & Grace, where he rose to executive producer and showrunner.

His popular Instagram account of over 900k followers has been featured and praised in such publications as the New York Times, People and Vanity Fair. Janetti’s first book, Do You Mind If I Cancel? became an instant New York Times bestseller. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband, TV personality and fashion expert Brad Goreski.

Jeff Greenstein is a television writer, producer, and director known for his work on Friends, Will and Grace, Desperate Housewives, and countless others.

Jeff was one of the writers on the Charmings. After that, he worked on Dream On for five seasons, before becoming a writer on the show Friends. He was the co-creator and co-showrunner of Partners  and also created, produced, wrote for, and was the showrunner on Getting Personal. He was the head writer and showrunner for Will and Grace and also wrote, executive produced and directed for Desperate Housewives. 

Jeff is a member of the Writers Guild of America and Directors Guild of America.  He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from Tufts University with a major in film and dance.

In this episode, Tony and Mark discuss their top LGBTQ TV shows. They get into why these shows were important and how they had an impact on them. 

Noted actor Todd Sherry talks with Jordan von Haslow about surviving the coronavirus and what this new world means for the industry.

"A good TV theme, DOES have Pavlovian powers!" ~ Jonathan Wolff

On this week's episode of the Smartcast we invite acclaimed musician and composer Jonathan Wolff. Jonathan is the man behind the iconic Seinfeld theme as well as having written the music for over 75 primetime series.

Creating a sonic brand is this week's theme as Jonathan discusses the many intricacies of establishing oneself as not only a musician, but also a brand in the creative arts.

The story about his musical journey is something of wonder. He's a masterful pianist that is both entertaining and informative. Listen this week how a young artist from Kentucky became a Hollywood music icon, a composer for TV’s most well-loved shows (including Seinfeld, Will and Grace, Married With Children, SavedByTheBell: The College Years, Caroline In The City) and now a public speaker advocating the arts to the world!

For more information on Jonathan or to catch one of his talks, make sure to like his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/seinfeldmusicguy/ or you can visit his website at www.SeinfeldMusicGuy.com

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Dennis visits the LA home of actor Mark Cirillo to talk about his role as a counselor in the Netflix series "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp." Mark tells fun stories about the A-listers he got to work with, including Amy Poehler, Chris Meloni, Bradley Cooper, Janeane Garafalo and Paul Rudd, talks about the short shorts he had to wear and recalls riding in a van with Bradley Cooper. Mark also talks about starring in the popular web series "Day Drunk Gays," appearing on the shows "Will and Grace," "How I Met Your Mother" and "Masters of Sex." Other topics include Mark's time working at A Different Light bookstore in West Hollywood, doing nudity in films like "The Seminarian," meeting Earthe Kitt in an elevator, a creepy sexual encounter on the night before the Northridge earthquake, co-starring in a commercial with Ted the bear directed by Seth McFarland, writing a fan later to Scott Bakula and why he loves acting.

Dennis visits Emmy-winning actor Leslie Jordan in his L.A. apartment on the eve of his one-man show "Fruit Fly" returning to the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's Renberg Theater from December 4th to the 21st.  The show's origins and the theme of a gay man and his mother are but one of the many topics on the agenda.  Leslie also tells wonderful and outrageous stories about his Emmy night nightmare, how his Emmy for "Will and Grace" got damaged, the "Dancing with the Stars" outing he'd like to forget, the "Sordid Lives" phenomenon, Jessica Lange, Lily Tomlin, pubic hair, being on UK Big Brother, having his first boyfriend after 50, the biggest diva fit he ever threw and much, much more.  Leslie's an amazing storyteller, on stage and off, and this is one episode of Dennis Anyone? you'll want to play over and over again.