CooperTalk

Steve Cooper talks with actor/comedian Brian Huskey. Brian has been an improviser and sketch comedy performer at the Upright Citizen's Brigade in New York and Los Angeles for years. He was a correspondent on The Onion News Network and early in his television career performed in sketches for Late Night with Conan O'Brien and was a regular on VH1's Best Week Ever. He has been seen in many comedy programs such as Community, Parks & Recreation, Happy Endings, Animal Practice, Workaholics and Veep and has acted in the movies including Superbad, Step Brothers, Semi-Pro, Meet Dave and This is the End. He has also appeared in numerous commercials for the products Sonic, Wendy's, T-Mobile and Toyota. He currently has a recurring role on Adult Swim's Children's Hospital.

Steve Cooper talks with actor/voice actor Spike Spencer. Spike an accomplished on-camera actor, has worked with such notable stars as Tommy Lee Jones, Sandra Bullock, Frank Langella, Tia Carrere, and Scott Glenn and has been on set with many other stars. Spike has lent his voice to numerous radio and TV commercials and in the world of animation, he has been voices in Peter Rabbit, Space Dogs, Supa Pirate Booty Hunt, DrugBunny, and more. He has also voiced hundreds of episodes of Anime, including such notable titles as Evangelion, Bleach, Vampire Knight, Durarara!, Battle Angel, Suikoden, Orphen, Spriggan, Nadesico, Mar, PreTear, Buso Renkin, Gundam, Code Geass 2, and Kekkaishi. As an author, Spike has penned several titles including, How to Be A Frickin Genius Voice Actor, Step One, What Happens At The Con, Stays At The Con?, and soon to be released Don’t Kill Your Date (and Other Cooking Tips).

Steve Cooper talks with actor/comic/host Christine Blackburn. Christine has performed stand-up, wrote, produced and acted in her own one-woman show The Big Picture and has appeared in over 60 national commercials throughout the years. She spent two years as the co-host of the USA Network series Ready For The Weekend Movie and on the acting front‚ has starred in three feature films, Halloween Party, Interviewing Norman and the Wedding Video. Currently her podcast, Story Worthy just celebrated it's 3rd anniversary and is going strong and her game show Shotgun Story Worthy - the first Storytelling Game Show! is performed around LA frequently.

Steve Cooper talks with comic/musician Joe Sib. Joe spent the 90's playing in punk rock bands with a relentless touring around the world, then moved behind the scenes as co-owner as Side One Dummy Records where he signed and released albums from Flogging Molly, The Gaslight Anthem, Anti-Flag and many more. Ever the music enthusiast with a wealth of stories only a touring musician could boast, he started to host the Complete Control radio show in 2004, which airs in seven cities across the country. Instead of abating his energy, the show added more fuel to fire and spawned not only his one-man show called California Calling: A Story of Growing Up Punk Rock, but also an unexpected leap into stand-up comedy.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Ammar Daraiseh. Ammar received his Master's Degree in Acting from The Theatre School of DePaul University. After that he performed in many stage productions throughout Chicago including Anna Karenina, Major Barbara and MacBeth. He has been seen on TV in the shows The Shield, Early Edition, Lost, West Wing, Alias, Without a Trace, Flash Forward and Jag to name a few and can also be seen in many movies including The Guardian, Saving Jessica Lynch, The Princess & The Marine, Jarhead, US Marshalls and Bad Company. He currently is starring and producing the web series The Devil's Interview that will be out later this year.

Steve Cooper talks with comic/actor/writer Ron Lynch. Ron started his career in Boston as part of a comedy team. After awhile he broke off on his own and moved West. He has appeared in a number of movies and TV shows. He has worked as a voice actor for numerous shows including Home Movies, Bob's Burgers and Tom Goes to Mayor and has made appearances on Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist, The Sarah Silverman Program, Andy Richter Controls the Universe and Adventure Time to name a few. He currently hosts a weekly music and comedic variety show called Tomorrow! every Saturday night in Hollywood at the Steve Allen Theater.

Steve Cooper talks with magician Jason Latimer. Jason is an American Illusionist best known for starring in the six live British television specials on the BBC One's Magicians and winning the competition overall. His notoriety as an artist comes from his designs and performances in the United Kingdom, France and the United States as well as the World Championships of Magic. He is the third American in history to be awarded magic's highest honor of being titled The Grand Prix World Champion of Magic which he won in 2003. In 2009 his contributions in illusion, science and technology earned him an invite to be a presenter and performer at The Origins Symposium at Arizona State University. He also has degrees and fields of study in Mathematics, Economics and Applied Physics with research in multiple fields in Psychology of perception and attention from University California Santa Barbara.

Steve Cooper talks with comic/actor Mike Ivy. Mike was a mainstay in New York City during the comedy boom of the early 90s. During that time he appeared on Comedy Central, MTV, VH1 and A&E. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and has been seen in shows and movies such as It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, 2 Broke Girls, Fred & Vinnie and Children's Hospital. He was also a regular cast member on The Sarah Silverman Program. A familiar face to commercials he can currently be seen in a few national spots including one for Old Spice.

Steve Cooper talks with comic Roy Wood Jr. Roy is one of the stars of the TBS sitcom Sullivan & Son and has been featured on the Late Show with David Letterman, HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, TV One’s The Funny Spot with Tony Rock’,  BBC’s The World Stands up - London, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Last Comic Standing, and Comedy Central’s Bob & Tom Comedy Tour to name a few. He’s also showcased at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival and is a regular guest on Chelsea Lately. He's about to release his second comedy CD and headlines at clubs across the country.

Steve Cooper talks with actor/writer/comic Joe Dalo. Joe knew Steve back in the Philadelphia comedy scene. He is a veteran entertainer who has performed all over the

world and was the Hollywood FX expert on Disney's CODE:9. 

He has been seen nationally in a Boring to Brilliant commercial and also has been working

in Hollywood for over a decade, both behind and in front of the camera.  He has

spent over 25 years performing as an Actor, Director, Stand-up Comic, Art

Director, Writer, FX  and Host. He can currently be seen on a national commercial for Vitamin Water and is part of the cast of the hugely popular play All About Walken.