CooperTalk

Steve Cooper talks with comic Johnny Cardinale. Johnny is a Los Angeles based comic but has traveled to all 50 states to perform at Colleges and Comedy Clubs. He has also done 7 overseas tours entertaining our troops in 3 different continents. He has been on Chelsea Lately, Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Game Show Network and the TV Guide Channel.  He recently made his feature film debut in Bobby Khan's Ticket to Hollywood and has started performing on cruise ships and doing voice over work.

Steve Cooper talks with weathercaster/comic Fritz Coleman. Fritz is NBC4′s weathercaster on the weekday editions of Channel 4 News, airing at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. A Southern California broadcasting icon, he is well known for his sense of humor and extensive knowledge of weather. He joined NBC4 in February 1982, as the weekend weathercaster, and moved up to weekdays in June 1984. A long-time stand-up comic, he has performed at The Improvisation, The Ice House and other Southern California comedy clubs. He has utilized his humor in a number of series and specials that have aired on NBC4 over the years including What a Week, It’s Fritz, Fritz and Friends and The Perils of Parenting. He received four Los Angeles area Emmy Awards for his work on the NBC4 comedy specials and series and has appeared numerous times over the years on The Tonight Show.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Suzy Nakamura. Suzy began her career in the touring company of The Second City, and later opened the first two shows at The Second City Detroit. After moving to Los Angeles, she began guest starring on television, eventually landing recurring roles on The West Wing and Curb Your Enthusiasm. She has appeared in over 100 television episodes. Recent guest star credits include In Plain Sight, How I Met Your Mother, Castle and Bones, as well as recurring roles on Modern Family and Men of a Certain Age. Her film credits include the notable independents Timecode Sundance Special Jury Prize winner Treasure Island and Harmony and Me. She has also been in Free Samples and Judd Apatow's This Is 40. Recently she co-starred in Matthew Perry's NBC series Go On and in her spare time, she makes regular appearances in various improvisational and sketch comedy shows around Los Angeles.

Steve Cooper talks with actress Lily Holleman. Lily has appeared both on stage and on screen. She was one of the stars of the hugely popular All About Walken and has starred in major productions Coney Island Christmas and Circle Mirror Transformation to name a few. As for the screen she worked opposite of Tracey Ullman in the series State of the Union and has been seen on Campus Ladies, Southland, Sonny with a Chance and Queen Sized and many others. She recently won Best Newcomer and Best Actress at Method Fest for the movie @urFrenz and currently is starring and producing a movie called The Lady Killers.

Steve Cooper talks with comic/actor Jon Huck. Jon has performed, and continues to perform, stand up all over the country. He has appeared on Season 4 of Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham" and his first CD “Fantasticular Hilaritation” is available on ITunes. He has also done television commercials for companies such as Milwaukee’s Best Light, Capital One, Boost Mobile, AT&T, Burger King, Starbucks and ESPN and from drunken bum to undercover cop he has portrayed several characters during the run of MTV’s popular hidden camera show Punk’d.  Most recently he appeared on VH1’s Undateable and his first feature, Garbage can be found on NetFlix.

Steve Cooper talks with comic Darren Carter. Darren, a frequent CooperTalk guest is known as The Party Starter and brings his high energy comedy to clubs, colleges and private events all across the country. He has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy Central, Comics Unleashed, BET's Comic View and recently had his own half hour Showtime special. He was a supporting character in the movie Be Cool and currently co-hosts the very popular Dick and Darren comedy podcast. He also has released two top selling comedy CDs and did his Snoop Dogg impression for the rapper at his family reunion.

Steve Cooper talks with actor and voice over artist Amir Talai. Amir has appeared on many TV shows including Castle, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Adventures in Home Schooling, Nip/Tuck, Gilmore Girls, Mad Tv and Cold Case to name a few.He played Raza in the movie Harold and Kumar Escape from Guatanamo Bay and has also been in over 50 commercials. He is also the voice of Master Crane in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness and voiced the same character in the Kung Fu Panda 2 video game and has performed in the stage version of Guys and Dolls at the legendary Hollywood Bowl.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Tom Choi. Tom, after graduating the University of Washington moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. Since then he has landed roles in various TV shows including The Shield, Las Vegas, CSI:Miami, Bones, Criminal Minds, Franklin & Bash, The Closer, House of Lies, Southland and has a recurring role on A.N.T. Farm. He has also appeared on the big screen in the hits Minority Report and Hall Pass. He attended the LACC School of Cinema and Televison and now adds producing, directing and writing to his credits and also performs stand-up comedy.

Steve Cooper talks with comic/actor/writer Sheldon Anderson. Sheldon while growing up in North Dakota had appeared in dozens of local television spots, selling everything from potato chips to hardware by the time he was 12. He is a frequent headliner at The Comedy Store and the Hollywood Improv.  His ability to speak Spanish and his knowledge of the world has combined to form an intelligent, fun and bilingual look at the world we live in.  He has performed for sold out crowds across the country. He continues to appear in numerous national commercials and has been in episodes of The Man Show and Manswers. He can be seen as the cocky and hilarious Venice Beach Officer Art Fierro in the series Smoked and also wrote, produced and stars in the upcoming series Roswell Oswald Conspiracy Theorist.

Steve Cooper talks with comic/writer Kivi Rogers. Kivi won his very first comedy competition and then decided to take comedy serious.. Since then his star has continued to rise. He showcased at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado after which he landed a development deal with Castle Rock Entertainment to star in his own sitcom. He has also appeared on The Tonight Show w/Jay Leno. In 1998 he was nominated for comedian of the year at the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA). He's also had guest appearances on such shows as The West Wing, Everybody Loves Raymond, VIP, Diagnosis Murder, and Dharma & Greg to name a few. He also appeared in the Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow feature film Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, and with Academy award winners Mercedes Ruehl, and Cloris Leachman in The Amati Girls.