CooperTalk

Steve Cooper talks with writer/director Joe Medeiros. Joe is the former Head Writer of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and worked for him from 1988 to 2010. He has also written for the show Steven Schirippa's Hungry. In addition he is a documentary filmmaker. His past films have been Sailing the Star of India, Doors of Florence and Friends of Independence. His current project is an award winning piece about the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa titled The Missing Piece: Mona Lisa, Her Thief, The True Story which has been taking the Film Festival circuit by storm.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Host Vicki Wagner. Vicki was kicked out of the Air Force for being gay she decided that this was a big joke. She has emceed several Pride events across the nation, headlined as far away as Provincetown, MA and Vancouver, BC and has hosted gay events across the country. She also has been featured on the front page of Outlands Magazine, the West Hollywood Independent, The Santa Barbara News Press, The Westsider, Provincetown Magazine, IN Newsweekly out of Boston, the Mayday Press in Denmark, and in She Magazine. She has been on several radio shows, TV talk shows and written a column for the Advocate. Currently she hosts the show  Lesbian Knows Best on YouTube.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Rose Abdoo. Rose's career began in Chicago, where she performed at various improvisational theaters, including the Improv Institute and four years with The Second City and she went on to develop her own one-woman shows, Who Does She Think She Is? and Get to the Part About Me. Her movie credits include My Best Freind's Wedding, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Good Night and Good Luck, US Marshals and Bad Teacher. She is also a familiar face on TV where she was the co-star of Johnny Bago, has had recurring roles on Gilmore Girls, That's So Raven and Bunheads and has been a guest star on Monk, CSI:NY, Malcolm in the Middle, Two Broke Girls, Psych, Without a Trace and Happy Endings to name a few.

Steve Cooper talks with comic/actor Bruce Fine. Bruce has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, on Comics Unleashed and was a semi-finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing. His acting roles include Hotel Hell Vacation with Chevy Chase, Love That Girl, King of Queens and My Wife and Kids, along with national commercials for Build-A-Bear, Toyota, Miller Lite, and Direct TV. As a writer/producer he has worked on Wayans Brothers television shows including Thugaboo, My Wife and Kids, The Wayans Brothers and Keenen. He also contributed on their hit movies Little Man, and Scary Movies 1 & 2. As a Comedy Producer on the Wayne Brady Show he was nominated for a 2004 Emmy Award. He currently created, produces and hosts The Laugh Pack which is a Vegas style show starring the best comedians in the world and featuring rat-pack style singers.

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Actor/Writer Suli McCullough. Suli has been a writer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Lopez Tonight, Saturday Night Live, the BET Awards and The Espy Awards to name a few. However, you probably know him best as Mouse on The Jamie Foxx Show or

Crazy Legs (The dude in the wheelchair) in the Wayans Bros. spoof, Don’t be

a Menace to South Central while Drinking your Juice in The Hood.  He has also acted in many other projects including Scary Movie 2, The Larry Sanders Show and Seinfeld. As a comic his TV appearances include The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last

Comic Standing and Comedy Central.

Steve Cooper talks with comic/actor/writer Lou Santini. Lou headlines at clubs across America and his one of the most sought out Corporate Comics around. He has been featured in the New York Post's annual Best Jokes Around segment and recently released his second album Let's get Bloated. His televison appearances include camera time on the Reelz Channel, TBS, TV Guide Network and Oprah Winfrey Network and he has been getting work as a man on the street interviewer and a host. His book How to Go from Wedding Hell to Wedding Bells: Your Wedding Shouldn't Need a Survival Guide can be found on Amazon.

Steve Cooper talks with comic Willie Barcena. Willie’s talent has garnered him 12 appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” more than any other Latino Comedian in the history of the show. Jay even invited Willie to perform for the troops in Afghanistan. In addition to being a comedy road warrior, Willie has appeared on many TV shows including: Moesha, The Wayans Brothers, and he was chosen to be the host of the popular Si-Tv production Latino Laugh Festival – The Show. He’s also made multiple appearances on tours such as Que Locos, Latino Laugh Festival, Montreal’s Just for Laughs and Crown Royal Latin All Stars Comedy Explosion. Most recently he had his one hour Comedy Central special which was received with rave reviews.

Steve Cooper talks with actor/comic/writer Jimmy Palombi. Jimmy has done roughly 100 TV commercials and several television shows including Monk, Greek and Strong Medicine. He came to L.A. by way of Chicago where he worked with Second City, Improv Olympic and Annoyance Theatre. He performs a unique style of stand-up at such venues as The Icehouse and the Comedy Store. He has also created several television pilots that are being shopped around, the latest being Hi Road Lo Road.

Steve Cooper talks with comic Jason Resler. Jason was described by the Sacramento News & Review as, "Sharp, smart material that kept the crowd in hysterics!" He was named among America's Top Working Comedians by Entertainment Business Journal. His comedy album Road Comic contains over 55 minutes of material and recieves regular airplay from Raw Dog Comedy on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio and Comedy Icons on Pandora Radio and TV credits include 2 appearances on Comedy Central's Laugh Riots and 5 appearances on Comedy Time. He is also the self appointed Un-Official Comedian of Major League Baseball and performs Pitching Punchlines, a show all about the sport during Spring Training in Arizona.

Steve Cooper talks with actor/club owner/manager Mark Lonow. Mark started his acting in New York City and was in a comedy group with Henry Winkler. He then moved to L.A. and appeared in the TV shows All in the Family, Charlie's Angels, The Rockford Files, Moonlighting, Hill Street Blues, Murphy Brown and many others. Throughout his career he has also been in movies such as Mr. Saturday Night, City Hall, National Security and the Wedding Singer. He is considered an industry leader in the comedy world. He is partners with Budd Friedman of the famous Improvisation comedy club in L.A. and was a key component in building their 20+ clubs across the country and his wife and him manage Lewis Black and Kathleen Madigan. He currently is writing a play for Off Broadway and his daughter created the series How to Live with Your Parents(For the Rest of Your Life), which Brad Garrett's character is based on him.