SCRATCH the SURFACE with EJ Scott

Pat Finn was best friends with Chris Farley. Chris Farley was and is a comedy legend and icon. A new documentary is coming out July 27, 2015 with some of the people closest to Chris. Including his family, comedy peers and Pat Finn. Pat talks about meeting Chris, how they started doing comedy together, how Chris had to miss Pat's wedding because it was Chris's first time on SNL, how Chris was always thinking about others and helping sick kids, some of Chris's tough tmes, being involved in an intervention for him, how he heard of Chris's passing, Pat's own SNL audition that went terrible, performing on stage with Chris, so many great stories! If you're a comedy fan and/or Chris Farley fan you'll love this talk. Please Listen! Please Share! Please Enjoy!

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David Mack is one of comic books most prolific and talented artists. We talk about his work with wrter Brian Michael Bendis, how he helped Bendis get a job at Marvel, how Joe Quesada hired David to write then draw Daredevil during the Marvel Knights era. We talk about his tough childhood being raised in a religious household with fighting parents who eventually divorced. David talks about how he thinks his father was on the autistic/ aspergers spectrum, staying with his father who was homeless on visitation when he was a kid, how his mother would say that David has a "demon" in him. How he feels about religion now. And so much more! David has a fascinating back story that may or may not add to his incredible talent. Please Listen! Please Share! Please Enjoy!

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Kristin Bauer van Straten was born Kristin Neubauer. She started out in Wisconsin thinking she would be a graphic artist and then one day in her 20's decided she wanted to try acting. She received immediate success by getting small parts and cast as a regular on a short lived show called The Crew. She got an agent by stalking means. She found her husband Abri by MySpace "stalking" him. A great story of how Abri, a South African musician, was in town and Kristin sought him out to .... well you'll just have to listen. SHe talks about working on Seinfeld and her moniker of "Man-Hands" on the show. Working with Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David. Working on THe Secret Life of the American Teen with Shailene Woodley. Auditioning for True Blood. Her relationship with Alexander Skarsgard. She sets the record staright about her relationship with Fabio. Losing her father to melanoma. Her passion to help elephants in South Africa and the documentary she is making about it. There's laughter, there's tears, there's stories to remember. and so much MORE!!! Its a long one but its a great one. Please Listen! Please Share!! Please Enjoy!!

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"Dead of July" is hard to categorize. Part comedy, part thriller, part love story, part horror movie. Inspired by RL Stine's books "Fear Street" books, Matthew Scott Mongomery wrote this play very quickly after having a bad day. He staged a reading last year in Los Angeles and I was there. Matthew's a friend of mine and I thought this would make a fun audio play. Silly, creepy, lovely, funny. Dead of July is a good thing to include with your summer cocktail and bbq. The cast is Matthew Scott Mongomery, Devin Kelley, Brian Dare, Kat Canipe. Please Share! Please Listen, Please Ejoy!!

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Drew Goddard has worked on all my favorite shows and some of my favorite movies. We talk Buffy the Vampire Slayer and getting work on that, and how he got to choose which show (Buffy or Angel) to work on. He chose Buffy and then after that show ebded went over to Angel. He talks about working on Lost and Alias. Working with JJ Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse and Joss Whedon. He talks about locking himself in a hotel room with Joss to get writing deadlines met. Writing Cabin in the Woods together. Writing Cloverfield, coming in with Damon Lindelof to help fix an early cut of World War Z. We talk about his upcoming projects including The Martian, Robopocolypse, Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, cold calling to get his first job as a PA on CBS movie of the week, his Spider-Man project, creating the Daredevil TV show for Netflix, his intent to be show runner for that but getting pulled out of the job sooner than expected. Meeting his wife, being a dad, his writing process and so much more!! Please Listen! Please Share! Please Enjoy!!!

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Marco Ramirez is only 32 years old but making a huge splash in the entertainment industry. He is currently the co-showrunner of Season 2 of the hit Netflix series Marvel's Daredevil. We talk about becoming a showrunner and its challenges, writing for DaVinci's Code, Sons of Anarchy, Orange is the New Black, and getting hired as writer for the upcoming Akira movie. We also talk about his Cuban backround, play writing, dropping out of Juliard, dating and so much more!!!

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Bill Corbett is a third of the comedy powerhouse known as Rifftrax. Where all the guys cut their teeth making fun of bad movies on Mystery Science 3000 that aired on Comedy Central (Comedy Channel at the time) and the Sci-Fi Channel. I talk with Bill about the process of writing jokes for the movies with his comedy partners, filling in on Crow T Robot as a puppeter and voice talent, getting in trouble as a kid in Brooklyn, getting into fights in Colorado, co-writing the movie MEET DAVE starring Eddie Murphy and where that movie may have went wrong, how he met his wife, going to Yale, his love of the stage and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and much much more!! Had a great time talking with Bill. My girlfriend, Deborah Ann Woll, is such a big fan I asked her to help me intro the podcast. Please Share, Please Listen, Please Enjoy!!!

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Timothy Simons plays a great asshole as Jonah Ryan on HBO's VEEP. But in real life he's a super nice guy with a family from Maine. Tim and I talk about growing up in Maine, being bullied in school, going to college in mAine and discovering alcohol, drugs, girls and acting, we talk about the process of shooting VEEP, his audition, how he met his wife, having twins, being away from his family while shooting VEEP, being a guest on David Letterman, working with such greats as Ivan Reitman, , Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Paul Thomas Anderson, Joaquin Phoenix, Jack Black, Melissa McCarthy, Will Ferrell, Peter Dinklidge, Tracy Letts, we talk living in Chicago, comedy, improv, sketch, and so much more!!! Please Listen, Please Share, Please Enjoy!!!

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Chris Hardwick is a jack of all trades. He is a host, writer, stand-up comic, producer, author, gamer, podcaster, musician, and much much more! Chris and I talk about his start on Singled Out, his sing off with Tom Cruise at Sna Diego Comic Con, his sobriety and how Jon Stewart's Daily Show helped him reach his "bottom", we talk about him and the possibility of marriage someday, his parents divorce as a child, moving around, being picked on growing up, Hard n Phirm, we talk about how he started "Nerdist" and how that has grown into a large brand and how Legendary partnered up with him, we talk Marilyn Manson's unusual appearance on Talking Dead, how he's a really good bowler, religion, his relationship with Wil Weaton, selling TV shows, how he helped me years ago be a part of a few fundraising events for charity, and we talk so much more!!! Please Listen, Please Share, Please Enjoy!!!

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Married couple, Tara Buck and Chris Pierce, are a power couple covering acting and music. Tara has been an actress going back to the 90s working on shows like Party of Five and X-Files and more recently played Ginger on True Blood for 7 seasons and guest spots on Justified, Backstrom, Bones, Longmire and more! Chris has 5 albums available to buy on iTunes under his name and his new group Reverend Tall Tree. Chris talks about being an openeing act for BB King, Al Green, Aaron Neville, Blues Traveler, Colbie Callait, growing up with interracial parents and the time a burning cross was on his lawn. They talk about their wine label, how they met, their wedding, Taras next job on Pee-Wee Hermans Big Holiday movie on Netflix, Chris talks about his hearing loss. Chris sings 3 songs for the show LIVE!! We talk about a lot of stuuf! Please Listen, Please Share, Please Enjoy!!

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