Shannon In The Morning Big Show Daily Podcast

Beth Ostrosky Stern, wife of Howard and foster mom to countless little kitties, dropped by the WCBS-FM studios today to give all the details on Hallmark Channel's Cat Bowl and Kitten Bowl 2019 -- and make Louie Louie sneeze -- A LOT!

North Shore Animal League America is hosting a Kitten Bowl Party to showcase Hallmark Channel’s Kitten Bowl VI game and celebrate the network’s inaugural Cat Bowl competition. NSALA, along with 500 shelter partners across the country, are hosting Kitten Bowl parties in addition to screening Kitten Bowl VI highlights on Sunday, February 3rd from 12-4 p.m. at North Shore Animal League America's Little Learners Center, Lewyt Avenue in Port Washington, NY. There will be plenty of fun-filled activities, giveaways (including Kitten Bowl VI trading cards,) refreshments, and more!

The biggest highlight will be finding loving homes for adoptable shelter pets. On Sunday, February 3rd, all feline adoption fees will be reduced by 50% for approved adopters at North Shore Animal League America.   

Kitten Bowl is the greatest feline football showdown in cable television history and has resulted in more than 25,000 shelter pet adoptions since its premiere in 2014. The competition will be hosted by North Shore Animal League America’s Foster Mom, National Spokesperson, and Board of Directors member Beth Stern, and feature play-by-play coverage by actor Dean Cain and former NFL player Rodney Peete.  Four-time Pro Bowl quarterback and Feline Football League (FFL) Commissioner Boomer Esiason and former NFL running back Rashad Jennings will be on hand to offer commentary on every adorable moment of fur-flying kitten play-off action.  The broadcast will also feature off-field antics featuring our North Shore Animal League America puppy friends. 

Gabriel Iglesias appreciates his appearances on the big show, because he likes transparency!

His latest Netflix special “One Show Fits All” is out today and he was happy we told the truth about not seeing it yet.

“Thank you for being honest and saying you haven’t seen it…that’s very admirable” he says, “A lot of times people say they saw it and then I ask you a question about it and it’s like aww shoot!”

It’s the first time Netflix has ever done a 90 minute comedy special! Fluffy discusses his teenage son and encounters with Snoop Dogg & Chris Rock!

“It’s one thing when you meet someone and they invite you to go back stage” he says about sneaking into a Chris Rock show back in the day,  “it’s another thing when you’re that person that should be carried out by security”

He’s doing two shows at the NJ PAC in Newark June 15th & The Borgata in Atlantic City August 30th - Tickets are on sale now at www.fluffyguy.com.

Good story to start the week! A woman in Australia gets bit on the buttcks by a python while she's sitting on the toilet! We get into the graphic details....

Scott has been bugging John Elliott about it and now it's official, he is a CBS-2 Weather Watcher....but does he qualify for the job? Scott supposedly has a weather station that consists of a:

• Thermometer
• Anemometer (Wind Speed Gauge)
• Wind Vane
• Rain Gauge
• Humidity Sensor
• Barometer

In Scott’s official weather watcher bio, it explains that he’s been monitoring the weather since 1983 over at Secaucus, NJ. He moved his weather station over to lower Manhattan in 2014 and he NEVER misses a chance to weather watch!

Plus we recap the SAG Awards and talk about a guy from Arizona who performed life-saving CPR on someone because he remembered the technique from an episode of "The Office!"

Our resident game show guy Jason Block “The Cuckoo Clock” branches out to the reality competition world to give us a rundown/predictions on the new hit show “The Masked Singer.”

Brad Blanks caught up with Alfonso Cuaron, director of the film “Roma” and the movie’s lead actress Yalitza Aparicio. “Roma” was just nominated for 10 Academy Awards including best film, best director and lead actress.

Catch up on the big show!

We may have found your dream job with Oscar Meyer looking for a full time driver of their weiner mobile! Scott wants to become one of John Elliott's weather watchers and Sue Aller had an unfortunate run-in with her brand new instant pot!

Rick Allen has been a rock star since he joined Def Leppard at the age of 15, and all of his hard work as a drummer will finally be recognized March 29th when he & the band are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the Barclay's Center.

"We kinda dismissed it because we've been on the books since 2005" Rick says about the band being snubbed by the rock hall for years, but the newly introduced "fan vote" pushed them over the top. "We blew everybody else out of the water with the amount of votes, which was terrific"

When it comes to the band, he puts things in perpective, "we were responsible for killing a few brain cells back in the day," but things have changed as the band has aged. "We're in preservation mode at the moment" he says, "wives & kids & keeping the whole ship sailing" is the primary objective of the older, wiser Def Leppard.

Now that the band has accomplished one of their biggest goals, Rick gets to focus more on his other love of art! "Im really passionate about it, especially the legends pieces" he proudly says. "I moved on to John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix and my latest piece David Bowie, these were all people who influeced me and the band as we were growing up."

Rick's artwork from his latest collection “Rick Allen: Legends & Dreams” will be on display for purchase at Wentworth Galleries! Meet Rick at the Hard Rock in Atlantic City January 18th from 5-8pm, the Short Hills Mall January 19th from 5-8pm & King of Prussia in Pennsylvania January 20th from 1-4pm! All purchases receive a special limited edition print commemorating Rick’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. A portion of each art sale benefits his foundation Project Resiliency which helps veterans. RSVP’s are strongly suggested - WENTWORTH-ART.COM for more info!

He was so good the first time we had to invite him back! Jo Koy has been around a while but he's quickly climbing the comeidan ladder and is getting closer to the top!

Jo met Brad Blanks for the first time and we learned that his Australian accent is pretty badm more importantly we learned that his mom entered him into talent competitions when he was a kid, mostly dressed as Michael Jackson, "i'm trying to eat a hot dog with a sparkly glove and now my mom's pissed off...she sys 'does Michael Jackson have ketchup on his glove!!'"

Jo worked in the shoe section at the Nordstrom rack while he was working his way up the comedy ladder, and he has fond memories of the whole experience, "they didn't let me touch the cash but the shoe apartment was impeccable...they knew Jo was on the floor!"

Jo watched Bird Box with his son and wondered if his little guy could do ANYTHING blindfolded!

Jo is playing a sold out show at Caroline's January 16th and the Paramount in Huntington January 31st, get tickets at www.jokoy.com.

Check Out Photos From Jo Koy's Visit To Shannon in the Morning >

 

For whatever reason, winter weather causes big show in-fighting! How many inches of snow are we getting? Are we getting anything? Things got pretty testy this morning between Scott & John Elliott!

We touch on the passing of Broadway legend Carol Channing & a wacky story out of Texas where a woman was banned from Walmart because she was driving around the parking lot for hours in an electric buggy drinking wine from a Pringles can! 

A mini podcast for the biggest big show fans!

Brad Blanks hit the National Board of Review Awards Gala red carpet at Cipriani’s on 42nd street. Bradley Cooper won best director for “A Star is Born” & Steven Spielberg presented the award. Brad spoke to Sam Elliott, Bradley Cooper & kind of got in a few words with Lady Gaga

Brad first spoke to Sam Elliott but quickly wrapped up with him because he didn’t want to lose time with Bradley Cooper, who was behind Sam on the red carpet! When he finally got to Lady Gaga she was swarmed by fans pretending to be reporters! Brad shoved his way through and got some audio of Gaga as she talked about the best advice she ever received.

"I'm an idiot, i should've stayed an accountant" Brad says back in the studio after his Gaga ordeal! 

Sebastian Maniscalco has 4 sold out shows upcoming at Madison Square Garden, a role in the critically acclaimed movie "Green Book" & an upcoming role in the Martin Scorsese film "The Irishman" along side Robert De Niro & Joe Pesci, but he told the big show he thinks he's just "flying under the radar" when it comes to his stardom!

"I'm not really a mainstream name" he insists, "every once & a while i'll get recognized but it's not like i'm Michael Jackson walking around with an umbrella & a mask!"

When it comes to his beloved Chicago Bears, his family still hasn't recovered from their shocking loss to the Eagles January 6th. "My dad was throwing socks at the TV," Sebastian says, but he doesn't get the Cody Parkey "Bird Box" memes because he hasn't seen the movie, saying "first off i gotta see the movie to get the concept of what that all means!"

Sebastian revealed he & his wife Lana are expecting their 2nd child, a boy, in June 2019. "Our family is growing over here" he says, and "with another kid comes more material."

Sebastian plays four shows at Madison Square Garden, two on January 19th at 7pm & 10pm and January 20th at 7pm & 10pm, mostly single seats remain for all shows at www.ticketmaster.com.