Ellen got one of the legends of radio, TV and joke telling, Comedian, Radio Host, Author Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling, 

to come on to Karis Comedy Corner. What a treat to hear this incredibly talented man tell his story which started as one of the first people to produce Stand-Up Comedy on Long Island, to becoming a crucial part of the Howard Stern Show for 15 years. 

He has gone on to record numerous comedy albums, joke books, as well as his new book "The Joke Man: Bow to Stern" a fascinating look at his life and career. A fun loving guy, who is kind, smart (he has a Mechanical Engineering Degree from Michigan State), that filled us with great stories for over an hour. For more on Jackie and where he is appearing go to his webiste: www.jokeland.com

Ellen got a chance to talk to Actress, Filmmaker, Producer, Radio Host, Activist and Model Sam Sorbo about the DVD release of her movie "Let There Be Light" written with Sam Gordon. Sam and husband Kevin Sorbo, of Hercules fame, star in the beautiful, family friendly, heartful movie about a man's journey back to his faith. We also spoke to Sam, a Mother of 3, about homeschooling her Children, which is the subject of one of the three books she has written. A fascinating interview with this multi-talented lady. For more on Sam go to www.samsorbo.com and the movie www.lettherebelightmovie.com

Ellen had a great conversation with Actress, Producer, Writer and Voiceover Artist Anthoula Katsimatides. They talked about many of the movies and TV's shows Anthoula has been in including "Wizard of Lies" and Law and Order SVU", working with Robert DeNiro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mariska Hargitay, her friendship with Olympia Dukakis and the film she is producing about Olympia's life, going to the Sundance Film Festival, her solo award winning show "What Will People Think?" and her extensive involvement in the Greek community andher love for her family island Nyseros. Anthoula's energy is radiant, go to her website anthoula.com

Ellen sat down with Marc Demetriou, author of the newly released book "Lessons From My Grandfather". The book lays out how to achieve success and fulfillment in life by following 15 timeless principles handed down to him by his Grandfather, who came to this country from Cyprus with nothing but a bag full of dreams, courage and the desire to succeed on his own terms. Marc has followed this same outline to his own life, which resulted in him becoming a top-rated speaker and an authority on real estate and finance, being ranked in the top 1 percent of loan originations and receiving the “Forty Under 40” award, as one of the 40 most successful business professionals in New Jersey. Marc had some wonderful stories about his Grandfather, as well as sound advice on how to get ahead, no matter what profession you have chosen. For more information go to grandfatherlessons.com

Ellen sat down with longtime friend (they were in acting class together) Tommy DiDario, a Lifestyle Expert and CEO of a self-owned marketing & branding consulting company, covering men’s fashion, grooming, travel, health, wellness and fitness. He is an on-air contributor for The Rachael Ray Show and is one of GQ magazine’s exclusive GQ Insiders, as well as partnering with LGBTQ organizations as a voice for equality. Tommy graciously opened up about his professional and personal journey, that has led him to a stellar career reaching more than 1 million people monthly across his social media platforms. A true inspiration.

Ellen sat down with Comedian and Radio Host Pat Dixon. We talked to Pat about starting his Stand-Up Comedy career in his home state of Tennessee, traveling the road, getting on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and moving to New York City. Pat describes some of his gigs such a high paying road tour, getting exposure from VH-1's "Best Week Ever", and getting into podcasting with his popular show "NYC Crime Report" on the Compound Media Station and his new show "Trump the Podcast". We got into some politics, as well as the story of how Pat met his uber-talented wife Author, Columnist and Comedian Mandy Stadtmiller. Another talented comedian to drop by and visit Karis Comedy Corner!

We spoke to Political Pundit, Speech Writer and Comedian T.J. McCormack about starting out in Stand-Up Comedy at 18 years old, going to LA with development deals, his years in LA, coming back to his beloved Westchester County with a wife and child and getting involved in the political arena working with GOP County Executive Rob Astorino and others, as a political consultant and speech writer. We also talked about T.J.'s numerous appearances on the Fox News Channel. A family man, with solid values who wants to make a difference in his community. 

Ellen sat down with Comedian, Actor, Voice Extraordinaire Steven Scott. We talked about Steven's career path from being a little kid imitating his family members, to entertaining all 7 Continents, his experience on NBC's America's Got Talent, working with his legendary newscaster Father and how he comes up with his ideas for voices. Affable and full of energy, we got a little personal and asked Steven about his love life, as well as touching upon the #metoo movement. It was a sheer joy to have him on Karis Comedy Corner.

Ellen talked to full time Upper Eastside Mom turned Stand-Up comedian Felicia Madison. Felicia always had the desire to perform, so after her children grew up and became less dependent on her she decided to take the plunge. With the support of her husband, and lots of her friends who lunch, Felicia has dived into the New York City comedy scene head on. Her Laughercise Daytime Lunch Shows, as well as private events have been part of her interesting journey and we get the scoop on how it is all going. 

Upcoming Writer and Director Victoria Perry and Amanda Mandii sit

down with Ellen Karis to talk about their TV Dramedy Pilot "Greek Honey", that Ellen has a principle role in. These two young spitfires talk about how their creatives sides always existed even as children, how they met and became best friends,

manifesting their goals and the process of writing and actually filming "Greek Honey". Victoria opens up about being in the madness of the Las Vegas shooting back in October 2017 and what its like to date these days as a twentysomething.