The Weekly Show with David J. Maloney

This week David chats with The Daily Show legend Lewis Black about his career as both a playwright and comedian, his transition from theater to comedy, early days in the NYC comedy circuit, The Daily Show, being cast in "Hannah and Her Sisters" with Woody Allen, his memorable USO tour with Robin Williams, and everything in between!

This week David chats with the multitalented actress Vivian Lamolli about her blooming career, from K.C. Undercover with Zendaya, to her role as Filiberta Rodriguez on East Los High, to her upcoming major role as Vanessa Del Rio in "The Latin from Manhattan" and Kitty in "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies".

This week, David chat's with Todd Pipes of Deep Blue Something Official about the creation of "that" song that everyone knew across the globe, "Breakfast at Tiffany's", the bands incredible worldwide success in the 90's, the international success of the song and getting it into the UK, how it wound up on two of their albums, the power of local radio in the 90's, playing Lubbock, TX, favorite touring memories, and so much more! Check out the band's brand new single, "Cherry Lime Rickey", available now on streaming platforms everywhere!

In this wide-ranging, biographical interview, David chats with grammy winning singer, songwriter, and musician Al Kooper about his illustrious decade's long career, from his early life as a Jewish New Yorker and falling in love with gospel music, to his initial fame as the organist on Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone", to his legendary friendship with such luminaries as Jimi Hendrix, Mike Bloomfield, and Stephen Stills, to his band "Blood Sweat and Tears", to his discovery of the multi-platinum band Lynyrd Skynyrd, his part in the story of Joni Mitchell, and a thousand stops in between. You don't want to miss this.

This week David chats with one of his favorite artists, Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket, about his stellar career with Toad, finding success at such a young age, turning down the $1 million dollar signing bonus, the "Monty Python" origin of the band name, the creation of the bands core discography from Bread and Circus, Pale, Fear, Dulcinea, Coil, a deep-dive into the well of spiritual and religious imagery in Glen's body of work and where it all springs from, then to finish off with a discussion about the band's breakup, reunion, and what Glen's been up to in the meantime with his wonderful solo career. TTWS's new album "Starting Now", and Glen's upcoming record to be released in the fall.

This week David chats with Writer/Director Camille Griffin about her fantastic film "Silent Night", growing up with french cinema, "The Passage" with Malcolm McDowell, working on Star Wars: A Phantom Menace, the genesis of the idea for Silent Night, Jojo Rabbit by Taika Waititi and the journey of her son Roman Griffin Davis, maternal perspective in film and stories, the Christmas setting of the film, Keira Knightley and Matthew Goode joining the cast as parents, and so much more.

John Parr of "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" fame chats with David about the early days of his music journey in England, Meatloaf, Toto, Tina Turner, and the unbelievable true story behind the making of the hit song "St. Elmos Fire (Man in Motion)" for the cult classic brat-pack film of the same name.

This week David chats with the contestants representing Alabama in the inaugural American Song Contest, Dani Brillhart and Colton Jones of the band Ni/Co! Learn more about their story as a couple, as a band, and their once-in-a-lifetime experience on the American Song Contest.

This week David chats with Doug Johnson of Loverboy, one of the 80's most iconic bands. It's a great inside look behind the band that brought you "Workin' for the Weekend", "Lovin' Every Minute of It", and "Heaven in Your Eyes". Catch them on tour with REO Speedwagon and STYX this year!

This week David J. Maloney interviews rising country music singer/songwriter and TikTok celebrity, Brandon Davis! Catch Brandon on tour with Tim McGraw and Russell Dickerson this Spring and Summer 2022!