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FOF #1247 – Nellie Oleson Saved My Life

FOF #1247 – Nellie Oleson Saved My Life

Alison Arngrim is loved and feared by people all over the world for playing the mean little rich girl Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie. Alison credits the role with saving her sanity.

Today Alison joins us to talk about her funny and heart breaking memoir, “Confessions of a Prairie Bitch” which recounts her time on Little House, growing up in a crazy Hollywood, and her work on behalf of HIV/AIDS charities and victims of sexual abuse.

Posted in: Actors, Comedians, Interviews, Podcast, Writers 2 years ago 9
FOF #1221 – Bruce Vilanch on the Star Wars Holiday Special

FOF #1221 – Bruce Vilanch on the Star Wars Holiday Special

Today we’re talking to comedy writer and gay legend Bruce Vilanch, who worked as a writer for The Star Wars Holiday Special, and also on many lavish, campy TV specials of the 1970s including The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.

Listen as Bruce talks to us about the wonderful tacky world of TV specials from the 1970s and he also reveals that there is a documentary on the Star Wars Holiday Special in the works!

Posted in: Comedians, Interviews, Podcast, Writers 2 years ago 5
FOF #1220 – Marga Gomez’s Rainbow Road to Hell

FOF #1220 – Marga Gomez’s Rainbow Road to Hell

This August, Comedian Marga Gomez is sharpening her cougar claws and heading off to the legendary Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival.

Listen as Marga Gomez shares with us her experiences at the event over the years, including her fear of porta potties and the time when bondage loving lesbians dropped pamphlets over the crowds from an airplane to gain acceptance at the event.

Posted in: Comedians, Interviews, Podcast 2 years ago 25
FOF #1216 – Cassandra Peterson on Elvira, All About Evil

FOF #1216 – Cassandra Peterson on Elvira, All About Evil

Everybody loves Cassandra Peterson’s alter-ego Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She’s taking a new turn in “All About Evil” by playing a mom.

Listen as we talk with Cassandra Peterson about working with directing drag queen Peaches Christ, the origins of her beloved character Elvira and her thoughts on the movie “Showgirls.”

Posted in: Actors, Comedians, Interviews, Podcast 2 years ago 15
FOF #1215 – Viva La Coacha

FOF #1215 – Viva La Coacha

In the past year La Coacha has exploded in popularity with her hilarious music parody videos and red carpet interviews. She wields her Spanglish sense of humor like the tip of Zorro’s gay blade.

Listen as we talk with the lovable La Coacha about her wild adventures in Hollywood, her thoughts on Lady Gaga, being banned by Oprah and if she will star in the Real Latina Housewives.

Posted in: Comedians, Interviews, Podcast, YouTube Celebrities 2 years ago 8
FOFA #283 – The Man Who Put the F.U. in Funny

FOFA #283 – The Man Who Put the F.U. in Funny

We are really excited to see Bruce Vilanch perform at Milwaukee Pridefest this weekend. Back in 2006 we had the opportunity to interview him about his life and career when he was coming to Chicago to host IML.

Please enjoy this classic podcast with the very funny Bruce Vilanch and please join us this weekend in Milwaukee on the Summerfest grounds.

Posted in: Classic Podcasts, Comedians, Interviews, Podcast 2 years ago 7
FOF #1193 – Deven Green Had Me at Hello

FOF #1193 – Deven Green Had Me at Hello

With the success of her parody videos on 80s soap opera stars and her recent re-dubbing of Lionel Ritchie’s ridiculous video “Hello,” Deven Green practically owns the word “Hello” on the internet.

Today Deven Green and her hunky husband Joel Bryant join us today to give us a sneak peek at their upcoming projects which include a cooking reality TV show , a vampire/zombie web series and a song written on the ukulele just for us.

Posted in: Actors, Comedians, Podcast 2 years ago 8
FOF #1187 – Queen of the Apes

FOF #1187 – Queen of the Apes

Comedian Kristen Studard believes that many of the objects in your home lead secret lives: your lamp, you computer, your iPad, the wall clock and even a half-empty can of diet cola all pass judgment as you do those dirty things you do.

Listen as Kristen joins us to talk about her new show “Small Victories,” where her characters take us to silly and absurd places while giving voice to irrational fears and sexual confessions.

Posted in: Comedians, Interviews, Podcast 2 years ago 6
FOF #1183 – One Night in Heaven

FOF #1183 – One Night in Heaven

Tired of just having a one night stand with Jesus and he doesn’t call you back? Well, maybe it’s because you’re not listening. There’s no escaping God’s massive love, so get ready for the Best Church of God, the only church God goes to, ever.

Today, the hilarious sister Lindsay Goldapp and brother Scott Levy help us to find the true meaning of the Bible and boost our self-esteem with the knowledge that, thankfully, not everybody will go to heaven.

Posted in: Actors, Comedians, Live Music Sessions, Podcast 2 years ago 2
FOF #1182 – What Turns You On

FOF #1182 – What Turns You On

Sexual desire is powerful, it shapes us in many unconscious ways. Many psychologists agree that it is the core of who we are as people and so it’s worth reflecting on and making art about it.

Today teacher, comedian and bondage babe Miss Tamale joins to talk about “Bound and Determined,” her art installation of self-help books beautifully tied up with red ropes in Japanese bondage style and her performance piece where she reenacts a day in the life of a sadomasochistic high school teacher.

Posted in: Artists, Comedians, Podcast 2 years ago 5