Episodes

  • SC 21 PUSHING PAUSE with Terry-Ann Zander & Terri Walters

    SC 21 PUSHING PAUSE with Terry-Ann Zander & Terri Walters
    May 2 2021

    With 21 podcast episodes under our belt, we talk about putting SKoC on a temporary hiatus. We want to step back, evaluate and, that's right EVOLVE. We'll be back in some way, shape or form in the near future. Love to you all, back at ya later! TAZ and TLW
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    18 mins
  • SC 20 A BRONX TALE with Debbie Bazza

    SC 20 A BRONX TALE with Debbie Bazza
    Apr 16 2021

    Debbie Bazza, born, and raised in Bronx NY, talks with Terry-Ann and Terri about relationships, kids, comedy and COVID.

     

    2:00

    Meet Bronx Babe, Debbie Bazza

     

    3:25

    Living Divorce, Bronx-Style

     

    8:00

    Raising Boys v. Girls

     

    12:45

    The Road to Comedy – It runs through the family.

     

    17:45

    Adapting to various changes in Comedy spurred by COVID – Tech, isolation, lack of interaction.

     

    24:00

    On Education and Religion

     

    31:00

    Coming out of the Storm; is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

     

     

    Debbie Bazza

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Debbiebazza

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbie.bazza

    Live Comedy and Music Show: Saturday, April 17, 2021 @8:00pm Eastern. Message on Facebook for Tickets to the Zoom Show.

     

    Terry-Ann Zander

    TAZ Comedy Hotline: 201-874-5971

    Facebook: @Terry-Ann Zander - https://www.facebook.com/terryann.zander

     

     

    Terri Walters

    Twitter: @TerriLWalters - https://twitter.com/TerriLWalters

    LinkedIn: @TerriLWalters - https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/

    Email: Terri@MoonfishProduction.com

     

     

    Some Kind of Comedian

    Website: https://www.somekindofcomedian.com/podcast

    Facebook: @SomeKindofComedian - https://www.facebook.com/SomeKindofComedian/

     

     

    Moonfish Production, Ltd.

    Website: http://www.moonfishproduction.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moonfish-production-ltd-/

    Facebook: @MoonfishCreative - https://www.facebook.com/MoonfishCreative/

    Email: info@MoonfishProduction.com

     

     

     
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    38 mins
  • SC 19 THE BEATLES AND ME with Helaine Witt

    SC 19 THE BEATLES AND ME with Helaine Witt
    Apr 2 2021

    To say The Beatles are part of Helaine’s life would be a vast understatement. As a groupie of the fab four in the 60’s, to following (ok, stalking) John, Paul, George and Ringo on several continents, Helaine remains a lifelong fan. Tune in with TA and Helaine, and follow along in her fascinating journey.

     

    06:23 | Terry-Ann

    Meet Helaine Witt! Helaine started her stand-up and improv career by taking classes from Robin Williams' colleagues at The Holy City Zoo in San Francisco. After returning to her native New York City from San Francisco, she continued comedy until her retirement after teaching in the early 2000's. She’s been performing in various clubs all over the NY region, throughout the U.S. and Canada. Guest appearances include: The Wendy Williams Show, including several STREET TALK segments. Joan Rivers even told some of her jokes on the Johnny Carson (Tonight) Show!

     

    13:33 | Terry-Ann/Helaine

    Early struggles, being a bad ass, not giving a #$@% - we all have a past.

     

    14:38 | Helaine

    Go west young (wo)man – the great exodus to California.

     

    15:48 | Helaine

    Life in San Francisco! Comedy, Comedy, Comedy! Come in the Comedy Club! Improv, Joan Rivers, Robin Williams and John Cantu too!

     

    20:03 | Terry-Ann/Helaine

    What’s in a “Beatlemania Room” anyway?

     

    22:30 | Terry-Ann/Helaine

    My long and winding road to England and meeting John & Paul.

     

    28:08 | Terry-Ann/Helaine

    Meeting up with Paul again in my 60’s.

     

    34:37 | Terry-Ann/Helaine

    My favorite BEATLE?

     

    35:29 | Helaine

    The worst part of Zoom? Asleep and naked?

     

    39:58 | Terry-Ann/Helaine

    Plans for 2021. Shout out to Rob Ciaoffi!

     

    43:41 | Terry-Ann/Helaine

    OUTTAKE: from Gregory Stock, Ph.D.’s, The Book of Questions 1987 ed. TAZ asks: You have the power to go any distance into the future and after one year, return to the present with any knowledge you have gained from your experience, but with no physical objects, just knowledge. Would you make the journey if it carried a 50 percent risk of death?

     

    Helaine Witt

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WcRgj6DsMg

    Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/helainewitt

     

    Terry-Ann Zander

    TAZ Comedy Hotline: 201-874-5971

    Facebook: @Terry-Ann Zander - https://www.facebook.com/terryann.zander

     

    Terri Walters

    Twitter: @TerriLWalters - https://twitter.com/TerriLWalters

    LinkedIn: @TerriLWalters - https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/

    Email: Terri@MoonfishProduction.com

     

    Some Kind of Comedian

    Website: https://www.somekindofcomedian.com/podcast

    Facebook: @SomeKindofComedian - https://www.facebook.com/SomeKindofComedian/

     

    Moonfish Production, Ltd.

    Website: http://www.moonfishproduction.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moonfish-production-ltd-/

    Facebook: @MoonfishCreative - https://www.facebook.com/MoonfishCreative/

    Email: info@MoonfishProduction.com

     
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    45 mins
  • SC 18 LAUGHTER IS MEDICINE with Linda Marcus Smith

    SC 18 LAUGHTER IS MEDICINE with Linda Marcus Smith
    Mar 19 2021

    A recent transplant to Las Vegas, meet Linda Marcus Smith! Linda discovered comedy later in life. She can often be found strolling the Vegas strip in a prom gown bringing light and fun to the scene. Linda runs her own veteran shows and training classes for military and veterans. She hosts an award-winning show “The Comics’ Spot” on YouTube where she has interviewed more than 500 comics to date.

     

    07:35 | Terry-Ann

    Meet Linda Marcus Smith

     

    10:05 | Linda

    “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” – on my move from Portland to Vegas.

     

    12:58 | Terry-Ann

    What’s your personal connection with helping vets?

     

    16:00 | Terry-Ann

    How do you reach out to those military and veteran personnel that need support?

     

    18:07 | Terry-Ann/Linda

    Making connections and doing comedy with The USO.

     

    19:29 | Linda

    You can do it too! Veteran’s Stand Down – active duty military, veterans, brass – need comedy volunteers!

     

    20:48 | Linda

    Inductee of Veterans of Comedy (VOC) | with veterans/comedians Erik Knowles and Will C. Clifton. www.theveteransofcomedy.com

     

    23:28 | Terry-Ann/Linda

    Seriously, how does a lovely lady, like you, decide to go into comedy?

     

    27:54 | Terry-Ann

    A take on “Bad Parenting.”

     

    30:01 | Terry-Ann/Linda

    On experiencing ageism.

     

    36:13 | Terry-Ann/Linda

    OUTTAKE: from Gregory Stock, Ph.D.’s, The Book of Questions 1987 ed. TAZ asks: Which would you prefer: a wild, turbulent life filled with joy, sorry, passion, adventure, intoxicating successes and stunning setbacks; or, a happy, secure, predictable life surrounded by friends and family without such wide swings of fortune and mood?

     

    Linda Marcus Smith

    YouTube: Comedian Linda Marcus Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6b3XOcNXuByU5EifS8moAg

    Instagram: @LindaMarcusSmith https://www.instagram.com/lindamarcussmith/

     

    Terry-Ann Zander

    TAZ Comedy Hotline: 201-874-5971

    Facebook: @Terry-Ann Zander - https://www.facebook.com/terryann.zander

     

    Terri Walters

    Twitter: @TerriLWalters - https://twitter.com/TerriLWalters

    LinkedIn: @TerriLWalters - https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/

    Email: Terri@MoonfishProduction.com

     

    Some Kind of Comedian

    Website: https://www.somekindofcomedian.com/podcast

    Facebook: @SomeKindofComedian - https://www.facebook.com/SomeKindofComedian/

     

    Moonfish Production, Ltd.

    Website: http://www.moonfishproduction.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moonfish-production-ltd-/

    Facebook: @MoonfishCreative - https://www.facebook.com/MoonfishCreative/

    Email: info@MoonfishProduction.com

     
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    38 mins
  • SC 17 WRITING OUT THE STORM with Paul Hallasy

    SC 17 WRITING OUT THE STORM with Paul Hallasy
    Mar 5 2021
    NYC guy, Paul Hallasy has shaped and built his artistic career through writing, perseverance, grit, networking and reinvention – but especially writing. While some follow Hemingway’s advice of “write drunk, edit sober” Paul takes a different tact of “write early, edit later.” He has learned that it’s vital to get your ideas down on paper when they’re freshest – for him that’s as soon as he wakes up – and worry about culling and editing later. His best advice: Always keep pen & paper nearby and don’t be afraid to write stream of consciousness.   07:26 | Terry-Ann Live from New York, meet Paul Hallasy! A New York City-based comedian, writer, actor and singer, Paul performs regularly in NYC. and has performed at clubs and colleges across the United States and around the world. A favorite of both gay and straight audiences, he was named one of "7 Funny LGBT Comics You Shouldn't Have Missed" by The Advocate. Paul performed his one-man show, “Take My Job, Please! Confessions of a Stand-up Doorman” (a.k.a. “Doorman Confidential”) at Dixon Place and The Pit Loft in New York City. He’s also the author of a book called New York Trilogy and a blog, The Gay Curmudgeon.   10:33 | Terry-Ann What’s up with the Gay Curmudgeon? You’re not old enough to be a curmudgeon.   13:03 | Terry-Ann/Paul The importance of writing in the morning – before you fully wake up! And other writing disciplines.   14:40 | Terry-Ann Doing the One-Person Show – where do you get the inspiration, drive and discipline to put it all out there?   18:10 | Paul My journey into comedy – from rubbing elbows and taking bows in the big City, to taking more control of my comedy career through writing.   25:41 | Terry-Ann/Paul On age-comedy gaps, the fear of getting aged-out and being surprised who your real audience might be.   29:41 | Terry-Ann What are your career expectations? What constitutes success?   34:05 | Terry-Ann/Paul OUTTAKE: from Gregory Stock, Ph.D.’s, The Book of Questions 1987 ed. TAZ asks: Would you enjoy spending a month of solitude in a beautiful, natural setting if food and shelter were provided but you would not see another person? Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as your dinner guest, your close friend and as your lover?   Paul Hallasy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulhallasy Website: https://paulhallasy.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF8O8fQevBHtvkXvLnsAgmg Email: paulhallasy1@gmail.com Blog: http://thegaycurmudgeon.blogspot.com Facebook: www.FaceBook.com/PaulHallasyFanPage Catch Paul on: Gladys Simon Comedy Party | Facebook Live | Wednesdays @8pm ET Twitter | @PaulHallasy Venmo | @Paul-Hallasy   Terry-Ann Zander TAZ Comedy Hotline: 201-874-5971 Facebook: @Terry-Ann Zander - https://www.facebook.com/terryann.zander   Terri Walters Twitter: @TerriLWalters - https://twitter.com/TerriLWalters LinkedIn: @TerriLWalters - https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/ Email: Terri@MoonfishProduction.com   Some Kind of Comedian Website: https://www.somekindofcomedian.com/podcast Facebook: @SomeKindofComedian - https://www.facebook.com/SomeKindofComedian/   Moonfish Production, Ltd. Website: http://www.moonfishproduction.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moonfish-production-ltd-/ Facebook: @MoonfishCreative - https://www.facebook.com/MoonfishCreative/ Email: info@MoonfishProduction.com        
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    37 mins
  • SC 16 THE PINK UNICORN with Kilara Sen

    SC 16 THE PINK UNICORN with Kilara Sen
    Feb 19 2021
    Japanese-born, USA-inspired, Kilara is a one-of-a-kind stand-up comic performing her craft in a conservative culture. In a country where people don’t typically talk about their problems and where it’s unacceptable to “poke fun” at others, Kilara has had to evolve and adapt her comedy into a “safe zone” for Japanese audiences. But, all that may be changing as the online world is rapidly bringing a diversity of opinions and previously off-limits conversations to the forefront of Japanese consciousness. 06:25 | Terry-Ann Live from Tokyo, meet Kilara, an English and Japanese stand-up comic and sketch comedy performer. Kilara is wildly-creative. She’s the host of Japanese Whisky World, a lively TV series about, what else? Whisky! Her credits and comic work include: Contestant on Asia’s Got Talent; Finalist on Flappers Comedy Club, Burbank, CA; Finalist on Who’s Got Talent, sponsored by Japan Connects Hollywood; and Guest on How Hollywood Eats Japan. 09:27 | Terry-Ann What’s the comedy scene like in Japan, pre- and post-pandemic? 12:30 | Terry-Ann/Kilara Pursuing comedy in a historically “serious” country … How the USA influenced my comic life … from Richard Pryor to my HBCU, VA influences, and how Chris Rock rocked my life. 14:25 | Kilara When my English gets better … and how I found my Japanese support group. 16:00 | Terry-Ann/Kilara The stark difference between Japanese comedy vs. America stand-up. Stay in your lane!  18:23 | Terry-Ann How do you switch and balance between what’s culturally acceptable between your vastly different audiences? 25:11 | Terry-Ann/Kilara A pink unicorn, or uniHORN? A message of diversity! 28:57 | Terry-Ann/Kilara How does a gal decide to do a whisky podcast? The true meaning of workaholic. 34:40 | Terry-Ann/Kilara OUTTAKE: from Gregory Stock, Ph.D.’s, The Book of Questions 1987 ed. TAZ asks: If you could have free, unlimited service for five years from an extremely good cook, chauffeur, housekeeper, masseuse, or personal secretary, which would you choose? Arigatou!    Kilara Sen Facebook: @KilaraComedy - www.facebook.com/Kilaracomedy Instagram: @KilaraComedy - www.instagram.com/kilaracomedy Twitter: @KilaraComedy - https://twitter.com/Kilaracomedy YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/kaoricomedy Dekanat tv | Whisky Intelligence | Japanese Whisky World https://bit.ly/2Niv7cG   Terry-Ann Zander TAZ Comedy Hotline: 201-874-5971 Facebook: @Terry-Ann Zander - https://www.facebook.com/terryann.zander   Terri Walters Twitter: @TerriLWalters - https://twitter.com/TerriLWalters LinkedIn: @TerriLWalters - https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/ Email: Terri@MoonfishProduction.com   Some Kind of Comedian Website: https://www.somekindofcomedian.com/podcast Facebook: @SomeKindofComedian - https://www.facebook.com/SomeKindofComedian/   Moonfish Production, Ltd. Website: http://www.moonfishproduction.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moonfish-production-ltd-/ Facebook: @MoonfishCreative - https://www.facebook.com/MoonfishCreative/ Email: info@MoonfishProduction.com  
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    37 mins
  • SC 15 CONFIDENTLY UNDERCONFIDENT with Vanessa Hollingshead

    SC 15 CONFIDENTLY UNDERCONFIDENT with Vanessa Hollingshead
    Feb 5 2021

    A denizen of New York City, Vanessa might be the hardest-working person in the comedy biz. Drawing on her own life experiences and being raised by an unconventional Mother, Vanessa’s humor reflects a rawness and vulnerability that goes to the heart of the matter. Delivered in her unique hard-hitting style, Vanessa’s audiences easily engage in the comic relief she delivers.

     

    07:20 | Terry-Ann

    Meet Vanessa Hollingshead:

    Vanessa performed in the history-making breakout special on Showtime hosted by Fran Drescher “Funny Women of a Certain Age.” She has performed for Comedy Central in Australia, UK and Amsterdam. Vanessa has taped Live at Gotham, as well as episodes of “Comics Unleashed” and won critical acclaim with her one-woman show “Flashback.” She has performed at The Montreal Comedy Festival and throughout the NYC comedy circuit, and was listed on Oxygen’s TV Special “Fifty of the Funniest Women Alive.”

     

    08:39 | Terry-Ann/Vanessa

    Are you an extrovert or an introvert? What has COVID taught us?

     

    11:23 | Terry-Ann/Vanessa

    ZOOM – through the looking glass.

     

    14:40 | Terry-Ann/Vanessa

    When will theatre and tours be back?

     

    15:41 | Terry-Ann/Vanessa

    Showtime’s “Funny Women of a Certain Age” – breaking down stigmas of age & sex.

     

    21:27 | Terry-Ann/Vanessa

    Comic writing – what’s the most important joke?

     

    25:37 | Terry-Ann/Vanessa

    Friends and relationships in the age of COVID.

     

    28:48 | Terry-Ann

    How would you describe your comic genre in one sentence?

     

    30:58 | Terry-Ann/Vanessa

    Closing the circle around funny women.

     

    37:04 | Terry-Ann/Vanessa

    OUTTAKE: from Gregory Stock, Ph.D.’s, The Book of Questions 1987 ed.

    TAZ asks: Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as you dinner guest, as your close friend, and as your lover

     

    Vanessa Hollingshead

    Email: VanessaComic@gmail.com

    Facebook: @VanessaHollingshead - https://www.facebook.com/VanessaHollingshead

     

    Terry-Ann Zander

    TAZ Comedy Hotline: 201-874-5971

    Facebook: @Terry-Ann Zander - https://www.facebook.com/terryann.zander

     

    Terri Walters

    Twitter: @TerriLWalters - https://twitter.com/TerriLWalters

    LinkedIn: @TerriLWalters - https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/

    Email: Terri@MoonfishProduction.com

     

    Some Kind of Comedian

    Website: https://www.somekindofcomedian.com/podcast

    Facebook: @SomeKindofComedian - https://www.facebook.com/SomeKindofComedian/

     

    Moonfish Production, Ltd.

    Website: http://www.moonfishproduction.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moonfish-production-ltd-/

    Facebook: @MoonfishCreative - https://www.facebook.com/MoonfishCreative/

    Email: info@MoonfishProduction.com

     
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    40 mins
  • SC 14 FUNNY IN PERPETUITY with Gaye Lirot

    SC 14 FUNNY IN PERPETUITY with Gaye Lirot
    Jan 22 2021
    Originally a denizen of the Floridian West Coast, Gaye is a 31-year resident of New York City. After a longstanding career in production & film making, and comedy, Gaye is now making her aspirational move to concentrate on her own comedy show. 9:47 | Terry-Ann Introducing, Gaye Lirot: Film & Commercial Producer, Actor, and Stand-Up Comic. You can find Gaye throughout the digital universe: ZOOM & FB Live: Host of the Gladys Simon Virtual Comedy Party | Weds @ 8pm ET; YouTube: False Positive Podcast Channel | What’s My Line?; Podcast: False Positive, staring Dana Discordia, Dan Lobel and Gaye Lirot. 15:00 | Terry-Ann/Gaye My early life in Florida.   16:56 | Terry-Ann/Gaye Making the little move, then the big move, from Florida to NYC.   18:20 | Terry-Ann/Gaye Time is Money – the art of being successful in the NYC film biz.   19:57 | Terry-Ann/Gaye …and it feels like I’m 17 again.   21:15 | Terry-Ann/Gaye My comic connections – telling jokes since 1993.   23:28 | Terry-Ann/Gaye Can’t you just get up there and do it? The hard work, and support, that goes into making a laugh.   26:43 | Terry-Ann What have we learned about comedy, and ourselves, throughout this pandemic?   27:55 | Terry-Ann What’s next for Gaye Lirot? Driving your own bus!   37:08 | Terry-Ann/Gaye OUTTAKE: from Gregory Stock, Ph.D.’s, The Book of Questions 1987 ed. TAZ asks: Could you tell us about your BEST and WORST interaction with drugs or alcohol?   Gaye Lirot Facebook: @Gaye Lirot - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100014979940854 Zoom & Facebook LIVE!: Host of the Gladys Simon Virtual Comedy Party, Wednesdays @ 8:00pm Eastern Time YouTube: False Positive Podcast Channel: https://youtu.be/4nAGZWHtOOQ Apple/iTunes: False Positive Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-82-dry-january-w-ron-goldstein/id1438369127?i=1000505072878 Vimeo – “Marvel-less” - https://vimeo.com/395033353/5799d7e233   Terry-Ann Zander TAZ Comedy Hotline: 201-874-5971 Facebook: @Terry-Ann Zander - https://www.facebook.com/terryann.zander   Terri Walters Twitter: @TerriLWalters - https://twitter.com/TerriLWalters LinkedIn: @TerriLWalters - https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/ Email: Terri@MoonfishProduction.com   Some Kind of Comedian Website: https://www.somekindofcomedian.com/podcast Facebook: @SomeKindofComedian - https://www.facebook.com/SomeKindofComedian/   Moonfish Production, Ltd. Website: http://www.moonfishproduction.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moonfish-production-ltd-/ Facebook: @MoonfishCreative - https://www.facebook.com/MoonfishCreative/ Email: info@MoonfishProduction.com      
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    41 mins