Ian Talks Comedy

Ian Fermaglich

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Susan Isaacs (Scrooged / Seinfeld / Planes Trains, and Automobiles)

1/31/2026 • 49 min

Susan Isaacs joined me to discuss teaching at Chapman University; living on $400 a month rent in NYC; watching the Flintstones; no VCR's; watching Carson and SNL; being in the Groundlings with Lisa Kudrow, Chris Kattan, Will Ferrell, and Maggie Baird; going to USC Film School; guest starring on Family Ties; nice bosses making nice sets; starting a comedy troupe… Play episode

Tommy Kovac (host, Splat from the Past)
Bob Illes (redo new Jan 2026 interview!)
Michele Lee
Bob Illes (author, Funny is Money, Vintage 2020 ep w/ better sound)
Dean Cameron (Summer School, Fast Times TV series)
Roger Director (writer / producer, Hill St. Blues, Moonlighting)
Denise Nicholas (Room 222, In the Heat of the Night)
Mark Malkoff (author, Love Johnny Carson)
Steven Peterman (actor, Square Pegs / writer Murphy Brown, Suddenly Susan)
Chas Floyd Johnson (producer, Rockford Files / Magnum PI / Jag / NCIS)
Christopher Atkins
Night of 100 Stars (watch a long)
Randall Carver (John Burns on "Taxi" / Midnight Cowboy)
Shelley Herman (NBC page / game show producer)
Clark Brandon (Mr. Merlin / Facts of Life)
John Candy Tribute with his biographer Paul Myers
Reuben Leder (Magnum PI, Star Trek: TNG: The Perfect Mate)
Krista Errickson (Little Darlings, Hello Larry, 90210)
1985 with podcast Shari Fesko
Paul Linke (CHiPs, Motel Hell)
Harper the Fox (song parodyist, online content creator)
Tommy Ruben (CPO Sharkey, son of Aaron Ruben)
Larry Charles
Michael S. Baser (Good Times / Three's Company)
Ricky Blitt (writer, The Ringer / Family Guy)
Eddie Brill (comedian, Letterman warm up / comedian booker 1997 - 2014)
Jameel Saleem (South Park / Disenchantment / Bob's Burgers)
Rob Kutner (Dennis Miller Live / Daily Show / Conan)
Allan Katz (Laugh In / M*A*S*H* / Rhoda / Blossom)
Comedian Helaine Witt
Rose Abdoo (Josephina on Hacks / Gypsy on Gilmore Girls)
Barry Nichols (p.a./music producer, SNL, Friday Night Videos, Saturday Nig…
Steve Bleustein
5 Favorite Sketches from The Credibility Gap
Marc Sheffler (actor / comedian / writer)
Ellie Barancik (SNL script coordinator 1991 - 1993 / Conan writers' assist…
Tom Dreesen
Top 5 Sketches Not from SNL P. 1 (Fridays, The New Show)
Mike Chisholm (The Letterman Podcast)
Chris Kelly (writer / head writer, Politically Incorrect / Real Time with …
Andy Cowan (Seinfeld "The Opposite" / host, Neurotic Vaccine podcast)
Diana Canova (Soap / I'm A Big Girl Now) Updated Audio
Samantha Harper Macy (actress Oh! Calcutta / Mary Hartman / widow of Bill …
Jerry Minor (SNL Season 26 / Mr. Show / Playing to the Back of the Room Po…
Kres Mersky (playwright, actress Taxi / Barney Miller )
Rick Mitchell (Ellen, TMZ, author How to Write a Funny Speech)
Trace Baeulieu (Mystery Science Theater 3000)
Stu Kreisman (SCTV/Night Court / Newhart / Cheers) Updated Audio from 2020
Andy Goldberg & Wendy Cutler (Off the Wall's 50th Anniversary)

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