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Please note: if you don’t want to see this post at the top of your dashboard, just click the pin and it will go away! Get the new episode of my podcast from iTunes or download/stream it directly here! How Was Your Week: Episode 71“HWYWLive”: Martha Plimpton, Jim Gaffigan, Katie Notopoulos, Mike Daisey, VIDS This week’s episode was recorded live on June 27th at The Bell House in beautiful New York City! Isn’t that exciting? It is very exciting. Join Julie as she interviews MARTHA PLIMPTON, JIM GAFFIGAN and KATIE NOTOPOULOS live on stage, while TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS watch! Enjoy a special, unannounced guest appearance by MIKE DAISEY, who joined us for a mid-show recap and consequent retraction! Regret not being there live to see the dance stylings of VIDS, who were incredible! And marvel in cherished, quintessential HWYW Live moments, like when Martha couldn’t concentrate because she was distracted by the man in the giant cat mascot costume sitting to her left! When Ted Leo had to defend his affinity for the son on SMASH! When Jim Gaffigan disclosed the reason for his affinity for sea mammals! And when Katie Notopoulous introduced us all to her good pal, Mr. Eggs. Plus—S. Epatha Merkerson has some interesting ways to use the hashtag feature on Twitter, Martha explains why she can not longer pull off the catowner look, Jim and Julie ponder dolphins and sunscreen, Katie and Ted dive into their mutual fascination about the furry community, and songs from RENT are sung, as is a balls-out medley that featured accordant choreography and a gigantic dancing cat. Oh, would you were there. Here are photos! What a show! What a memory-maker! The Guests: Jim GaffiganMartha PlimptonKatie NotopolousMike DaiseyVarsity Interpretive Dance Squad The Band: Teddy LeoDanny LeoChris WilsonJames Canty VIDS: Dickie DiBellaDaiva Deupree Phillip TaratulaJoanna Simmons Jimmy Jazz: Chris Sullivan The Dream Team: Alex Scordelis (Writer)Marianne Ways (Live Show Producer)Chris Spooner (Podcast Producer, Graphic Designer)Jack Fagan (Consultant; Muse)Rob Hatch Miller & Puloma Basu (Filmmakers)Alex Gaylon (Sound Recording)Mindy Tucker (Photos) Thanks to the Bell House for hosting us!

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How Was Your Week: Episode 71
“HWYWLive”: Martha Plimpton, Jim Gaffigan, Katie Notopoulos, Mike Daisey, VIDS

This week’s episode was recorded live on June 27th at The Bell House in beautiful New York City! Isn’t that exciting? It is very exciting.

Join Julie as she interviews MARTHA PLIMPTON, JIM GAFFIGAN and KATIE NOTOPOULOS live on stage, while TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS watch! Enjoy a special, unannounced guest appearance by MIKE DAISEY, who joined us for a mid-show recap and consequent retraction! Regret not being there live to see the dance stylings of VIDS, who were incredible! And marvel in cherished, quintessential HWYW Live moments, like when Martha couldn’t concentrate because she was distracted by the man in the giant cat mascot costume sitting to her left! When Ted Leo had to defend his affinity for the son on SMASH! When Jim Gaffigan disclosed the reason for his affinity for sea mammals! And when Katie Notopoulous introduced us all to her good pal, Mr. Eggs.

Plus—S. Epatha Merkerson has some interesting ways to use the hashtag feature on Twitter, Martha explains why she can not longer pull off the catowner look, Jim and Julie ponder dolphins and sunscreen, Katie and Ted dive into their mutual fascination about the furry community, and songs from RENT are sung, as is a balls-out medley that featured accordant choreography and a gigantic dancing cat. Oh, would you were there. Here are photos!

What a show! What a memory-maker!

The Guests:

Jim Gaffigan
Martha Plimpton
Katie Notopolous
Mike Daisey
Varsity Interpretive Dance Squad

The Band:

Teddy Leo
Danny Leo
Chris Wilson
James Canty

VIDS:

Dickie DiBella
Daiva Deupree
Phillip Taratula
Joanna Simmons

Jimmy Jazz:

Chris Sullivan

The Dream Team:

Alex Scordelis (Writer)
Marianne Ways (Live Show Producer)
Chris Spooner (Podcast Producer, Graphic Designer)
Jack Fagan (Consultant; Muse)
Rob Hatch Miller & Puloma Basu (Filmmakers)
Alex Gaylon (Sound Recording)
Mindy Tucker (Photos)

Thanks to the Bell House for hosting us!

Jul 13, 12

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Get the new episode of my podcast from iTunes or download/stream it directly here! How Was Your Week: Episode 46“Consequences” On this episode of How Was Your Week, author, comedian and talk show host CHRIS GETHARD joins Julie to talk about family secrets, nemeses, Diddy’s applesauce-related demands, the prurient underbelly of NYC Public Access fans, and his new book, A BAD IDEA I’M ABOUT TO DO. Then, online curiosity collector KATIE NOTOPOULOS is here to share some of her favorite and most unusual things on the internet right now including diaper aficionados, small town police scanner recappers, Twitter Nazis, Bronies, and the only people who are using Yahoo! Answers correctly. Plus, the unexplained employment of Andie MacDowell’s daughter at the Golden Globes! Goat-grooming, and how to cheat at it! The arguably out-of-proportion internet outrage at Paula Deen’s hubris! And what sploshing is. Also! The Groundhog Day edition of HWYW Live is now sold out, but you can still win two tickets by submitting a poem here! So get on your Ogden Nash caps and start scribbling away. And if you send your entry in by 1/25 you can come to the show AND get a special extra surprise-prize! What could be better than that? Absolutely nothing. Hooray!

Get the new episode of my podcast from iTunes or download/stream it directly here!

How Was Your Week: Episode 46
“Consequences”

On this episode of How Was Your Week, author, comedian and talk show host CHRIS GETHARD joins Julie to talk about family secrets, nemeses, Diddy’s applesauce-related demands, the prurient underbelly of NYC Public Access fans, and his new book, A BAD IDEA I’M ABOUT TO DO.

Then, online curiosity collector KATIE NOTOPOULOS is here to share some of her favorite and most unusual things on the internet right now including diaper aficionados, small town police scanner recappers, Twitter Nazis, Bronies, and the only people who are using Yahoo! Answers correctly.

Plus, the unexplained employment of Andie MacDowell’s daughter at the Golden Globes! Goat-grooming, and how to cheat at it! The arguably out-of-proportion internet outrage at Paula Deen’s hubris! And what sploshing is.

Also! The Groundhog Day edition of HWYW Live is now sold out, but you can still win two tickets by submitting a poem here! So get on your Ogden Nash caps and start scribbling away. And if you send your entry in by 1/25 you can come to the show AND get a special extra surprise-prize!

What could be better than that? Absolutely nothing. Hooray!

Jan 20, 12