Tax Day is no laughing matter, so comedian Mike Young tells Erika, ML and Marc some amazing true Hollywood stories.
STRAIGHT DOPE: Talk about tough crowds: ML tells comedian Mike Young he just sent 8 checks to the IRS so he desperately needs some laughs. Instead, Mike regales us with stories about how he got on Leonardo DiCaprio’s basketball team.
Marc asks ML why he owes so many tax bills and gets a story so long – but well told! – that Erika jumps in to make him wrap it up.
Mike just got in from the West Coast, where he did a bunch of shows and yukked it up with morning radio deejays. Marc asks whether Mike likes promoting his show that way – and whether it makes a difference.
Bob Saget LOVED promoting his shows. Mike talks about what it was like to tour with Bob … and how he NEVER watched an episode of “Full House.”
Mike counts John Stamos among his pals, and explains how Stamos got to play drums with the Beach Boys. ML butts in to remind us that Stamos had some trouble with the ladies in the U.P. and speculates that he doesn’t have many good memories of Michigan.
Marc asks Mike what it was like to be a “secret” contributor to “Entourage,” and gets rewarded with some great behind-the-scenes Hollywood stories.
Mike was working on a show for Tobey McGuire at ABC, spurring a discussion of whether the original Spiderman has comedic chops — and basketball hops.
Mike took on Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch on the basketball court, and ended up squaring off at center court with Marky’s chef. Listen and learn what the beef was about.
Encounters with Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson left Mike with two very distinct and different impressions of the former champs. Find out which one was an angel, and which one he would never mess with.
ML asks Mike about bombing and whether it’s a necessary rite of passage.
Mike has toured with – and gives his take on — Dave Chappelle, Sebastian Maniscalco and Joe Rogan.
Catch Mike’s show Wednesday, April 16 at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle. Use this link to learn more.
Mike shot a movie – “Stealing Jokes” – in Detroit. Find our more about it here.
If you missed ML’s latest “On Guard” column, get it here.
Catch up with Shawn’s latest journalistic stylings here.
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GEEK OF THE WEEK: Prince Harry doesn’t want to be a prince any more, but he’s this week’s geek for continuing to be a royal pain.
ROOM 7609: DJ Weiser books Trio of Two into the New Wave suite to perform “Pets Sound.” Send us your favorite tune or deep cut or track from an obscure band – along with a story about the ditty – by writing to [email protected].
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