Below the Belt Show

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents and exclusive interview with actor, writer and director Tom Koch of the Oscar qualifying short film "Olive" starring Lesley Ann Brandt. Tom, who won the YDA (Young Director Award) at Cannes Film Festival, talks about the inspiration of his film which was living with his girlfriend's grandmother who has dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The film showcases the family dynamic of loved ones and dementia with a twist that's very unexpected. Tom talks about the casting process, the production and much much more!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our exclusive interviews from 2024 New York Comic Con (www.newyorkcomiccon.com). BTB's own Al Sotto talks to actor and voice actor Ross Marquand, the voice of Professor X from the X-Men 97 series on Disney Plus as well as Aaron from The Walking Dead! Ross talks about his inspiration for the voice of Professor X, and whether he would portray a live action version of the X-Men leader! In addition, Ross talks about whether he would portray Immortal if there was an Invincible live action movie. Also, Ross pitches a spinoff of the Walking Dead with him Ezekiel and Jerry. Walking Dead fans you don't want to miss what Aaron says! Don't miss this interview!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our exclusive interviews from 2024 New York Comic Con (www.newyorkcomiccon.com). BTB's own Mike "The General" Zad talks to actor and voice actor Isaac Robinson-Smith, the voice of Bishop from the X-Men 97 series on Disney Plus! Isaac talks about the audition process, stating that he was not aware of who he was auditioning for, initially believing it was for a video game. Isaac talks about his other endeavors including working for Universal Studios and more! Don't miss this interview!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our exclusive interviews from 2024 New York Comic Con (www.newyorkcomiccon.com). BTB's own Mike "The General" Zad talks to actor and voice actor Giu Agustin, the voice of Roberto DaCosta aka Sunspot from the X-Men 97 series on Disney Plus! Giu talks about his X-Men fandom prior to landing the role of Sunspot, the audition process, representing the Brazilian community and more! Giu spoke about his thoughts on working with showrunner and writer Beau DeMayo, who had been embroiled in misconduct allegations which resulted in his termination. Don't miss this interview!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our exclusive interviews from 2024 New York Comic Con (www.newyorkcomiccon.com). BTB's own Mike "The General" Zad talks to actor and voice actor AJ LoCascio, the voice of Gambit from X-Men 97 series on Disney Plus! AJ talks about his love of the character of Gambit since his youth and how he eventually landed the role of voicing the iconic mutant. In addition, AJ talks about his thoughts on Channing Tatum's version of Gambit in Deadpool Wolverine and the polarizing costume, voicing Marty McFly in the Back To The Future Video games and his work on the Gremlins animated series. SPOILER ALERT: AJ also talks about the demise of Gambit in Season 1 and his thoughts on the writer's decision to go in that direction.

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our exclusive interviews from 2024 New York Comic Con (www.newyorkcomiccon.com). BTB's own Mike "The General" Zad talks to actor and voice actor Adrain Hough, the voice of Nightcrawler from X-Men The Animated Series and the new X-Men 97 series on Disney Plus! Adrian discusses having to re-audition for the role, despite portraying the voice of Nightcrawler in the first iteration of the animated series. In addition he talks a little about what he can say about the second series of X-Men, his recent guest star on The Irrational and much more! Don't miss it!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents an exclusive interview off the heels of the 2024 New York Comic Con (www.newyorkcomiccon.com). We talk to Artist Alley featured comic book artist Nathan Szerdy and featured cosplayer Laney Feni! Along with the BTB panel we recap our eventful New York Comic Con experience with Nathan and Leni. We talk to the artist and cosplayer extraordinaire on how their collaboration began, how they deal with fans, some of their favorite fandoms and much more! Nathan talks about his artistic influences, moving from risque art to mainstream and more! Don't miss it!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) brings to you another amazing show! We present exclusive interviews with 2025 Tribeca Festival (tribecafilm.com/) selected films' creators and actors! We interview animator and filmmaker Mateo Burani of "Playing God" (www.tribecafilm.com/films/playing-god-2025) a short film where "A clay sculpture comes to life in the darkness of workshop, surrounded by strange creatures." The Italian filmmaker takes us about the production process of his stop motion film, his thoughts on the film being accepted into the prestigious Tribeca Festival and much more! In addition, we present exclusive Q and A from Fan Expo Philly (https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpophiladelphia/) with WWE Superstar and actor John Cena during his panel! BTB's own Al Sotto asks John to name one actor he'd like to work with that he's never worked with before as well as one wrestle he'd like to face before his end of the year retirement. BTB's own Chach McFly asks John if he could get into a Delorean and face an opponent from the WCW era who would it be and why? Don't miss it! BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! In addition, Chachi McFly, Morgan Fabulous and "One True Knight" Martin Lopez discuss everything in the world of entertainment. We also talk about a special topic, if you were God, what would you do? Don't miss this poignant discussion! c Classic Cut: Alanis Morrisette "What If God Was One of Us"

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents exclusive interviews with 2025 Tribeca Festival (www.tribecafilm.com) selected films' creators and actors! We interview animator and filmmaker Mateo Burani of "Playing God" (https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/playing-god-2025) a short film where "A clay sculpture comes to life in the darkness of workshop, surrounded by strange creatures." The Italian filmmaker takes us about the production process of his stop motion film, his thoughts on the film being accepted into the prestigious Tribeca Festival and much more!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents exclusive interviews with 2025 Tribeca Festival (www.tribecafilm.com) selected films' creators and actors! We welcome comedy journalist and documentary filmmaker Julie Seabaugh from "Are We Good?" featuring comic great, and podcaster extraordinaire Marc Maron. Julie who is the producer and story editor behind the documentary which focused on Marc, his career and dealing with the untimely death of his girlfriend Lynn Shelton. We talk to Julie about her thoughts on her film being selected which she refers to an interesting story about serving popcorn at Tribeca while in college, to now having a film she produced be selected! Julie talks about how the film showcased the how Marc dealt with the tragedy of losing Lynn, dealing with a father with dementia, and some of the emotional sides of the famed comedian. Don't miss it!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) brings to you our final interview from Awesome Con (www.awesomecon.com) with voice actor extraordinaire Mela Lee (Jade from Mortal Kombat 11). Mela talks about her long career in voice acting (including voicing Catwoman from DC's Dark Legion) advice for aspiring voice actors, whether she plays her own video game Mortal Kombat as Jade, and much more!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) brings to you another amazing show! We present exclusive interviews with 2025 Tribeca Festival (tribecafilm.com/) selected films' creators and actors! Our featured guest is an Oscar winning animator and director Aaron Blaise who produced and animated short film Snow Bear which was a part of Whoopi's Wonderful World of Animation at the Tribeca Festival. Aaron, who previously worked on such Disney iconic animated films such as Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and Aladdin, talks about bringing that Disney influence to his film, which is about a lonely polar bear who seeks friendship. Aaron also talks about his proudest work in Brother Bear, his appreciation of old school hand drawn animation, his thoughts on the classic Disney films being rebooted as live action and more! Don't miss it! In addition, we present our final interviews from Awesome Con (www.awesomecon.com) with voice actor extraordinaire Mela Lee (Jade from Mortal Kombat 11) and filmmaker Ellice McCoy, filmmaker Brian Booker, actor Liz Christmas Taylor and composer and sound engineer Andrew Stainer from the Awesome Con Short Film Festival selected "Dark Horse." BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! In addition, Mike "The General" Zad, Mr. Cybersecurity Chris Magnan and a first time guest Susan "Trouble" Young join in for the fun as well! We talk about some of our favorite memes and funny caught in the act stories and more! Don't miss it! Classic Cut: Ministry "Revenge" (from The Squirrely Years)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents exclusive interviews with 2025 Tribeca Festival (www.tribecafilm.com) selected films' creators and actors! We welcome Oscar winning animator and director Aaron Blaise who produced and animated short film Snow Bear which was a part of Whoopi's Wonderful World of Animation at the Tribeca Festival. Aaron, who previously worked on such Disney iconic animated films such as Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and Aladdin, talks about bringing that Disney influence to his film, which is about a lonely polar bear who seeks friendship. Aaron also talks about his proudest work in Brother Bear, his appreciation of old school hand drawn animation, his thoughts on the classic Disney films being rebooted as live action and more! Don't miss it!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents exclusive interviews with 2024 Tribeca Festival (www.tribecafilm.com) selected films' creators and actors! This week we talk to the Duplass Family, Mark Duplass, his wife Katie Aselton and their daughter Ora Duplass who star together in the short Holiday film "Oh Christmas Tree" Ora talks about her acting debut acting alongside her father Mark and being directed by her mother Katie. Mark also talks about the screenplay he wrote for the film "The Knife" which also has a premiere at Tribeca. Mark talks about his upcoming Hulu mini-series with Ellen Pompeo formerly titled "Natalia", now called "Good American Family" and Katie talks about her film "Magic Hour" and her upcoming series Government Cheese. This is an entertaining interview not to be missed!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents exclusive interviews with 2024 Tribeca Festival (tribecafilm.com/) selected films' creators and actors! BTB's own Al Sotto is on location of the premiere of the coming-of-age comedy "Griffin In Summer" and talks to the cast and producers! Everett Blunck who plays Griffin talks about the audition process, leading his first feature film and working closely with co-star Owen Teague. Owen Teague talks about how he was immediately drawn to his character as a chain-smoking alcoholic player and how challenging the role was. Owen also talks about his portrayal of Noa in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and how the actors trained in an "ape school" learning how to properly walk and perform the proper motion capture of apes. In addition, we talk to cast members Johanna Colon, Ian Hernandez-Oropeza and Gordon Rock who talk about their characters and their thoughts on being in such a high caliber film festival that is Tribeca. Ending the interview, we talk to best friends an actresses Camila Mendes and Rachel Matthews who produced the film and why they decided to work behind the camera for this project. Camila also talks about how she feels about her popular CW series Riverdale coming to an end. Don't miss these amazing on-location interviews!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents exclusive interviews with 2024 Tribeca Festival (www.tribecafilm.com) selected films' creators and actors! This week we talk to documentary filmmaker Courtney Dixon who directed the short film "Depression Is A Beast." The film is a unique documentary that focuses on actress Jenna Kanell known for horror films like"Terrifier" as she deals with mental illness. Courtney discusses her inspiration for her film, seeking her subject in Jenna, thoughts on how the horror film community would perceive the film, using animation elements in the film and more

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents exclusive on-location interviews from Philadelphia Fan Expo fanexpohq.com/fanexpophiladelphia/ with actor and voice actor legend Charles Martinet the voice of the iconic Mario and Luigi from the Super Mario Brothers video game franchise! BTB's own Chachi McFly talks to the voice icon on how he landed the role as Mario, his first Mario project, what inspired his Mario voice, and whether he plays the video games! Don't miss this interview Super Mario fans! (NOTE: Per Charles request, we did not ask questions related to the Super Mario Brothers 2024 film where he voiced Mario's Dad Giuseppe)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents exclusive on-location interviews from Philadelphia Fan Expo fanexpohq.com/fanexpophiladelphia/ with actor Ethan Suplee! BTB's own Al Sotto talks to Ethan about one of his more memorable roles in Mallrats as well as the much-anticipated Mallrats 2: Twilight of the Mallrats, of which he recently did a script read. Ethan also talks about the possibility of a My Name is Earl sequel or reunion, his idea for a Boy Meets World sequel including his bully character and his work on Hulu's Chance with Hugh Laurie. Ethan also gives us health advice and his motivation in dropping weight and getting into incredible physical shape!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents exclusive on-location interviews from Philadelphia Fan Expo https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpophiladelphia/ with actress Diana Lee Inosanto from Ahsoka and The Mandalorian. Morgan talks about landing the role of Night Sister Morgan Elsbeth, how being a martial artist helped land the role, her godfather the late Bruce Lee, working with Dave Filoni in both live action in Ahsoka and voice-over in the animated Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi and much more! Diana talks about her friendship with the Ahsoka cast that she calls Star Wars Ohana, in particular working with late great Ray Stevenson Ahsoka's Baylin Skoll. In addition, we ask Diana's thoughts on potentially working on the Star Wars Dave Filoni movie and also what her favorite Filipino dishes are!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents an interview with one the all-time greats of pro tennis and a tennis shoe entrepreneur, the one and only Stan Smith! Stan along with Director Danny Lee talk about the documentary feature "Who Is Stan Smith" detailing the life story of the Tennis Icon. Sam talks about his friendship with Arthur Ashe, what he wishes made it into the film, his experience amidst the Vietnam DMZ zone when travelling and of course his iconic shoes and his thoughts on celebrities wear them! Director Danny Lee talks about shooting the documentary, the challenges of editing/postproduction and more! Dont' miss it!