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HBO's got a massive hit with "Succession," and Brad Blanks caught up with one of it's stars Kieran Culkin (or as Scott Shannon calls him, "Home Alone's Brother). Kieran plays the infamous Roman Roy on "Succession," and he held true to the character in his interview with Brad!  "Succession" airs Sunday night's at 9pm on HBO.

Billy Bush is back! After a hiatus, he's returning to TV as anchor & managing editor of “Extra.” Re-branded as “Extra Extra,” it premieres September 9th at 7pm on FOX-5. He talked about the rough and humbling road he had to take before making his big comeback.

"I could not be more happy than this moment" 9-time GRAMMY award winner Sheryl Crow proclaims when she sits down with the big show, "It's great to be on the other side and not competing with the other kids at pop radio."Sheryl's sold over 50 million albums and has worked with everyone, but after all her success, this moment is where he wants to be."I am so happy, can I just say that it's so not cool," she says, "I'm so not tortured anymore...it's the best!"Sheryl’s happy because her new album “Threads” is out now, her final album has her collaborating with some of the biggest names in the business like Keith Richards, Joe Walsh, James Taylor, and Eric Clapton. One track that stands out is “Prove You Wrong” featuring Maren Morris and Stevie Nicks!Another aspect of her life she's happy about his her move to Nashville, "the people who live there are very protective of their musicians" she says, "they want music city to be about the music and not the celebrity."'Threads' is in stores now, at Amazon and on iTunes. 

Back from vacation and ready to go! A valuable bobblehead was stolen from Scott's office while he was away and the search is on for the culprit, we discuss the obsession and short supply of the Popeye's chicken sandwich along with other popular stories in the news.

Tennis legend Andy Roddick is in town for the U.S. Open in partnership with the IHG Hotel group. Brad Blanks caught up with Andy at the Kimpton Eventi Hotel plaza party and they chatted about the U.S. Open, fatherhood and much more!

August 20th was National Radio Day, so the big show shared fun radio stories from many years of working in the business!

Richard Marx, a GRAMMY winning singer, producer & songwriter who’s sold more than 30 million records took some time to check in and catch up with his old friend Scott. His 14 top 40 hits as a solo artist include “Endless Summer Nights,” “Should’ve Known Better” “Hold on to the Nights,” “Don’t Mean Nothing,” “Satisfied,” & “Right Here Waiting.” "We kind of grew up together" he says, as he reminisces about his 30+ years in the biz. He talks about singing background vocals on the Lionel Richie hits ‘You Are,’ ‘All Night Long’ and ‘Running with the Night.’ as a kid out of high school, and how Lionel helped him get his feet off the ground in the music business. "I graduated from high school, i looked him up" He says of Lionel, "he had just broken up with the Commodores and he said why don't you come by the studio and he had me singing backup vocals." He's working on a new album for his good friend Fee Waybill of the Tubes! "We've been friends for 30 years, he was at my first bachelor party" he says of Rick Springfield, who he's touring with now. Richard’s playing the St. George Theater in Staten Island with Rick Springfield October 18th! Tickets on sale now at www.TICKETMASTER.COM He's also Playing the Wellmont Theater in Montclair October 19th.      

Brad Blanks hit the New York premiere of "Shaft" and saw a familiar face on the red carpet. New York Jets star wide receiver Robby Anderson was nice enough to give Brad a couple of minutes, although as you listen back to the interview it was evident that Brad wasn't sure who he was talking to.

You remember this young man from the hit movies ‘Stand By Me’ and ‘Jerry McGuire, among numerous other projects, and now he’s a talk show host! Jerry O’Connell joined the big show to promote his new show ‘Jerry O’ which is running on FOX TV stations around the country. The premiere episode is August 12th at 10am on FOX-5 in NYC! Jerry shared memories of his New York upbringing and listening to Scott Shannon throughout the years. "Mr. Shannon" Jerry proclaims, "what an honor to talk to you, wow...i'm actually calling for advice for as what to do with this "Jerry O show!" "Jerry O" is getting a 3 week preview run in Wendy Williams’ studio while she’s on hiatus. Kelly Ripa will be his first guest in return after Jerry spent a period of time as her temporary co-host before Ryan Seacrest eventually got the job. Jerry admits "I have no clue what i'm doing and they gave me a show and now i'm really nervous and scared." Upcoming guests include Jim Gaffigan and Jerry Springer, while mystery guests will appear starting August 16th.

"It's the most expensive lottery ticket going" Gavin DeGraw says of the music business, appreciating all the good and bad that comes with making music and scoring a hit record. Gavin is working on new music and says recent deaths within his family inspired him to write the upcoming record all by himself. Gavin brings his rescue dog “Buddy” with him everywhere he goes and speaks glowingly of his best friend. "I've had him since a day or two before Thanksgiving, and now we're tight, we're a couple." He encountered Buddy after a Willie Nelson concert at a highway gas station in Texas. "He strayed off the highway, a tractor trailer ran by, I threw a chicken McNugget at him ...he came over and and sat down on my foot, then i took him home."  Gavin is playing the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester August 8th, 2019! Get tickets at WWW.TICKETMASTER.COM  Off stage, Gavin co-owns NASHVILLE UNDERGROUND, it's a 40,000 square foot bar, restaurant & event space he opened with his brother Joey located in the heart of downtown Nashville on historic lower Broadway. "My brother, he had the eyes of the future on that place there years ago" Gavin admits. "He hit me up just about 10 years ago and said let's open a bar in Nashville," "I said nah" was Gavin's initial response. He eventually changed his mind and it paid off. "The first thing that we did was sign a 25 year lease on the storefront and the market just exploded." Gavin says they are expanding to 55,000 square feet by adding a bowling alley and a whole bunch more! Gavin also co-hosts the “HOW MEN THINK PODCAST” with NHL great Brooks Laich – they share men’s views on relationships, marriage, children & more.  

One of our favorite interviews of the year! The owner and founder of Caroline’s Comedy Club Caroline Hirsch stopped by to drop all the details for the 16th annual New York Comedy Festival! Here's what you need to know, it runs November 4th to the 10th – 7 days, 5 boroughs and over 200 comedians participating! The lineup this year includes Stephen Colbert at Carnegie Hall, Trevor Noah at Madison Square Garden, Norm Macdonald at Caroline’s, Jenny Slate at Town Hall and Jay & Silent Bob at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. The ‘Stand up for Heroes’ benefit will be announced in the fall! General tickets go on sale August 12th at 10am, get tickets and the full lineup of top comedians at WWW.NYCOMEDYFESTIVAL.COM

Brad Blanks caught up with Milo Ventimiglia at the New York Premiere of his new movie “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” and Patty Steele could hardly contain herself while playing back the interview!  The movie comes out August 9th and is about a golden retriever named Enzo who bonds with an aspiring Formula One race car driver Denny (played by Milo). Amanda Seyfried also stars. Listen to our reaction to the interview here:

After tragic shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio over a 24 hour period this weekend, the big show gives instant reaction.

"You big lumbering land mammal you..." That's how Ricky Gervais greeted Brad Blanks on the phone with the big show during our interview!Ricky is no stranger to controversy, and we talked about some of his best moments through his comedic history. We also got into his amazing new hit Netflix show "After Life" which is renewed for season 2. "After Life" has been praised by critics for handling death and depression in a realistic yet heartwarming way. [[{"fid":"23851","view_mode":"full","fields":{"format":"full","alignment":""},"link_text":"After Life | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix","type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"full","alignment":""}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-full","data-delta":"1"}}]]Ricky’s found a renewed love for stand-up comedy, saying he's "gotten thousands of hateful tweets and worked it into his act."  He continues "if life throws you lemons, you make lemonade, and that's exactly what i do with all the outrage, i turn it into something positive."Ricky is playing the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden May 14th, 2020 as part of his “Super Nature” stand up tour.Tickets go on sale Friday, July 26th at 10am at www.ticketmaster.com.[[{"fid":"18306","view_mode":"full","fields":{"format":"full","alignment":""},"link_text":"RICKY GERVAIS talks dogs, life, comedy and new show AFTER LIFE with Brad Blanks in New York City","type":"media","field_deltas":{"2":{"format":"full","alignment":""}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-full","data-delta":"2"}}]] 

Today on the big show podcast, the Canadian misadventures of Scott Shannon, who missed work on Monday because he was stranded overnight in Montreal...wait till you hear this story! We recap Saturday in the Park and Louie's dream come true encounter with Weird Al Yankovic, Mark Sanchez (Mr. Butt Fumble!) retires and Race Taylor checks in on day #2 at WCBS-FM!

Steve-O's put his mind & body through a whole lot over his career, and he's thankful to still be in one piece! The 'Jackass' star hit rock bottom around 10 years ago when his co-star & buddy Johnny Knoxville orchestrated an intervention that involved an extended stay in a psychiatric ward. Steve has been sober for over a decade since that incident and is now a proud vegan and PETA supporter. Luckily for us, he still has a zest for stunts and still has a wicked sense of humor! Steve-O’s “Bucket List Tour” comes to Caroline’s on Broadway for 4 shows July 19th & 20th, get tickets at www.Carolines.com. He’s doing meet and greets with all fans after each show! You can follow along with all of Steve-O’s latest stunts at www.steveo.com  

The long-awaited documentary about David Crosby "Remember my Name" is here and Brad Blanks got to talk to Cameron Crowe and David himself about it.David says of his life philosophy back in the Woodstock days "a lot of things i think we got right," and when Brad asks if he thinks his former band mates will watch the documentary, his answer was simple - "i doubt that they will even watch it."Cameron has a history with Scott Shannon, they would chat at Holloway dry Cleaners in Hollywood back in the day and Brad delves deeper into their friendship!"He's rock to me," Cameron proudly says of Scott, "he's the sound and the feel of rock.""David Crosby: Remember My Name" is out July 19th.[[{"fid":"23764","view_mode":"full","fields":{"format":"full","alignment":""},"link_text":"David Crosby: Remember My Name | Official Trailer HD (2019)","type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"full","alignment":""}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-full","data-delta":"1"}}]]

Today on the big show podcast, Brad Blanks catches up with Emily Ratajkowski on the red carpet of her new movie, but they wind up talking about her....dog? We cover the Manhattan blackout, a man from Belgium who attempts to break the world record for sitting on a toilet, Sue Aller's Amazon 'Prime Day' obsession and more! 

Brad Blanks was out on the parade route celebrating the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team! He was at the City Hall ceremony after the parade went up the canyon of heroes, but first he went to the fans waiting for the team to see how excited they were! Brad caught up with: Tom from Long Island all dressed up and lined up early for the parade, he’s excited to meet the team! A 10 year old young lady named Finn from Toledo, Ohio drove all night with her family to go to the parade 18 year old Eliza from Connecticut got to the city early for her first parade and is prepared to scream a lot! 10 year old Charlie from Norfolk, Virginia is a smart little girl who knows her soccer!

In case you didn't know the backstory about "the boat movie," here's a quick recap... A certain member of the big show couldn't remember the name of the movie "Captain Phillips" starring Tom Hanks, and when he went on the air to talk about it he  called it "the boat movie." Our good friends Opie & Anthony found the audio of the boat movie and had a good time with it (find it on YouTube, it's funny!). Fast forward to July 9th, 2019, executive producer Louie Louie used Captain Phillips as his mystery movie contest clip to help celebrate Tom Hanks' birthday, and it brought all the great 'boat movie' memories back...listen and enjoy!

Nassau County presents CBS-FM's “Saturday In The Park” FREE concert starring Rick Springfield Saturday, July 20th at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, Long Island!There are no tickets to buy & no tickets to win for the show, just bring a beach chair or blanket and enjoy! Gates open at 3pm, show starts at 7pm. Sponsored by Stew Leonard's, Villa Roma & Nissan...see you there! Go to www.wcbsfm.com for more info.

JB Smoove is part of the MCU! In case you didn't know, MCU stands for Marvel Cinematic Universe. He's playing Mr. Dell in “Spider-Man: Far from Home,” he’s the chaperone for Peter Parker’s trip to Europe. The movie comes out July 2nd and JB knows this is a life changing moment. "I used to go on the train in Mount Vernon" he recalls of his childhood, "go to Fordham Road in the Bronx, buy some comic books" and people on the train would approach him. "What's that under your arm" they would say and proceed to steal them from him. JB met Samuel L Jackson for the first time while doing promotion for the movie, and he immediately pitched him on movie ideas, "us playing two pirates...random things...two bad cops, the bad cop and the worst cop!" On top of his movie whirlwind, he’s doing 5 standup shows at Caroline’s on Broadway June 28th-30th, get tickets at www.CAROLINES.COM  JB returns as Larry David’s roommate Leon in season 10 of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” coming soon! And when he told Larry about the Spider-Man movie, Larry had a very Larry reaction. "the right side of his mouth goes up a little bit" JB hilariously explains, "a more controlled stroke. "

It was a family affair today on the big show, with school out and summer vacation looming, Brad Blanks brought his crew, Harvey, Matlida & Clementine to the big show studio! Our Jr. correspondent Harvey Blanks finally got his chance to pitch himself to the team and request compensation for his hard work. Take a listen to see how it all went down and if Harvey got his request!

We had a close call over the weekend! Louie Louie got a text from Jr. producer Dino (Dean) Sunday afternoon with a dire emergency....he was choking on a cheeseburger on his boat! Find out how this story ends on the big show podcast.....

Today on the big show podcast, the Mets continue to have problems, Brad Blanks new contest has an interesting name, the woman who was left sleeping overnight on a Canadian airline, playing "the hawk" at 6am, knuckleheads in the news and much more!

Our Jr. correspondent Harvey Blanks brought us another stellar review, this time for Toy Story 4 which just hit theaters! Take a listen to Brad Blanks son's take!

Today we ease the minds of all Kevin Bacon fans, clarifying a story about a Vermont man named Kevin Bacon (not the actor) who crashed into a squad car while looking up an episode of "Saved by the Bell." We remember Gloria Vanderbilt, who passed away at the age of 95 and her son Anderson Cooper put together a wonderful tribute. Brad Blanks caught up with Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo, Taylor Swift's new video and much more to soak in on today's podcast!

The reboot of “Shaft” has hit theaters and Brad Blanks hit the red carpet for the New York premiere! He scored interviews with one of the movie’s stars, Samuel L. Jackson & Shaft super fan Cedric The Entertainer. Cedric is a happy man at the moment, his TV comedy “The Neighborhood” was renewed by CBS for a full 24 episode 2nd season and another show he’s in “The Last OG” was also renewed. Sam was straightforward about working on “Shaft,” when Brad asks him about watching Shaft as a young man, he says “I’m not gonna do all that, I saw it I enjoyed it I loved it and I wished I was him.” Listen to the full interviews and the big show reaction! “Shaft” is in theaters now.  

Our favorite judge on America’s Got Talent has brought back one of our favorite game shows ‘Deal or No Deal!’ Howie Mandel was back on the big show and he says we should watch 'Deal' in our underwear! Why would we do that? Because there's money involved! There’s a new twist this season called the $100,000 lucky case sweepstakes, you get to play along from your couch during all first-run episodes, therefore watching with the underwear option! We talk about Howie's spontaneous golden buzzer stomping in a previous episode and all the other great events he has coming up, including a run at his own comedy club at the Hard Rock in Atlantic City! Here's what you need to know: “Deal or No Deal” is back June 12th at 9pm on CNBC. Catch season 14 of “America’s Got Talent” Tuesday night’s at 8pm on NBC. Season 2 of “Animals Doing Things” airs Sunday nights at 10PM on the National Geographic channel. Howie’s playing Howie Mandel's comedy club at the Hard Rock in Atlantic City August 16th & 17th. Get tickets at www.ticketmaster.com. 

Brad Rutter won just over $4.6 million during his run on Jeopardy, and Brad Blanks caught up with him at O'Brien's pub in Santa Monica to talk about the close call with James Holzhauer and if he forsees a huge winner take all Jeopardy tournament happening between himself, James & Ken Jennings! 

We start things off with the news that Sebastian Bach will be playing Skid Row's 1989 self-titled debut album in it's entirety, and apparently Louie is a huge fan from his.... Gilmore Girls days.... We get into the NYC "Operation Meltdown" crackdown of ice cream trucks, and of course the corny humor from John Elliott was unleashed. Sue Aller has a problem, one of her daughters wants a nose ring so... we talked about it!

Conspiracy theories, sometimes you just can't avoid them! With Jamie Holzhauer's loss on Jeopardy, the big show was torn on whether he threw the game or was beat fair & square. We called on our game show expert Jason Block "the cuckoo clock" to give us perspective and he wound up making things worse with his stance!

This week, the CBS-FM Shannon in the morning big show had the chance to say their final goodbye to the place where Scott, Patty & Brad spent many years.  We start off first with reaction to the PLJ reunion party, then go to reaction to the reunion show and final day on air. Always findScott, Patty, Brad and the rest of the big show crew broadcasting on 101.1 weekdays from 6-10am!

Season 2 of "Big Little Lies" premieres June 9th on HBO, and Brad Blanks hit the red carpet to talk to a couple of the show's stars! First he caught up with Reese Witherspoon, who plays Madeline on the show and then a new addition to the cast for season 2, the great Meryl Streep stopped for (literally) 5 seconds to talk about playing the mother in law from hell. "Was she jogging past you while you interviewed her" is the line you need to know about the Meryl Streep interview!

TODAY ON THE BIG SHOW: Weatherman Jamie Simpson in Dayton, Ohio hilariously gets pissed on air because people are complaining his breaking weather report cut into the Bachelorette! John Elliott almost lost it himself in his own weather rant! 3:27 - Brad Blanks caught up with Julianne Hough about her new gig as "America's Got Talent" judge and it leads us to unearth a classic big show clip from 2016 when someone on the show thought it was "cute" when Julianne & friends went bottomless on a boat and shared the photo on Instagram.

Catch up on the big show! We recap the Summer blastoff, find out how you can golf with Scott & Jon Bongiovi Sr and catch up on all the wacky stories we shared today: The bull who stuck his horn where it shouldn't be, the wacky car chase and the man who did an emergency c-section on a deceased fox![[{"fid":"20896","view_mode":"full","fields":{"format":"full","alignment":"","field_file_image_attribution[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"full","alignment":"","field_file_image_attribution[und][0][value]":""}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-full","data-delta":"1"}}]] PHOTOS: 2019 Shannon In the Morning Summer Blast Off 

Today on the big show we had a 5-time World Series champion & CY Young award winner! David Cone checked in with fun stories any baseball fan will appreciate from his latest book... David’s book written with YES network analyst Jack Curry “Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher” is out now in stores and online at www.Amazon.com David shared stories of his time with the Yankees and Mets on the big show, specifically the inning before completing his perfect game in 1998 in the Bronx, “nobody would even look at me so I had to talk to myself” he says “so I went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror and had a conversation with myself.” David’s signing the book May 15th at 1pm at the Barnes & Noble on 5th avenue in Manhattan, May 16th at 6pm at Book Revue in Huntington & May 18th at 7pm at Books & Greeting in Northvale, New Jersey.   Catch David as an analyst for Yankees games on the YES Network.

He's a singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor & DJ…a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer with the E Street Band & he started the Netflix original series with ‘Lillyhammer!' But Steven Van Zandt's latest visit to the big show was all about his new music!His new album with the Disciples of Soul “Summer of Sorcery” is out now in stores, on iTunes and at Amazon. We debuted his first single “Love Again” on air, which had a nice throwback feel to it and paid homage to New York City!Steven also touched on his site www.teachrock.org and how he's inviting teachers to attend shows on his current tour for free to help inspire students through music!Little Steven & the Disciple of Souls play the Paramount Theater in Asbury Park May 8th for his east coast album premiere party, the Paramount in Huntington July 18th and the Beacon Theater November 6th, tickets on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com.Go to www.littlesteven.com to to purchase the new album Summer of Sorcery. [[{"fid":"20306","view_mode":"full","fields":{"format":"full","alignment":""},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"full","alignment":""}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-full","data-delta":"1"}}]] 

Brad Blanks caught up with Seth Rogen & Charlize Theron on the red carpet of their new movie "Long Shot." It's an odd couple pairing with Charlize playing Charlotte Field, the Secretary of State who is hoping to become President. Seth plays Fred Flarsky, a speechwriter who eventually works on Charlotte's speeches....the catch? Field used to babysit Flarsky when he was a kid and he hasn't gotten over his boyhood crush! "Long Shot" hits theaters May 3rd and Brad got in a quick chat with the quirky co- stars in advance of the premiere. Brad wore a Seth Rogen inspired jacket to try and get a rise out of him!

Catch up on today's big show! Today we talked about the new potato hotel out west, people dying taking selfies on mountains & cliffs, axe bars popping up in Brooklyn, the latest on Jeopardy including a Panic at the Disco/Fallout Boy question goofup, getting sick of talking about Jussie Smollette & much more!

In case you did not know, former Styx front man Dennis DeYoung likes to tell jokes, so much so we have to give a disclaimer when we checks in for his annual big show interview! This year was no different, Dennis kinda made us laugh while promoting his show at the St. George Theater in Staten Island April 26th. He's celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Styx album "The Grand Illusion" and will play the album in it's entirety (of course that album includes the classic "Come Sail Away!"). Tickets for the show are available at www.ticketmaster.com or the St. George Theater box office, but be warned, there's a comedy act that night as well!

The final season of Game of Thrones is upon us, and our international correspondent Brad Blanks hit the red carpet for the premiere episode of the 8th season!Some of the finest actors & actresses from Westeros chatted with Brad about the final season, including Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Carice Van Houten, Aiden Gillen, Kristofer Hivju, Rory McCann & Kristian Nairn![[{"fid":"19371","view_mode":"full","fields":{"format":"full","alignment":""},"link_text":"Epic GAME OF THRONES cast interviews for the final season - New York City","type":"media","field_deltas":{"4":{"format":"full","alignment":""}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-full","data-delta":"4"}}]]Here's the rundown of Brad's interviews in order, with some commentary by the Big Show on a few:SANSA & ARYA – Brad talks to Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark & Maisie Williams jumps in at one point of the interview (she plays Sansa’s sister Arya Stark). Sophie is engaged to Jonas Brother Joe Jonas and Masie’s going to be her maid of honor. Sophie remembers Brad from previous interviews as long as 5 years ago.[[{"fid":"19356","view_mode":"full","fields":{"format":"full","alignment":""},"link_text":"Sophie Turner & Maisie Williams dominate GAME OF THRONES interview","type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"full","alignment":""}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-full","data-delta":"1"}}]]THE RED WITCH – Brad talks to Carice Van Houten, who plays Melisandre “The Red Witch” – she brought Jon Snow back to life a couple of seasons ago but also burned a little girl alive, so people love her and hate her. She’s beautiful in person but in a mirror, she’s a wrinkly old lady!LITTLE FINGER – Brad talks to one of the more evil characters in the entire Game of Thrones series Aiden Gillen, who plays Petyr Baelish, aka “Little Finger.” Why is he so bad? He betrayed Ned Stark which led to his beheading and attempted to kill Bran Stark and obsessed over Sansa. He was killed by Arya in last season’s finale but there are conspiracy theories out there saying he is still alive. Brad felt bad for him on the red carpet because he was one of the few deceased characters still out there promoting the show!TORMUND – Brad talks to Kristofer Hivju, who plays Tormund Giantsbane of the Wildlings, he recently joined team Jon Snow after years of being a sworn enemy of the Starks. He’s got the bright red beard everyone loves!THE HOUND – Brad talks to Rory McCann, who plays Sandor Clegane, better known as “The Hound” – He’s one of the characters who started out as a very bad guy and has turned into a fan favorite good guy.[[{"fid":"19361","view_mode":"full","fields":{"format":"full","alignment":""},"link_text":"THE HOUND Rory McCann is ready to smash GAME OF THRONES","type":"media","field_deltas":{"2":{"format":"full","alignment":""}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-full","data-delta":"2"}}]]HODOR – Brad talks to Kristian Nairn, who played Wylis, the Stark house servant we know as ‘Hodor’ because he only said that one word. He sacrificed himself and saved Bran Stark from the Night King by “holding the door.”[[{"fid":"19366","view_mode":"full","fields":{"format":"full","alignment":""},"link_text":"HODOR LIVES.... DJ Kristian Nairn walks Game of Thrones Premiere","type":"media","field_deltas":{"3":{"format":"full","alignment":""}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-full","data-delta":"3"}}]]The 8th & final season of Game of Thrones kicks off April 14th at 9pm on HBO.

Bob Saget is a very busy man, and because he's so busy it's hard to discuss every project he's pushing! One thing that's for sure: Bob Saget is most comfortable on stage, "I love my standup more now than ever, I don't go political, I don't go religious, and if I do there's 90 disclaimers and I'll say 'here's a bunch of stuff  can't say any more.'"He proudly declares "there is no across the aisle at my show, everybody's just there will a collective experience."Bob’s performing at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank April 11th, the Playstation Theater in Times Square April 13th & The Paramount in Huntington April 14th Get tickets at www.BobSaget.com.When it comes to his friend and former "Full House" co-star Lori Loughlin and the big college admissions scandal, he understandably had little to say, "zero...I'm in the no comment world, just me and my shrink." When told she was removed from her Hallmark Channel show "When Calls The Heart," he said, "they tried to do that with me on Fuller House, but Danny Tanner won't go...all I do is send love."Bob directs & stars in the dark comedy “Benjamin” premiering April 23rd – it’s going to be the first original release by Redbox!Bob hosts “Videos After Dark” on ABC which has new episodes coming later this year. It’s an edgier version of the original show and he remembers a different submission process back in the day! "Back then people were submitting VHS and beta tapes...sorry Millenials, beta existed," is what Bob says about the original "America's Funniest Home Videos" which he hosted for 8 seasons. He says "there's no contest" for the new version, "they get $500 bucks if they upload."You can also see Bob on season 4 of “Fuller House” is out now on Netflix.

Jeff Garlin is at a point in his life where he can do whatever he pleases -- if he does not want to do press for an upcoming project, he doesn't do it! "At my point in life, if it's not joyful I'm not doing it," he says, but when he likes something or someone, he's all in, and the Big Show is lucky to be on the list of Jeff Garlin's likes!"I'm here because i like coming here, they give me the list in advance...everything in my life right now is about joy."He just finished shooting season 10 of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' but he can't divulge any plot details. "It's my favorite season we've done yet, he proclaims. "Think of you getting pissed in a situation, and you go "i wish...." and Larry (David) did....it's awesome!"Jeff says he gets excited when Larry David sends the outlines before each season.Jeff says he just recently had his first alcoholic beverage. "I'm 56 years old," he says, "the other night in Chicago i had my first cocktail....at first it tasted like gasoline...alcohol hasn't been my problem it's been milk shakes!"He's doing a reality show with Vince Vaughn & Tom Morello but he doesn't even know what the show is about!Catch Jeff on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” on HBO and & “The Goldbergs” on ABC.Jeff is doing standup at Caroline’s on Broadway April 11th through April 14th, get tickets at www.carolines.com[[{"fid":"19301","view_mode":"full","fields":{"format":"full","alignment":""},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"full","alignment":""}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-full","data-delta":"1"}}]] 

Catch up on the latest from the big show, including the attack on Bret Hart at the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Barclay's Center and how Louie Louie became a viral sensation because of it! We also talk about Bebe Rexha & a big scam that's going on with returned iPhones that turns into a pretty silly conversation!

D.C. Comics latest superhero movie “Shazam!” is in theaters now! It’s about a 14 year old foster kid named Billy who can transform into an adult superhero (played by Zachary Levi) by yelling one word…”Shazam!” Zachary checked in to the big show to talk about how he turned into a muscle man for the movie, his friendship with Ellen Degeneres and how his new healthy lifestyle inspired him to create a line of healthy supplements!  Before Zachary checked in we got a "Shazam!" review from big show junior reporter Harvey Blanks!

Brad Blanks hit red carpet to talk to Matthew McConaughey about his new movie “The Beach Bum.” Matthew stars as a fun burnout named "Moon Dog" with Snoop Dogg & Jimmy Buffett! Brad also asked Matthew about getting a good night's sleep - "It's not the mattress, it's the mind!" he says, talking about lending his voice to the 'CALM' app that helps you sleep! 'The Beach Bum' is in theaters now.

Brad Blanks' son Harvey went to see the new version of “Dumbo” starring Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton & Colin Farrell and has a big show review to share!  Disney's "Dumbo" is out in theaters March 29th, 2019.

He's known as “the architect of Canadian Rock & Roll" and you should greet him as 'sir' if you see him anywhere up near our neighbor to the north! Here in the states, Randy Bachman is celebrated as a founding member of The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive! He stopped by the big show to talk about his new documentary "Bachman" which covers his storied career. "Bachman" was released March 26th on iTunes, Prime Video, Google Play and DVD & features interviews with Neil Young, Peter Frampton & Paul Schaeffer.

On today's show, Brad came in to review the Jordan Peele movie 'Us,' the seeing eye pup gets national attention, the DA of the day is a Russian man who drugged an orangutan & tried to bring it home as a pet, but John Elliott's comedy brought the story to a crashing halt! Plus much more!