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!