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Exclusive! Christopher Lloyd Tells Some Likely Stories In WHITE LIES

Movies In Focus friend, director Brett A. Hart is working on an exciting new anthology series that has scored Back To The Future star Christopher Lloyd in a key role. Titled White Lies, the show is a Twilight Zone style series which will be hosted by Lloyd as he looks at a selectionof weird tales in each episode.  Conan O’Brien writer and Shrinkage creator Rob Kutner has scripted the series,…

Happy Birthday to “Scandal” and “The West Wing” co-star Joshua Malina! 2016 VIDEO INTERVIEW by Bob Andelman

JOSHUA MALINA podcast excerpt: "As I age, I'm constantly trying to counter it it with changes to my appearance. Between seasons, I'm always emailing ('Scandal' showrunner) Shonda Rhimes. Between seasons one and two, I send her pictures of me with glasses and said, 'C'mon, how about glasses?' Now, as I lose my hair, I want to push her toward shorter hair for my character. The less hair I have, the less obvious it will be that I'm losing my hair. There may be a logic flaw there. I think the short haircut works for the attorney general; but I might be out of a job.”

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Rob is a 5 time Emmy winner for comedy writing, having written on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Tonight Show, and currently on Conan on TBS. He is constantly working on new projects and manages to balance everything with having a family (AND spending time with them!) We dig into what Rob does that allows him to create so much in addition to all he has going on.

Rob has written many books, comedy albums, and- most recently- has a new comic called Shrinkage out now.

Today's Guests: Joshua Malina, actor, “Scandal,” “The West Wing,” “Sports Night,” podcast host, “The West Wing Weekly”; Rob Kutner, creator, “Runaway Brains,” monologue writer, “Conan”

JOSHUA MALINA podcast excerpt: “I want to push Shonda (creator and showrunner of ’Scandal’) toward shorter hair for my character. The less hair I have, the less obvious it will be that I’m losing my hair… I think the shorter haircut will work for the attorney general, but I might be out of a job.”

Listen to the “Runaway Brains” comedy podcast: http://Howl.FM

Listen to “The West Wing Weekly podcast: http://www.TheWestWingWeekly.com Key interview moments:

• 4:25 “Runaway Brains" creator Rob Kutner explains that he sought to introduce more “narrative scripted fiction into the podcast world" by writing a buddy comedy radio sitcom that features “Jeopardy” champion Ken Jennings (played by Ken Jennings) and the IBM supercomputer Watson (played by Weird Al Yankovic);

• 16:25 Kutner explains his choice of Yankovic for the role;

• 27:27 “Scandal” star Joshua Malina — who guests in the third episode of “Runaway Brains” — talks about what might be ahead for his attorney general character in the show’s sixth season — or does he?;

• 31:10 Malina talks about what drew him to co-host a podcast about one of his earlier series, “The West Wing,” and whether that show’s creator, Aaron Sorkin, might soon be a guest.

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What is Mr. Media® Interviews? The calm of Charlie Rose, the curiosity of Terry Gross and the unpredictability of Howard Stern! Since February 2007, more than 1,000 exclusive Hollywood, celebrity, pop culture video and audio comedy podcast interviews by Mr. Media®, a.k.a., Bob Andelman, with newsmakers in TV, radio, movies, music, magazines, newspapers, books, websites, social media, politics, sports, graphic novels, and comics!

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Today's Guests: Joshua Malina, actor, “Scandal,” “The West Wing,” “Sports Night,” podcast host, “The West Wing Weekly”; Rob Kutner, creator, “Runaway Brains,” monologue writer, “Conan”

JOSHUA MALINA podcast excerpt: “I want to push Shonda (creator and showrunner of ’Scandal’) toward shorter hair for my character. The less hair I have, the less obvious it will be that I’m losing my hair… I think the shorter haircut will work for the attorney general, but I might be out of a job.”

Listen to the “Runaway Brains” comedy podcast: http://Howl.FM

Listen to “The West Wing Weekly podcast: http://www.TheWestWingWeekly.com Key interview moments:

• 4:25 “Runaway Brains" creator Rob Kutner explains that he sought to introduce more “narrative scripted fiction into the podcast world" by writing a buddy comedy radio sitcom that features “Jeopardy” champion Ken Jennings (played by Ken Jennings) and the IBM supercomputer Watson (played by Weird Al Yankovic);

• 16:25 Kutner explains his choice of Yankovic for the role;

• 27:27 “Scandal” star Joshua Malina — who guests in the third episode of “Runaway Brains” — talks about what might be ahead for his attorney general character in the show’s sixth season — or does he?;

• 31:10 Malina talks about what drew him to co-host a podcast about one of his earlier series, “The West Wing,” and whether that show’s creator, Aaron Sorkin, might soon be a guest.

Subscribe to Mr. Media for FREE on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MrMediaRadio

For more interviews like this one: http://www.MrMedia.com

What is Mr. Media® Interviews? The calm of Charlie Rose, the curiosity of Terry Gross and the unpredictability of Howard Stern! Since February 2007, more than 1,000 exclusive Hollywood, celebrity, pop culture video and audio comedy podcast interviews by Mr. Media®, a.k.a., Bob Andelman, with newsmakers in TV, radio, movies, music, magazines, newspapers, books, websites, social media, politics, sports, graphic novels, and comics!

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