The Weekly Show with David J. Maloney David J. Maloney

This week David interviews legendary actress Ruta Lee about her incredible career across the western genre, her early life and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", This week David J. Maloney continues his conversation with beloved television and film star, Ruta Lee! The pair chat about her casting in "Witness for the Prosecution" and then "Sergeants 3" with Frank Sinatra, cherished friendships with Debbie Reynolds and Lucille Ball, This week David J. Maloney finishes his conversation with the peerless Ruta Lee regarding her career in film and television, "Perry Mason", Barbara Hale, Gail Patrick, friendships with Lucille Ball and Debbie Reynolds, the death of Carrie Fisher, her call to Nikola Khrushchev to save her grandmother, her book "Consider Your Ass Kissed" and her one woman show. Don't miss these stories!

This week David chats with renowned screenwriter James V. Hart about his incredible writing career, from "Gimme An F", to Steven Spielberg's "Hook", to Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula", to adapting Carl Sagan's masterpiece "Contact" for film, he's written some of the most memorable films of the past 40 years. You won't want to miss his stories, let me tell you!

This week David chats with former Blue Oyster Cult drummer Al Bouchard about his incredible career, spanning Soft White Underbelly, Richard Meltzer's one chance to front the band, early days, Blue Oyster Cult "band house", the Umlaut, "Cities On Flame With Rock and Roll", to Patti Smiths origin with Blue Oyster Cult, and the creation of the hit "(Don't Fear) The Reaper". Don't miss it!

This week David interviews legendary Yes, GTR, and ASIA guitarist Steve Howe! The pair chat about Steve's incredibly successful years with YES, his first guitar and early influences, lots of Yes band history, Fragile, The Yes Album, "Starship Trooper", and of course the brand new "Classic Tales of Yes Tour" and new album "Mirror to the Sky". Don't miss it!

This week David chats with the emmy nominated actress Lee Purcell about the beginnings of her incredible career that has seen her work with everyone from Michael Douglas and Steve McQueen in "Adam at 6AM" to Orson Welles in "Necromancy", her blossoming career after "Adam at 6AM", working with Orson Welles on "Necromancy" and how that is connected to her current role of Executive Producer of the Hollywood Radio Players, her cult classic role of Peggy in John Milius "Big Wednesday", her roles in Stir Crazy, Valley Girls, and her incredible Emmy nominated performance alongside Mark Harmon in "Long Road Home", her Emmy nominated role in "Secret Sins of the Father", and her current work with the Hollywood Radio Players, SAG-AFTRA, and so much more.

This week David chats with rising star action director, Jesse V. Johnson! His new film "One Ranger" with Thomas Jane and John Malkovich hit theaters this year, and the incredible stunt career that led him to the directors chair has watched him work with some of the greatest actors and filmmakers in the business, from James Cameron to Steven Spielberg. We chat about his incredible stunt career, working with luminary directors like James Cameron and Steven Spielberg, and of course his new film "One Ranger" with Thomas Jane and John Malkovich, and his two new films this year, "One Ranger" with Thomas Jane, and "Boudica" with Olga Kurylenko. Don't miss it! And also a sneak peak of his newest film "Chief of Station" with Aaron Eckhart!