344 episodes
Hollywood & Levine Brain Candy Laugh & Learn
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4.8 • 451 Ratings
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Hollywood & Levine looks at the world of entertainment, pop culture, screenwriting, and life, and takes none of it seriously. The point is to make you laugh, although useful information might accidentally slip through. Hosted by Emmy-winning writer/baseball announcer/talk show host, Ken Levine, Hollywood & Levine will feature commentary, war stories on Ken’s career (MASH, Cheers, Frasier, Simpsons), interviews, writing advice, movie reviews, snarky award show recaps, tall tales from his baseball and radio career, segments from old broadcasts, improv sketches, answering listener questions, and more. It’s a fun, fast-paced hour of humor, nonsense, and God knows what.
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EP344: More Laughing Matters
Ken delves deeper into why we laugh and why we don’t laugh. And why veteran comedy writers are still sometimes puzzled.
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EP343: More with Best-Selling Author, Michael Connelly
This week deals with the creation of “the Lincoln Lawyer,” Michael’s writing process, and the transition into television.
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EP342: Meet Bosch & Lincoln Lawyer author Michael Connelly
Part one of an in-depth interview with best selling author, Michael Connelly who has sold over 85 million copies of his books. This week we discuss influences, breaking in, and the creation of Harry Bosch.
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EP341: Game Shows, Reality Shows, and MacLean Stevenson Shows
More with former NBC Page, Shelley Herman who deals the dish in her new book. Shelley went on to work in game shows, host informercials, fend off actors, and do play-by-play for monster truck rallies. All of that and more this week!
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EP340: My Peacock Tale: Secrets of an NBC Page
Shelley Herman is Ken’s guest. A great way to break into TV is to become a network Page (remember Kenneth from 30 ROCK?) Shelley was an NBC page back in its glory days and has written a terrific tell-all book about it and the stars she encountered. She’s also performed comedy with Andy Kaufman, hosted monster truck rallies on ESPN, been a game show exec, and hosted eight informercials. So lots to talk about!
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EP339: Laughter
What every comedy writer strives for. Ken discusses the benefits and elusive nature of laughter. It could add eight years to your life.
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Customer Reviews
Fun and Interesting
Ken Levine has to have one of the most varied backgrounds of any podcaster: TV and Movie Writer, TV Director, Playwright, DJ, and baseball announcer. Yet, he is so self deprecating and wryly humorous at the same time. He’s really good at interviewing people you’ve likely never heard of, but have seen or heard before, and opening up sides of the entertainment industry you might not know existed. There’s great stories and anecdotes delivered really well. This is a podcast I never miss.
Fun
Very entertaining. A nice break from true crime.
My One Can’t Miss Podcast
I listen to a lot of podcasts every week but Hollywood & Levine is the only one I can’t wait to hear each Wednesday when Renaissance Man, Ken Levine, drops his new episodes. The hour always goes by too fast, is always entertaining and usually teaches me a new thing or two. And you can’t beat the price!