TOTAL SCHMIDT SHOW

Lenny Schmidt
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**TOTAL SCHMIDT SHOW**Comedian Lenny Schmidt has spent nearly four decades making a living performing live. Comedy clubs, theaters, cruise ships, television, film—and more than a few rooms that probably should never have had a microphone.On **Total Schmidt Show**, Lenny sits down with the people who know that life firsthand: comedians, musicians, singers, dancers, magicians, actors, writers, and other professional entertainers he meets while traveling the world.Some you've heard of. Some you haven't.That's kind of the point.**Total Schmidt Show shines a light on the working live entertainer**—the people who built real careers getting onstage, doing the work, entertaining audiences, and figuring out how to make a living in show business.They talk about the craft, the road, the good gigs, the horrible gigs, travel, money, failure, success, and all the weird shit that happens when performing for strangers becomes your actual job.The show grew out of Lenny's pandemic podcast, **Quarantine Comedy**, where live performers talked about surviving a world in which live performance suddenly disappeared. Total Schmidt Show continues that conversation by focusing on the people who are still out there doing it.**Laugh. Travel. Eat. Repeat.**Watch the video version of **Total Schmidt Show** on YouTube: **@MrLennySchmidt**Follow Lenny everywhere: **@MrLennySchmidt**More at **MrLennySchmidt.com**If you enjoy the show and want to support independent comedy and live-performance content, visit **MrLennySchmidt.com** for ways to support the show.

  1. 1d ago

    Total Schmidt Show (4TSS176P) Branden / James Music

    Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt 4TSS176 has Branden / James Music as our guests. Branden James and James Clark makeup Branden James Music. Two amazingingly talented musicians, one fantastic show. A beautiful combination or mash up of Rock/pop/Oprea/Broadway.... presented with just the right touch of humor. This is the type of live show I love to see on ships, and come to expect from celebrity Cruise Lines. They bring in some of the most talented acts I've ever seen. Branden / James is definately one. So glad to see them. Even happier they sat down to do the pod. We did it the last night of the cruise.  Great chat, wonderful stage show. More Branden/James -  IG - @BrandenJMusic FB - @BrandenJames WS - www.BrandenJames.com

  2. Oct 7

    Total Schmidt Show (4TSS175) - John Accardo

    Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Magician John Accardo this week. We worked together on the Celebrity Solstice. Great live show. So much fun to watch. With magicians, so many of them can do similar tricks. It really comes down to HOW you do them. The personal touches you make. Comments, anything that puts your signature on them. Not only does John do that really well, he had a couple of tricks I haven't seen yet. It was a nice surprise. We talk about that, as well as the strong community builder magic can be. Really cool conversation. More John IG, FB, and YT -  @johnaccardomagic   ## MORE LENNY. EVERYWHERE. Are you following all the Mr. Lenny Schmidt stuff yet? YouTube? Instagram? TikTok? Website? No? **COME ON, MAN. GET WITH IT.** Make it easy. Join FREE at: https://mrlennyschmidt.com/ Want more? Join **PAYIFUCAN** for as little as $5/month. There's plenty of free content — but if you throw a couple bucks in the hat, you get more. The more you pay, the more you get. That's generally how money works. --- ## WATCH LENNY'S COMEDY SPECIAL — "FIRE SIGN" Watch the full special: https://youtu.be/wMkw6DYdJRU?si=lG1saiyqDy-cWoJ2 You can also find **Fire Sign** through @800pgm. Want your own copy? **Ten lousy stinking bucks:** https://800PGR.lnk.to/firesignID --- ## FOLLOW MR. LENNY SCHMIDT **Website:** https://mrlennyschmidt.com/ **YouTube:** @MrLennySchmidt **Instagram:** https://www.instagram.com/mrlennyschmidt/ **Facebook:** https://www.facebook.com/mrlennyschmidt **X / Twitter:** https://x.com/MrLennySchmidt **TikTok:** https://www.tiktok.com/@UC5oPionBKOSfdCh8zEsA8hg --- ## SUPPORT MR. LENNY SCHMIDT MEDIA Mr. Lenny Schmidt Media is supported by the people who watch, listen, subscribe, follow, and occasionally say, **"Fine, Schmidt. Here's five bucks."** Want to help keep the shows, podcasts, travel videos, stand-up clips, cheeseburger hunts, and other nonsense coming? **Venmo:** @MRLennySchmidt **Cash App:** $MRLennySchmidt Or visit: https://mrlennyschmidt.com/ Hit the **PAYIFUCAN** tab for additional support options. Thanks for watching, listening, subscribing, sharing, and supporting independent comedy. **Mr. Lenny Schmidt Media** **Laugh. Travel. Eat. Repeat.** Check out the podcast  ## TOTAL SCHMIDT SHOW **Total Schmidt Show** streams every week and is available on all major podcast platforms. Lenny Schmidt takes you behind the scenes of the entertainment business, talking with comedians, musicians, performers, and entertainment professionals he meets while working around the world — in comedy clubs, theaters, cruise ships, and everywhere in between. They talk about the shows, the travel, the families, the business, and most importantly, **the work that goes into being a professional live entertainer.** If you've seen live entertainment on a cruise ship, in a theater, comedy club, or showroom, chances are you've seen someone who's been on **Total Schmidt Show.** **Laugh. Travel. Eat. Repeat.**

    Total Schmidt Show (4TSS175) - John Accardo

  3. Sep 16

    Total Schmidt Show (4TSS174) Brad Trackman

    Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Brad Trackman is a comedian, actor, writer and author. That's way too many things for this show. Wrote a book titled "Permanently Suspended" It's the life story of Anthony (of Opie and Anthony) Cumia. He's currently working on his first novel now. An interesting story based on true events pulled from a detective he is collaborating with. Dick Wolf is writing the forward for him. It's a wild story that he tells here.  Brad is a talented guy. Pro comic from NY. One of the guys I love to work with. Been around over thirty years. Knows the job. Knows the road. Knows the stage... He's seen comedy from all the angles.  More Brad: www.BradTrackman.com IG - @Bradtrackmancomedy FB - @Bradtrackman

  4. Sep 10

    Total Schmidt Show (TSS173) - Andrew Appleton (Ireland)

    Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Hey! The Ireland episode will come in two parts , sort of.. the first part is a conversation with our tour guide Andrew Appleton. He was our go to guy for 8 days in Ireland. I didn't really understand what his job entailed until I saw it first hand. Had a blast as he showed us Ireland and talked about his history and the country. It really was fantastic. We talk about it all, His career on cruise ships, and his Voiceover career as well. Not an easy job, but he was spot on.  Part two will be next week and for subscribers at Mrlennyschmidt.com only. It's mostly the video from the entire 8 day trip. As well as Andrew at work. Join MrLennySchmidt.com for the full unedited episode, or watch edited clips @mrlennyschmidt on ther Youtube.

  5. Sep 2

    4TSS172 - Mr Lenny Schmidt Media

    Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt I'm gonna take the opportunity to use Total Schmidt Show (4TSS172) to announce and address the recent changes to @MrLennySchmidt on all ther platforms. You may have noticed the increase in content uploads the last few months. More content, better content..... It's all part of the "Lenny Schmidt Comedy Network" becoming Mr. Lenny Schmidt media.  Also, it's important to thank and acknowledge Patrick Duffy for all the musical contributions he's made. he and I met YEARS AGO on a Carnival ship. He's a good friend whose been on the show a few times. Patrick puts together all the music an my platforms now. He did the theme to "Total Schmidt Show" back in season 2. Now, his music is being used in all my videos. He can curretly be seen at NY/NY, as well as numerous other piano bars in Vegas and all over the world.  More Patrick @patrickduffymusic everywhere.

    4TSS172 - Mr Lenny Schmidt Media

  6. Aug 27

    Total Schmidt Show (4TSS171) Jamal Doman

    Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt All the way from Philly, comedian Jamal Doman is this weeks guest. We ran into each other on the Carnival Sunrise. We worked together years ago at one of the many Loony Bins in the midwest. Jamal has been around almost as long as I have. He does it all.. clubs, theaters, tours, ships, he has booked rooms in the LA area, and you can see him on season 2 of "Comics Unleashed." We talk about the drive and commitment. He's a hustler, like so many comics are. At least the working ones are. Gotta keep moving, gotta keep hustling. Jamal does. That's why he's always working.   ## MORE LENNY. EVERYWHERE. Are you following all the Mr. Lenny Schmidt stuff yet? YouTube? Instagram? TikTok? Website? No? **COME ON, MAN. GET WITH IT.** Make it easy. Join FREE at: https://lennyschmidt.com/ Want more? Join **PAYIFUCAN** for as little as $2/month. There's plenty of free content — but if you throw a couple bucks in the hat, you get more. The more you pay, the more you get. That's generally how money works. --- ## WATCH LENNY'S COMEDY SPECIAL — "FIRE SIGN" Watch the full special: https://youtu.be/wMkw6DYdJRU?si=lG1saiyqDy-cWoJ2 You can also find **Fire Sign** through @800pgm. Want your own copy? **Ten lousy stinking bucks:** https://800PGR.lnk.to/firesignID --- ## FOLLOW MR. LENNY SCHMIDT **Website:** https://mrlennyschmidt.com/ **YouTube:** @MrLennySchmidt **Instagram:** https://www.instagram.com/mrlennyschmidt/ **Facebook:** https://www.facebook.com/mrlennyschmidt **X / Twitter:** https://x.com/MrLennySchmidt **TikTok:** https://www.tiktok.com/@UC5oPionBKOSfdCh8zEsA8hg --- ## SUPPORT MR. LENNY SCHMIDT MEDIA Mr. Lenny Schmidt Media is supported by the people who watch, listen, subscribe, follow, and occasionally say, **"Fine, Schmidt. Here's five bucks."** Want to help keep the shows, podcasts, travel videos, stand-up clips, cheeseburger hunts, and other nonsense coming? **Venmo:** @MRLennySchmidt **Cash App:** $MRLennySchmidt Or visit: https://mrlennyschmidt.com/ Hit the **PAYIFUCAN** tab for additional support options. Thanks for watching, listening, subscribing, sharing, and supporting independent comedy. **Mr. Lenny Schmidt Media** **Laugh. Travel. Eat. Repeat.** Check out the podcast  ## TOTAL SCHMIDT SHOW **Total Schmidt Show** streams every week and is available on all major podcast platforms. Lenny Schmidt takes you behind the scenes of the entertainment business, talking with comedians, musicians, performers, and entertainment professionals he meets while working around the world — in comedy clubs, theaters, cruise ships, and everywhere in between. They talk about the shows, the travel, the families, the business, and most importantly, **the work that goes into being a professional live entertainer.** If you've seen live entertainment on a cruise ship, in a theater, comedy club, or showroom, chances are you've seen someone who's been on **Total Schmidt Show.** **Laugh. Travel. Eat. Repeat.**

    Total Schmidt Show (4TSS171) Jamal Doman

  7. Aug 20

    Total Schmidt Show (4TSS170) Jaylyn Bishop

    Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Jaylyn Bishop worked with me on the Carnival Celebration. Jaylyn is one of the many beloved comics on Carnival. Been with them a long time. So cool to see her. I haven't worked with her in YEARS. We used to rotate on the West Coast ships all the time.  This pod was a blast. We really got into discussing stand-up, development, stage time... Jaylyn is an old pro. She had some great opinions on the business. Honestly, made me look at alot of stuff alot of different ways. She also got to pklug her monthly show at the Icehouse. The August daten is this weekend 8/22. "Home by Nine" go check it out. I love working with comics that have been around a minute. Always a great talk.

    Total Schmidt Show (4TSS170) Jaylyn Bishop

  8. Aug 12

    Total Schmidt Show (4TSS169) Leslie McDonel

    Hey, Thanks for listening! Hit me back at this link, or find me on all socials @MrLennySchmidt Very lucky to get Leslie McDonel for 4TSS169. Caught up with her on the Celebrity Summit where she rocked out 6 shows this week. Great shows. Love her song selection. A little Bonnie Raitt, a little Pink.... She covers a lot of bases. She leaves here and heads back to Austin TX to perform in "Come from Away." for a 6 week run. She's a busy lady. It was fun to watch her work.  We talked about her career on and off ships, her travels, all the good stuff. It was a pleasure. Great pod. More Leslie: IG - @lesliealinemcdonel

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**TOTAL SCHMIDT SHOW**Comedian Lenny Schmidt has spent nearly four decades making a living performing live. Comedy clubs, theaters, cruise ships, television, film—and more than a few rooms that probably should never have had a microphone.On **Total Schmidt Show**, Lenny sits down with the people who know that life firsthand: comedians, musicians, singers, dancers, magicians, actors, writers, and other professional entertainers he meets while traveling the world.Some you've heard of. Some you haven't.That's kind of the point.**Total Schmidt Show shines a light on the working live entertainer**—the people who built real careers getting onstage, doing the work, entertaining audiences, and figuring out how to make a living in show business.They talk about the craft, the road, the good gigs, the horrible gigs, travel, money, failure, success, and all the weird shit that happens when performing for strangers becomes your actual job.The show grew out of Lenny's pandemic podcast, **Quarantine Comedy**, where live performers talked about surviving a world in which live performance suddenly disappeared. Total Schmidt Show continues that conversation by focusing on the people who are still out there doing it.**Laugh. Travel. Eat. Repeat.**Watch the video version of **Total Schmidt Show** on YouTube: **@MrLennySchmidt**Follow Lenny everywhere: **@MrLennySchmidt**More at **MrLennySchmidt.com**If you enjoy the show and want to support independent comedy and live-performance content, visit **MrLennySchmidt.com** for ways to support the show.

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  • Creator
    Lenny Schmidt
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    168
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 TOTAL SCHMIDT SHOW
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