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Humor Me #23: Comedian/Writer Fred Stoller & Oded Gross

Tuesdays at 7pm PDT

Fred Stoller has been on every show ever done including classics like Seinfeld, Friends, Raymond, many feature films and now his own independent film “Fred and Vinnie.” He also tells a hysterical story of how a commercial casting director gave him word by word coaching so that he didn’t sound too Jewish, then he started complaining about the air conditioning in the studio which made my night. Singer/songwriter Oded Gross outdid himself with two great songs; a tribute to pachelbel in the key of C without playing the black keys and an unusual love song for his wife which includes the word “aneurysm.”

 

00:00-00:30: Opening credits

00:30-05:11: Ed’s monologue, where Ed talks about “Post-Emmy Stress Disorder.” He also talks about the many new stresses in his life as of late.

05:11-6:21: Ed introduces Oded Gross.

06:21-10:05: Oded sings a song, in which he plays a song in several keys, in fact that’s the point of the song.

10:05-12:04: Ed has a post-interview with Oded.

12:04-14:03: “Fred and Vinnie” clip, the new movie starring Fred Stoller.

14:03-18:13: Ed begins to interview Fred, introducing him to his set.

18:13-22:18: Fred talks about all of his current projects, as well as his future ones.

22:18-25:20: Ed and Fred talk about the process of writing, and then acting out what has been written.

25:20-29:11: Ed and Fred talk about their roots together in San Francisco, particularly a specific car Ed used to drive.

29:11-35:00: Fred talks about his experiences as a frequent guest star on the three biggest sitcoms of the 90’s, “Friends,” “Seinfeld,” and “Everybody Loves Raymond.”

35:00-45:18: Fred talks about the odd trajectory that his career has gone through, he also goes into details the lifestyle of a typical struggling comedian.

45:18-49:37: Oded sings one more song.

49:37-53:40: Ed wraps the show up, we end on a clip w/ Fred and Sam Kinison.