Entertainment
Why?
I was asked to be in a SAG low-budget movie. I think that is what they called it. SAG has developed so many new sub-basements in their contract hierarchy, I wasn’t sure what I’d agreed to do. It could have just as easily been a SAG ultra-low budget or a SAG extremely, ultra, ultra-low budget,…
Read MoreBehind the Scenes at Silicon Valley Season Four, Ep. 2
One of the challenges of being an actor is something they don’t teach in acting class. Distraction. On movies and television shows you often have an entire crew of people in your field of vision. In Ep. 1 of Silicon Valley Matt Ross and I were on a private jet. That, of course, was no…
Read MoreWhat is So Big About “Big Time in Hollywood, FL”? (Part 3)
Photo: Alex Anfanger, Lenny Jacobson as Jack and Ben Dolfe in Comedy Central’s Big Time in Hollywood, FL Photo credit: Jesse Grant I had a great acting teacher, Ed Kaye-Martin, who said, “Comfort is the enemy of the artist.” I found this encouraging. I was in graduate school at the time and was almost…
Read MoreWhat Is So Big About “Big Time In Hollywood, FL”? (Part 1)
Photo from The Hollywood Reporter. Alex Anfanger and Dan Schimpf asked me to be a part of Big Time in Hollywood, FL, a new program on Comedy Central. I had no idea what the show was. I asked around, no one knew. The one tangible clue I got was that Alex and Dan were the guys…
Read MoreSan Francisco Sketchfest Comedy Festival, Book Passage book signing, and another Backstage Article
In a few days I’m off to San Francisco for a couple of public appearances. Sunday, January 27th, 8pm, I’ll be at Yoshi’s San Francisco. Here’s the SF Sketchfest website (The San Francisco Comedy Festival) with more details and how to get tickets. Monday, January 28th at 6 pm I’ll be at Book Passage San Francisco,…
Read MoreTelevision At Its Best
My director on this episode of Californication, Michael Lehmann, told me privately that next week I should “give him whatever I was comfortable with.” I wasn’t completely sure what he was referring to. I double checked my script and saw I have a moment in one scene where I talk to my penis. I am…
Read MoreAlways Read The Fine Print
I had to sign another sex scene contract for my work on Californication this week. I not only had to jump into bed with Pam Adlon, but I had to stand in a Speedo and watch a fairly undressed Camilla Luddington. Costumers told me I would have to have a special fitting to increase the…
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