The Paul Mecurio Show

CNN Anchor Brooke Baldwin. My friend Brooke is a terrific journalist. She is a Peabody finalist and anchors the afternoon hours on CNN. I've appeared on her show, she is a tough, well-informed, and fair interviewer. I love this interview because it gives us a window into someone we see every day who has an impact on how we get our news but someone we know very little about. Brooke talks about how she got started in journalism, what her day is like covering breaking news, her world travels and a whole lot more.

Lewis Black - billiant comedian and my good friend (yes I have friends), talks about everything from comedy, to acting, to writing plays, to us writing "The Daily Show - Back in Black" segment together. We also get to hear his girly ringtone. Lewis has been a good friend for a long time and it's an honor to have him on the show.

Bob Costas, legendary sports broadcaster and Paul's friend who has appeared in Paul's Sports Comedy Show on HBO, talks about his beginnings in broadcasting and some of the cool jobs he's had going back to calling minor league hockey games for a team that was the basis of the team in "Slipshot." A great story. Bob tells what got him hooked on broadcasting as a kid in St. Louis, his love of baseball and the nuance needed to make a game come alive as a broadcaster. A really cool conversation you have never heard before with the best broadcaster out there.

Frank Caliendo, hilarious comedian and the best impressionist out there. He had his own show on TBS, "Frank TV" and appeared regularly on FOX NFL Sunday. He also appears on ESPN. My favorite impression he does, Jon Gruden. He made his name doing Hall of Fame NFL Coach, John Madden. His Morgan Freeman is insanely good, especially when you consider Frank's a white guy, at least that's what he claims. We talk about Frank's process for preparing a new person to impersonate, his hilarious father, his influences as a comedian, how he came to start doing impressions, his love of ping pong and more.

With it being the week of the U.S. Tennis Open I thought I'd bring you and interview with the controversial, Nick Bollettieri - THE premier tennis coach and mentor in the sport. He has coached the top players in the sport such as Andre Agassi, Serena Williams, Jim Courier, Boris Becker, Monica Seles, and countless others. We talk about his career in tennis, what it was like being an influence in the illustrious careers of such tennis greats and how he came to be such a great, powerful figure in the ultra-competitive sport of pro tennis.

Meredith Vieira, Host of "The Meredith Vieira Show," "The View," "The Today Show," "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and "60 Minutes." A super fun interview with my good friend - talk about being her Emmy award winning work as a journalist & host, growing up in Rhode Island (we are both from there), not wearing underwear, the crush I have alway had on her and why she would NEVER have dated me! A really great chat.

Dave Holmes. Dave was a fixture on MTV in the early 2000's as a host. He's gone on to host shows on FX and write weekly TV recaps for Vulture.com. We chat about his Nerdist podcast, his experiences managing live crowds and what it was like coming out.

Rob has a podcast where he talks about strategic Reality TV Shows like Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race and Celebrity Apprentice. "Rob Has A Podcast " has won People’s Choice Podcast Awards. Rob is a former two-time Survivor contestant and was named the "Horny Manipulator" by the Survivor fans, He talks how he found his way on to Survivor, reveals what some of the strategies are to win and his obsession with Bob Barker.

This week I talk to Jimmy Dore, a very funny, political comedian and radio personality. We have a smart, funny discussion about his recent book,"Your Country is Just Not That Into You." We discuss our politcal system, and how the media, government, and banks have been slowly ruining the American economy. We also get into his start in Comedy, what makes for good and bad comedy and comedy clubs and alot more. Jimmy is so great in this interview because he shows how he uses his comedy to really make some killer, smart points about everything under the sun.

Carnie Wilson. Founding member of the chart-topper band "Wilson Phillips", talk show host, and daughter of "Beach Boy" Brian Wilson. Carnie is amazing; really funny, poignant, and a little nutty! This conversation runs the gambit - from talking about forming her band and creating music, to finding her musical genius father in the pool with all his clothes on with "The Who's" Keith Moon, to recording her farts and playing them for us! You have to hear how this podcast ends. Hilarious!

Todd Glass. Todd is an awesome comedian - one of my favorites! Really inventive and original. I love this conversation with Todd, we talked about how he started doing comedy in high school -- he found out the hard way practinging medicine in High School was illegal. We talk what makes for a good and bad comedy club, dealing with hecklers, and people who hit their kids ... my mom used to hit me with her shoe. That's why I don't wear shoes. Enjoy!

Anthony Cumia. Host of "The Anthony Cumia Show" and formerly of the hugely popular Opie & Anthony Show. We talk about his days on Opie & Anthony, my being on that show as a guest, the fun we had and some of the stupid but hilarious pranks we did (you have to listen to hear what they were). He has a great story about how he and Opie came together, what got the show canceled at one point and ulimately what got him fired from the show. And he can't stop thinking about Catheters when he watches Fox News. Anthony is funny and very revealing in this sit-down that is a great listen for his hard-core and casual fans alike.

Emmy and Golden Globe Winning Comedian, Actor, Paul Reiser. Paul is a comic legend. He created and starred in the huge hit, "Mad About You." Paul has a fascinating story about how "Mad About You" was created, his efforts to make the show as realistic as possible, and some really funny stories about acting opposite Emmy and Golden Globe Winning actress Helen Hunt. This is a great look behind the scenes of an iconic show. Paul also has great stories about starting stand up in NYC with Jerry Seinfeld and Larry Miller and what is was like being one of the major comics during the comedy boom of the late 70s and 80s. It's a really cool look into that world from one of the 3 biggest comedians working at that time.

Comedian Bill Burr. My friend Bill has one of the most astute, original and well-honed comedic points of view of any comedian today. We talk his hilarious animated show "F is for Family" on Netflix, politics, why people can suck at times, our beloved New England Patriots (he's from Boston and I'm from Rhode Island), his start in comedy working in NYC, and more. This is Bill at his best, unrestrained and funny as hell.

A once-in-a-lifetime interview with the greatest and most influential songwriter/musician the world has ever seen. This interview is all about Sir Paul's creative life and work, how he writes songs, life early on starting out as a Beatle (he has great stories about being on the road with no money when the Beatles were young lads starting out), how the Beatles wrote together, and how and why the Beatles were able to constantly create and try new sounds and approaches with their music. He describes what the Beatles breakup was like and what it was like emotionally going solo and starting his band, "Wings" and much much more.