The Fogelnest Files with Jake Fogelnest

June 12, 2014

David Krumholtz joins Jake this week to talk about crazy neighbors, how David’s grandmother was the inspiration behind the Gigi character he portrays for the comedy weather website Weather From (www.weatherfrom.com), and the greatest prank David ever played on Jake in high school. Plus, they look at David’s contribution to the Harlem Shake meme and Jake introduces David to the wetlook fetish. Check out all the videos from today’s episode over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

June 5, 2014

Max Silvestri makes his way from New York to join Jake as they talk all about how Jake flew first class, Max’s new stand-up album “King Piglet,” and why Max is a New York mainstay. They also take a gander at a Gangnam Style parody called “Hot Dog Condom Style” and identical twin goth cheerleaders doing an Iggy Azalea cover. Check out all the videos from today’s episode over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

May 29, 2014

Nick Thune joins Jake this week to discuss Scott Weiland’s missing credit card, a passionate young man who is angry at NASA and a little bit of spirituality. They also take a look at who is following Joe Perry from Aerosmith on Twitter. Check out all the videos from today’s episode over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! Jake will be a guest on a LIVE taping of How Was Your Week with Julie Klausner on Sunday, June 1st at The Bell House in Brooklyn, New York. Get tickets at the www.thebellhouseny.com!

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May 22, 2014

Megan Neuringer is a super funny person who you may recognize from TV, movies, and performing at the UCB Theatre in NY & LA. Megan & Jake chat about the dangers of having bed bugs, having fun with a crude Vine commenter, rave culture in NY, and why it was brutal for Megan when she was coming up in the UCB NY comedy scene. They also talk about a young gentleman’s love letter/Frozen parody, the funkiest Lord’s Prayer, and the Church of Satan. Check out all the videos from today’s episode over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! Jake will be a guest on a LIVE taping of How Was Your Week with Julie Klausner on Sunday, June 1st at The Bell House in Brooklyn, New York. Get tickets at the www.thebellhouseny.com!

May 15, 2014

Adam Resnick has written for Late Night with David Letterman, co-created Get A Life with Chris Elliott, and wrote/directed the motion picture Cabin Boy. Adam also recently wrote a hilarious memoir called Will Not Attend: Lively Stories of Detachment and Isolation which he joins Jake today to talk about along with what lead him to write for Letterman, the creation of Get A Life, and being embarrassed to leave his house after the release of Cabin Boy. As always, check out all the videos from today’s episode over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

May 8, 2014

Kevin Dorff is an alumnus of Second City in Chicago, has written for Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and is one of the most talented improvisers in the world. Kevin joins his old buddy Jake today to talk all about comedy in Chicago from Pinata Full of Bees to Steve Dahl to The BJ and Dirty Dragon Show. Check out all the videos from today’s episode over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

April 24, 2014

Film critic Devin Faraci from BadassDigest.com joins Jake to talk about his part in the documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune, David Lynch, and Star Wars. Then, he discusses his career path starting from political activism to message boards to writing to film criticism and how it affects his life now – including a tale of an in-person revenge beat-down. As always, check out all the videos from today’s episode over at Youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

April 17, 2014

Joe Rubin runs Vinegar Syndrome which specializes in restoring/releasing classic X-rated and exploitation films. Louis Justin runs Massacre Video which specializes in restoring/releasing low-budget and hard to find horror/cult/exploitation VHS tapes. These weirdos join Jake to talk about what lead them to do what they do, the process of tracking down directors to be able to re-release films, and their thoughts on the current state of cinema. Along the way they’ll take a look at some of the films they’ve re-released such as Game Show Models & Black Devil Doll From Hell. As always, check out all the videos from today’s episode over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

 

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April 10, 2014

Little Esther is a very funny & nice stand-up comedian. She joins Jake this week to talk about collecting hot chicks, what was funny to her as a kid, some of the ghosts that appear in the Comedy Store at 2am, and her surreal experience making a pilot for MTV. They’ll also take a look at a dance number from a Canadian children’s TV show called Size Small, a video for a product called the Fuck Me Silly Mega Masturbator, and an instructional video that teaches Japanese people how to speak English. Check out all the videos from today’s episode over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

 

 

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April 3, 2014

On this week’s episode of The Fogelnest Files, Marc Edward Heuck, Film historian, famed projectionist, and original movie geek, sits down with Jake to get into the nitty gritty of cult classic filmography.  Tune in to hear a very informative discussion about the two films Jake and Marc are both equally passionate about, ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains’ and ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’. This is the Fogelnest Files at it’s best and truest of heart! Don’t miss out.

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March 27, 2014

Harold Bronson, co-founder of Rhino Records, joins Jake on this episode of The Fogelnest Files. Tune in to hear them talk about recording the first Rhino Records single with Wild Man Fischer, the relationship between Rock n’ Roll & comedy, and working with Julie Brown. Plus hear how “Family Ties” broke Billy Vera & The Beaters, and the story of the real Sharona behind The Knack. As always, check out all the videos from this episode are over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! If you’re in Los Angeles, come join Jake as he presents a midnight 35mm screening of Ladies and Gentleman: The Fabulous Stains on Friday, April 4th at Cinefamily! Go to www.cinefamily.org for tickets.

March 20, 2014

Peter Conheim of the experimental music band Negativland joins Jake to talk about the history of Negativland on this week’s edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! They’ll discuss how Negativland were sued for their U2 EP which displayed “U2” in a very large type on the front of the packaging, why they created a press release stating their song “Christianity Is Stupid” had inspired David Brom to kill his family, the inspiration behind their album Dispepsi, and transitioning from cutting tape manually to going digital. As always, check out all the videos from this episode are over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! If you’re in Los Angeles, come join Jake as he presents a midnight 35mm screening of Ladies and Gentleman: The Fabulous Stains on Friday, April 4th at Cinefamily! Go to www.cinefamily.org for tickets.

March 13, 2014

Sledge Hammer! & Bullet in the Face creator Alan Spencer joins Jake this week to talk about how he went from being a latchkey kid who loved TV to becoming one of the youngest writers for TV around the age of fifteen. They’ll also chat about how Marty Feldman took Alan under his wing after wandering onto the set of Young Frankenstein, a seminal moment in Alan & Andy Kaufman’s friendship, and how Alan got to work with his childhood hero Don Adams. As always, check out all the videos from this episode are over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! If you’re in Los Angeles, come join Jake as he presents a midnight 35mm screening of Ladies and Gentleman: The Fabulous Stains on Friday, April 4th at Cinefamily! Go to www.cinefamily.org for tickets.

March 6, 2014

Jake’s good buddy Andy Daly stops by to talk about stumbling upon the UCB in the early 90s in New York, the inspiration behind many of his characters, and how his new Comedy Central show Review (premiering March 6th at 10pm) came about. Do they also chat about The Rockettes, Sha Na Na at Woodstock, and The Monkees? You bet they do! Don’t forget to check out all the videos from this episode are over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! If you’re in Los Angeles, come join Jake as he presents a midnight 35mm screening of Ladies and Gentleman: The Fabulous Stains on Friday, April 4th at Cinefamily! Go to www.cinefamily.org for tickets.

February 27, 2014

Dave Itzkoff of The New York Times and author of the new book “Mad As Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies” joins Jake to talk about story of Howard Beale. The first known instance of a man who was killed because he had lousy ratings. It’s an in depth discussion on Paddy Chayefsky’s satirical film Network you won’t want to miss. Don’t forget to check out all the videos from this episode are over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! If you’re in Los Angeles, come join Jake as he presents a midnight 35mm screening of Ladies and Gentleman: The Fabulous Stains on Friday, April 4th at Cinefamily! Go to www.cinefamily.org for tickets.