37 - Observe and Report: Mary Mac's Tea Room, Muppets-Lady Gaga Holiday Special, Twitter Embarrassment

The most whacked-out thing in TV history.

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Art's back, and he's by himself! Except for your company, of course.

Art takes a trip to Mary Mac's Tea Room, birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement (right?).

He also asks the question, "Was the Muppets-Lady Gaga Holiday Special the sounding of the final horn before Apocalypse?"

Finally, hear about how he may have embarrassed himself in front of the stars on Twitter.

All of this and a look at your local forecast! 22 minutes.

Art's Comments: "I'm one guest who never fails to disappoint. What's worst is this Art Howard guy talks so much that I can't get a word in edgewise."

Relevant links:
Mary Mac's Tea Room
"Gaga's Muppet Thanksgiving Flopped Majorly" (Huffington Post)

36 - Evan Kessler, L.A. standup comic

Evan J. Kessler, known by TMZ as "J-Kess"

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"A New York comic now doing it in L.A." That's how Evan Kessler was first described to Art.

In this interview, Evan sets the record straight that he actually began doing standup in California. Kessler talks about what it's like to begin a career in standup in the show business mecca of Los Angeles, and his brushes with star comics like Maria Bamford and Emo Philips. He also gives insight into his day job, working as a writer and production assistant on various reality shows. Along the way he also talks about the very beginnings of his career back in New York, writing for the National Lampoon Web site and working on various VH-1 "I Love..." shows. 69 minutes.

Art's comments: "I think it's a lot of people's dream to step onto a stage in Hollywood and try to make it as a comedian. Evan Kessler is actually living it. While the rest of us are creeping down the interstate to our cubicle farms, this guy is hitting the clubs and making his dream come true. For that alone he deserves for you to listen to his story.

"Not to mention that he later tweeted he was holding back vomit throughout this interview. That's another reason to listen."

Evan Kessler links:
His Twitter feed
YouTube channel
Evan Kessler.com

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30 - David "The Nuzzy" Nussbaum, podcast entrepreneur

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David "The Nuzzy" Nussbaum joins Art by Skype. The Nuzzy is well-known as a member of "The Stern Super Fan Roundtable" show on Howard Stern's Sirius/XM satellite radio channel. He's also a Twitter celebrity with over 17,000 followers, has produced podcasts for such stars as actor Andy Dick and comedian Fred Stoller, and has also hosted his own podcast, "Decently Funny with Nuzzy and the Guy," since 2009.

Nuzzy tells the story of how he catapulted himself from selling ads for an AM Spanish radio station to becoming a national sales manager with ESPN Radio, working in promotions with the Yankees, to being at the forefront of "new media." 68 minutes.

Art's comments: "If you're interested in Internet media and its future, David Nussbaum is one of the key people you want to hear speak. As for my own performance on this one...so anyway, it was great to have Nuzzy give us some of his time."

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Nuzzy Links:
Nuzzy's Twitter
Decently Funny with Nuzzy and the Guy
Nuzzy's TradioV.com show (watch now before the episodes are pulled!)

19 - Just Art

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Art has no guest, but that doesn't stop the entertainment train from chugging down the track! No, sir!

First, he shares the demo he recorded for a traffic reporting job with you, and solicits your critique (perhaps by using the new "Record a Comment" button in the upper right-hand corner of this page). Next, the sound of mariachi music wafts through the neighborhood, adding some hot salsa to already hot summer nights. Finally, it's a round of "Celebrity Tweets" as Art reads celebrity Tweets and his replies (it's more interesting than it sounds...maybe).

Finally, keep listening for a great song from the Emma Gibbs Band called "As I Walk On." 26 minutes. NOTE: Explicit language.

Art's comments: "Of all the guests I've had, I've certainly been the most delightful. I came prepared with some great stories, told in my usual pithy, engaging fashion. Anyone who listens to this episode will be intrigued to know more about me. No doubt I'm someone we'll be hearing great things about in the future."

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