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August 1 - 5 2005

When One Name
Just Isn't Enough
Comedian Eddy Strange used to be comedian Ross Bennett, until he switched back to his god-given name, followed by a change back to Strange, and then finally returning as Ross Bennett, version 2.0. Got all that? Once he made the executive decision to pick a moniker for himself and stick with it, Bennett became the "best kept secret in show business." His entertainment career began when he dropped out of West Point during his sophomore year in order to take up a life of comedy and theater. Though his parents didn't find the career change all that humorous at first, who's laughing now that Bennett has been able to make a name (or two) for himself in doing work he loves. Ross recently released his first CD, New York Country, which you can order right off his website.
 

The Man From Canton
Born in Canton, OH, and enshrined there as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Dan Dierdorf is now returning to his native land to take part in the Sharpie Retractable “Autographs for Education Tour Stops. After Terrell Owens proved how handy a Sharpie can be for signing autographs with his controversial endzone celebration, the marker makers decided to put this publicity to good use and do something nice for the kids at the same time by sending sports stars to schools and donating money to them as well. Dierdorf is taking part in the sixth stop on the tour at Taft Middle School in Canton and will also be hosting the Sharpie Signature Movies Clinic. As a 13-year veteran of the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals, Dan was named an All-Pro six times, was selected as the NFL's top offensive lineman three times and was voted to the NFL Team of the Decade for the 1970s. After his playing days, Dierdorf started a successful career as an announcer. He’s a three time Emmy nominee, former announcer of Monday Night Football, and now calls NFL action alongside Dick Endberg on CBS.
 

The New Face of Late Night TV
Adam Carolla’s new late night talk show has found a home on Comedy Central, which should come as no surprise considering he’s been working closely with the network for years. Along with his good buddy (and fellow late night talk show host) Jimmy Kimmel, Carolla co-created and co-hosted The Man Show and Crank Yankers, and recently lent his voice to the animated program, Drawn Together. Before his television fame, Carolla was a simple carpenter, boxing instructor and occasional driving school instructor. After teaching Jimmy Kimmel how to box for a radio promotion, Carolla was given a job with an LA morning show, and eventually found work with Dr. Drew on the popular late night radio show, Loveline. Carolla has also appeared as himself in the Miramax film Down to You and can be seen in the film Frank McClusky, C.I. Too Late with Adam Carolla debuts this Monday on Comedy Central.
 

Meet Pete Lee
Pete Lee may be relatively new to standup comedy, but he’s already proven that if you put him in a televised comedy competition, he'll finish as a runner up. Twice he’s been entered in competitions on Comedy Central, and twice he’s come up just short of winning, but don't get us wrong, that’s still very good. Self described as an adorable, smart mouth with a 12th grade vocabulary, Lee is constantly pursuing acting work along with developing his blossoming standup career. He’s appeared in television commercials for McDonalds and Michelob and just recently released his first comedy CD “Gasmoney,” which was picked up by XM Satellite Radio. Pete also just wrapped filming on the new film A Prairie Home Companion :The Movie, which stars Lindsay Lohan, Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep.
 

Carlos Tells It
Like It Is
One of the most popular comedians in the country, Carlos Mencia will soon be visiting living rooms nationwide when his new television series debuts on Comedy Central. This yet-to-be-titled half-hour show will premiere on July 7, 2005 and feature the observational comedian's commentary on current events, man-in-the-street films, commercial parodies and audience interaction. Mencia will star in and executive produce the series along with Emmy Award-winning producer Robert Morton ("Late Show with David Letterman"). "It's a pleasure to be doing a show for Comedy Central," says Carlos. "Traditional networks would cast me as the head of a household with 16 children, which I find extremely offensive because there are 18 kids in my family."

 

Guitar Guy at the Party
For almost a year now, Mike Birbiglia has been sharing his stories from the road in a little segment he likes to call his Secret Public Journal, now accompanied by a snappy little intro featuring the full BOB&TOM horn section. We're very excited to say that this week he'll actually be performing this reading live in the studio. And who knows, maybe he'll do a little standup comedy too, or course, he'll be doing it sitting down. In August, Mike will be joining Kevin Pollak, Drew Hastings, Henry Phillips, Pat Godwin and a host of other comics who will be touring together as a part of the FRIENDS OF THE B&T SHOW FALL COMEDY TOUR 2005. You can sign up to have Mike's Secret Public Journal e-mailed directly to your in-box by clicking here. Be sure to take a look at Mike's childhood greeting cards while you're there.
 

One Man, One Guitar, Unlimited Topics
Tim Cavanagh is a man who can write a song about anything. What's even more impressive is that most of the time he can perform them in under a minute. Just check out his two most recent CD’s, The One Minute Song volumes 1 & 2 to see for yourself. In these tunes, Tim tackles topics ranging from having a house full of dead baboons to America's under appreciation of Columbus Day, and each one is accompanied by his often overlooked guitar stylings. Cavanagh has been featured on ten different B&T albums and is the man we turn to whenever we need a tribute to an obscure topic. Tim’s always a joy to have in the studio, even when he's not being backed up by the world famous Cavanettes, otherwise known as any one he could find in the halls of the building.
 

Too Vague to Be True
It's been over two weeks since we last heard Tim Bedore read one of his Vague But True editorials, so needless to say we're chomping at the bit to find out what this installment will be about. Over the years, Tim's shared stories about rescuing super models in parking lots, trips to his summer cabin, going a war with a rat in his house, fantasies about pitching for the chicago cubs, having hairy women on his paper route and his time spent wandering around on a nude beach. And it doesn't matter if the fodder for his readings are ripped from the headlines or based on his own outlandish fantasies, you can count on them being funny.

 
   
 

And the Telly Award Goes to...
It only took one episode of Survivor: Pearl Islands for America to fall in love with Rupert Boneham. The tie-dyed tank top wearing, black bearded, gentle giant became a fan favorite from the moment he stole his opposing tribe's shoes and sold them for cash. So it was a no-brainer for the producers of the show to invite the big guy back to participate on the critically acclaimed Survivor: All-Stars, which is now available on DVD. He didn't win the game, but he did win the $1 million bonus prize after America voted him their favorite Survivor player of all time. Since he's been back in the states, Rupert has spent his time selling tie-dyed t-shirts, making public appearances, posing for pictures with fans and loving every minute of it. You may have also seen Rupert on the new BOB&TOM DVD Home Movie, where he appears on the set of our most recent television commercial. Not only did this ad produce some hilarious out takes (including one where Tom loses it in front of a little kid.) it also won a 2005 Telly Award which Rupert will present to the boys when he arrives at the studio.
 

Tuesdays With Zany
The lovable Bob Zany is set to deliver his eagerly anticipated Zany Report and we couldn't be more excited. Because he's had two full week to prepare, we're sure Zany will be bringing his A-material for what is sure to be the biggest, funniest, most spectacular report of all time (no pressure, Bob). If for some reason you aren’t exhausted from laughing when it’s all said and done, there's always BobZany.com where you can test your hand at punch line writing by playing Fix The Joke Baby. Pick up one of those "Salmon: The Other Pink Meat" T-shirts while you're at it.

 

Boogity Boogity Boogity
Darrell Waltrip, better known to racing fans as "Ol' DW," spent 29 years putting his life on the line racing cars around oval tracks. He recounts many of his favorite stories from his days on the NASCAR circuit in his new biography DW - A Lifetime Going Around in Circles. Since retiring from active racing, DW has remained a major part of the sport. The only difference is that instead of doing his work behind the wheel, he's now in the broadcast booth, working as an analyst for the FOX network. During his driving days, Waltrip was one of the most victorious weekend warriors in the history of NASCAR, winning at least one race each year from 1975-1989. He earned three Winston Cup trophies in his career and ranks third all-time in total victories, capturing a total of 84 checked flags. Along with his commentary duties, Darrell remains active in racing as a team owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

FACTOID - Darrell Waltrip was recently inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
 
 
Jim Dreyer to
Swim Lake Superior
Friend of the show, ultra-marathon athlete, Jim "The Shark" Dreyer was the first person to swim the length of Lake Michigan, in an event titled the "Lake Michigan 340." Dreyer crossed Lake Michigan in a continuous swim way back in '98. Now he will pursue his twelfth and thirteenth world records, when he attempts to swim over 54 miles alone across Lake Superior, while towing his supplies and navigational equipment in a dinghy. If successful, he will have crossed his fifth Great Lake, while becoming the first to swim across a Great Lake self-sufficiently, and breaking the Lake Superior distance record he set in 2002 (48 miles).In conjunction with this year’s 30th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Jim Dreyer will embark on his swim from Lake Superior’s "Shipwreck Coast," and drop a memorial into Lake Superior at the international border en route to Canada. The memorial pays tribute to the more than 30,000 American and Canadian mariners who have perished in the Great Lakes in over 6,000 shipwrecks. The memorial will symbolically serve as a “message in a bottle,” allowing personal messages and mementos from loved ones surviving those mariners lost on the Great Lakes, to be contained within. The event is intended to raise funds for the building of an international Great Lakes Mariners Memorial at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point. The event is also intended to support Jim Dreyer’s ongoing mission of raising funds and awareness for Big Brothers Big Sisters programs across the United States and Canada.
 

 

 

 

 
 


"I'm not wearing any panties."
- Kristi Lee

"Before I turn on the shower, I always have to say 'how you gonna keep them down on the farm."
- Chick McGee

"There's a guy at work who's got one hand smaller than the other. It looks like a back scratcher, I swear to god it does."
- "Donny Baker"

"I can breath under cleavage."
- Bob Kevoian

"I had a woman tell me that I wasn't ugly, I was unattractive. Boy, did she know how to make me fell better."
- Ross Bennett

"I've got the Peyton Manning of Girlfriends. She's great and everything but she hasn't got the ring yet."
- Pete Lee

"Do female dogs get Pap smears?"
- Chick McGee

"If it means lower gas prices, I don't care if we drill into the skull of a polar bear. And I'm as liberal as they come."
- Auggie Smith

"Watching you work is like watching a kid with a match running around a fireworks store."
- Chick McGee on Tom Griswold

"There's no beeping in radio."
- Bob Kevoian

"The runaway bride took a bus cross country. I think she's suffered enough."
- Costaki Economopolous

"I wear SPF 45 on my skin. That's not sunblock, it's liquid shirt."
- Ryan Dalton

"Let's take a moment to contrast your pain with my success."
- "Dr. Phil"

"You are now officially my least favorite guest."
- Chick McGee to Pat Godwin

"My solution is to put birth control in the water, but strictly by zip code."
- Tom Griswold on people who shouldn't have kids

"I've lost 70lbs since the last time you saw me, which I found out is equivalent to an Olsen Twin."
- Christine Steadman

"Hang out with losers and you look like a winner."
- Jack Freeman, Success Guru

"Being a lesbian is about more than bad haircuts and riding a motorcycle."
- Tom Griswold on tolerance and acceptance

"Katie Holmes says she had posters of Tom Cruise on her walls as a kid and now she's marrying him. I find that infinitely creepy. That's like me marrying Jessica Hahn."
- Mike MacRae

"I feel okay now, fortunately my testicles broke my fall."
- Chick McGee on falling through his attic

"My Latino wife likes the spicy food, but I've got a white man's tongue. I can't even handle salt on my popcorn."
- Bryan Kellen

"When I get rich, you can call me African American. For now, I'm just black as hell."
- JP Madison

"Whatever Madonna believes in is automatically wrong."
- Tom Griswold

"Freedom knows no season."
- Chick McGee on celebrating the 4th of July on the 3rd

"When I was in Reno i saw they have five religious channels on cable. When they talking about sins I though they were reading a list of things to do in town."
- Karen Rontowski

"I think Chick is our Gilligan. He's ruined three peoples lives."
- Bob Kevoian

"The only thing pot ever killed was boredom."
- Sean Kent

"No matter how many surgeries you have, you can't take the depression out."
- "Floyd Tucker"

"Just because I can't believe I live in a nice house doesn't mean you shouldn't."
- George Lopez on being mistaken for help at his home

"I like it because it's not funny."
- Marty the Boss at a recent lunch meeting discussing bit ideas

"When I'm raising my kids, I sometimes feel like I'm being initiated into a fraternity."
- Dave Dugan

"Have you ever watched a movie, then gotten into a fight with your wife about it afterward, then almost got a divorce? Me neither."
- Chick McGee

"There's nothing wrong with having sex while you're drunk."
- Bob Kevoian

"Sex, drugs and Rock n' Roll, that's what bugs are all about."
- Ruud the Bugman

"Is it a jackpot on the Barry Manilow slot machine when his face and two other fruits pop up."
- Bob Kevoian