Easy For You To Say

Back in 1993, Costaki Economopoulos was a man divided. Part of him wanted spend his time honing his skills as a standup while his more practical side urged him to finish his work as a graduate student at the University of Georgia. For the most part, his practical side won out, but once he graduated, the comedian in him took over and Costaki put master's degree to good use by becoming a full-time comic. With his Greek heritage, it's not surprising that he's been described as a “joke philosopher,” and we're sure he's not the only one saying that. Costaki is also a talented joke writer who's punchlines have been heard on "The Tonight Show," BET, and MTV. In other news, he's recently released a new CD, The Economonologe, and he has a daughter with the beautiful and funny comedienne Caroline Rhea.

Bowling For Soup

Though they can’t bowl, and soup is rarely on their menu, the drunken power-rock band Bowling For Soup have been riding a wave of success since earning their first Grammy nomination in 2003. Bowling Four Soup, or BFS for short, began back in Texas when guitarist Christ Burney and bassist Wrik Chandler formed a band that would frequently (and conveniently) play at a coffee shop owned by Burney. As fate would have it, there was another band that often performed there that just happened to include BFS drummer Gary Wiseman and lead singer Jaret Reddick. Luckily for all of them, their two bands dissolved at the same time, and they decided to team up to form one kick-ass group. They do admit that the only reason they originally teamed up was so they could party and drink beer, it wasn’t long before they were signed to a label and had a number of hit songs playing all over the country including the Grammy nominated “Girl All the Bad Guys Want” and “1985.” Their new album, Sorry For Partyin', is now for sale and recently hit the top 10 chart on iTunes.

Young and Restless

Peter Bergman joined The Young and the Restless as the multi-faceted Jack Abbott in October, 1989. Since that time, Bergman received 12 consecutive Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor (1990-2002) for his work on Y&R, winning the coveted award in 1991, 1992 and 2002. Bergman was also honored with the Soap Opera Digest Award as "Outstanding Lead Actor" in 1992 and 1993. In addition, he was the recipient of the MVP Award from Soap Opera Update in 1991, 1992 and 1994. Additionally, Bergman guest starred in the television film Kojak, and in the television series The Five Mrs. Buchanans and The Nanny.

Speed Bump

Cartoonist Dave Coverly is the man behind the popular cartoon panel, Speed Bump, which can be found in over 400 publications including the Washington Post, Toronto Globe & Mail, Detroit Free Press, Chicago Tribune and more. Of course, you may also recognize his work from the beautiful art he did for the new BOB&TOM Project, Dead Air. Coverly began his work as a cartoonist in 1986 while attending Easter Michigan University, then continued his craft while at Indiana University. His work at IU earned him the first of his collections of awards including Best Greeting Cards, Best Newspaper Panel and the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist. He also colaborated on the children's book Sue MacDonald Had a Book.

Frazzled

If you saw copies of the BOB&TOM albums ManBoobs, Greetings From the USA, Radio Waves and Operation Radio and thought the art style looked familiar, you're probably a fan cartoonist Jef Mallett and his comic strip, Frazz. The strip centers around a young man named Edwin “Frazz” Frazier who hit it big as a songwriter, but decided to keep his job as the janitor of his old elementary school. Now he's not only a friend to both the students and staff, he's also the most well respected “educator” in the school. Frazz can be seen in papers around the country and is also in a number of book collections including the most recent Frazz: 3.1416. Speaking of books, Jef is also the author of the new book Trizophrenia: Inside the Minds of a Triathlete

The Zany Report

Tuesday is once again upon which means it's time for another exciting episode of the best call-in, joke filled, news feature hosted by a stand-up comedian named Bob Zany, The Zany Report. But the Report isn't the only thing you'll get when Bob calls in, we'll also find out where he's playing next, Bing Crosby will tell a joke, and some lucky fan will win prizes after fixing one Zany's less than successful punch lines. So you'd better tune it because it's going to be huge! In other news, Bob was recently featured in the new Matt Damon film, The Informant! and he's got an all new "Wake Me if You're Horny" t-shirt for sale.

Community Service

Joel McHale has the type of job most of us would love to have. He spends the week watching television, then picks the funniest, most outrageous, and completely mindless clips to show us each week on his show "The Soup," (not to be confused with it’s predecessor, "Talk Soup") On the show, Joel skewers talk shows, reality TV, morning shows, and idiotic celebrities while at the same time poking fun at all things pop culture. When not in front of his television or the studio camera, Joel still finds time to perform stand-up comedy around the country. He’s also becoming quite the actor, having appeared on the shows "Pushing Daisies" and "CSI: Miami," and in the films The Onion Movie, Lords of Dogtown and in the new sitcom, Community with Chevy Chase which airs at 8 p.m. every Thursday on NBC.

The Rath of John

When John Rathbone takes the stage, he brings with him a ton of talent, loads of experience and the ability to perform a G, PG or R rated show depending on the venue. Rathbone became an actor at age 6, was a debate champion in college and has been a successful standup comedian since ’1981, performing thousands of shows for audiences everywhere. Along with being a favorite among corperations and comedy clubs, Rathbone has also been seen on A&E, The Comedy Channel and Showtime.

The NFL is Back and so is Duke!

NFL action is in full swing and so too is Duke Tumatoe. He and the boys are back again on Wednesday to sing another edition of The NFL Song. Each week promises all new football action on Sunday which means Duke will constantly have something new to sing about. So stay tuned all season long as he keeps us up to speed on the ins and outs of the NFL. Remember, they're not booing, they're chanting DUKE DUKE DUKE!

Aged and Confused

It was over a decade ago that Bill Engvall first became famous for his “Here’s Your Sign,” standup routine, and though that phrase helped launch into pop culture, it still can't compare with the fame that came from being part of the fab four known as The Blue Collar Comedy Tour. Then, after dabbling in film with Larry the Cable guy in Delta Farce, Bill returned to TV in his very own TBS sitcom, "The Bill Engvall Show". In other news, Bill recently released a brand new CD, Aged and Confused, and will be debuting a comedy special by the same name Sunday, November 21 on Comedy Central. The DVD will be released the following Tuesday.

Missing Mother's Cooking

After leaving the warmth and love of his childhood home in Elkhart, IN, Andy Woodhull hit the road to try and make it as a stand-up comedian. Since then, he's won a number of comedy competitions, got beat up in Boston, was invited to perform at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival and has found a new home in Chicago.

Dom Irrera has come a long way from his days living with his mother, grandmother cousins and uncles and aunts under one big roof in South Philadelphia. Beginning with his performance on Rodney Dangerfield’s “Nothing Goes Right” HBO special, Dom has been a staple on cable. He’s won a number of cable ace awards for his own Comedy Specials and work on “Dr. Katz” and has also been a regular on Comedy Central. Irrera has also appeared on a number of popular sitcoms including “Seinfeld,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “The King of Queens,” and “Becker.

FACTOID – Dom Irrera has been nominated for the American Comedy Award six times.

Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam

From the moment he heard Dire Straits sing “Sultans of Swing,” youngDavy Knowles knew he wanted to be a musician. But growing up on the Isle of Mann in the Irish Sea, his exposure to music was limited to his father’s old records and guitar magazines. Knowles' determination shined through as he became ‘the kid’ that played gigs with a number of older musicians. He continued to do this before eventually forming a band with his schoolmates, Back Door Slam. Now set to release a brand new album, Coming Up For Air, Knowles has become one of the veteran musicians young aspiring artist look up to. Knowles, PK and Steven Barci will be joining us in the studio to play a few tracks from their new album, which was produced by rock legend Peter Frampton

Comedy Without Issues

Having come from a loving two parent home with a supportive family, and after never being in a crappy, debilitating relationship it's a wonder how Kevin Bozeman became a stand-up comedian. When he hits the stage it's not because it's therapeutic or because he's working through issues, it's because he enjoys telling jokes. Kevin is not only big on the comedy club scene, he's also appeared on Comedy Central and on CBS's "Star Search." So needly to say, he pretty much kicks ass.

Straight From the Vile File

While it's easy to confuse some comics with one another, you'll never mistake "Vile File" mastermind Dwight York for anyone else. He's style of comedy and manner of misdirection make him one guy you'll never forget. York comes loaded with an endless onslaught of one-liners and short stories ranging from the innocent “They say gambling is a sin, but I’m betting god will forgive me,” to the slightly more bawdy “I brought home a woman from the bar last night but ended up passing out on the couch. I must've grabbed the wrong drink.” Many of these jokes are as fun to read as they are to listen to which is why Dwight has compiled the best of the worst and put them in his book, The Vile File.