Coop's Comedy Corner with Steve Cooper

Comedian and voiceover veteran Brian Scott McFadden joins Steve Cooper with an unbelievable story — performing in Jerusalem during a missile strike and ending up in a bomb shelter mid-show. Brian shares how a comedy trip to Israel turned into eight days in a war zone, complete with canceled gigs, guerrilla shows, and a frantic escape through Jordan.They also dive into Brian’s decades-long career, from MTV and Letterman to voicing the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee, the M&M Peanut, and countless commercial characters. Hear about his run-ins with the Philly/Jersey comedy scene, his Super Bowl ad that caught Ben Shapiro’s attention (for all the wrong reasons), and the changing landscape of stand-up and voiceover work.🎤 Guest: Brian Scott McFadden – brianscottmcfadden.com | YouTube: Chasing Comedy🎙 Host: Steve Cooper – Coop’s Comedy Corner

Comedian David Kaye joins Steve Cooper for one of the rawest and most inspiring episodes yet. From launching his stand-up career in Pittsburgh to battling addiction and spending two years in prison, David opens up about hitting rock bottom and climbing back with comedy, theater, and grit.He shares how a can of Aqua Net turned him into a comedy character, how he literally won a comedy club in a Facebook bet, and what it was like performing on a cruise ship that actually sank. Plus, hear about his Dry Bar special, corporate gigs, acting work, and how sobriety and fatherhood became his proudest achievements.If you're into underdog stories, comedy road tales, and real-life redemption arcs—with a lot of laughs—this one's a must.🎧 Hosted by Steve Cooper📍 Brought to you by Comedy Train Rek

This week on Coop’s Comedy Corner, host Steve Cooper reunites with legendary comic and actor Mike Ivy — 12 years after his first appearance on Cooper Talk.Mike opens up about his early standup days in New York, working with Kevin Rooney, Peter Tolan, and a then-unknown Sarah Silverman. He shares wild behind-the-scenes stories from MTV, Improv NYC, Catch a Rising Star, and becoming the face of massive ad campaigns like Sprint, Geico, and Powerade.They also get personal — from surviving congestive heart failure and cancer to life after Hollywood, why cruise ship comedy saved his career, and how a misdelivered pizza almost broke him 😅If you’ve ever laughed at a commercial and thought, “Who is that guy?” — it was probably Mike Ivy.

👉 Comedy Train Rek delivers stand-up comedy, sketch comedy, hilarious podcasts, pop culture content, dating podcasts & comedy documentaries — full episodes & clips for comedy fans who love to binge.Catch more Coop at coopertalk.net or find his business Podcast on YouTube @thecooptank Coop now has his own Merch shop, visit coopscomedycorner.com Celebrating 15 years of podcasting in July 2025, and over 850 episodes as Producer and Host of the weekly storytelling podcast Story Worthy, Christine Blackburn has interviewed some of the biggest names in show business like Larry King, Sugar Ray Leonard, Greg Proops, Blaine Capatch, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Bobcat Goldthwait, Kevin Nealon and on and on. Over the last 12 years the stories have ranged from laugh out funny to heart-wrenching but always with a positive message. Her new show My Life In 3 Songs, is a passion project she has been working on for years. Christine invite comedians on the show to share the 3 songs that have impacted their lives. Not necessarily their favorite songs, but songs that paint a picture of the comedian and where they’re from. Listen exclusively on Spotify! Christine is also creator and host of Story Smash: The Storytelling Game Show played in Los Angeles, almost every month! Check out the website for more information and tickets! Story Smash is also available to watch on YouTube. As a storyteller, Christine is a 3-time MOTH story winner. She is the author of the book: PIT to LAX: My Story Worthy Life and has contributed to The Huffington Post. As an actress she hosted Ready for the Weekend Movies on USA Network and has appeared in over 100 commercials.

Carole Montgomery has had a long and varied career. With over two dozen television credits to her name, Carole Montgomery is a respected veteran of the standup comedy scene nationwide.In addition to her numerous television appearances, Carole Montgomery has headlined clubs and colleges across the USA and starred in two different Las Vegas production shows. In her ten years as a LAS VEGAS STAR, she was seen by over five million audience members.Carole Montgomery created and stars in three SHOWTIME specials for Funny Women Of A Certain Age.https://carolemontgomery.com/

Check out Coops other Podcast Channel with over 1000 episodeshttps://coopertalk.net A new podcast from Steve Cooper - the host of Cooper Talk. Tune in and listen to a roundtable discussion as Coop talks with business people, entrepreneurs, and thought-leaders and finds out why they do what they do, what bothers them, and how they got to where they are. / @thecooptankOriginally from New York City, Gabe Abelson is an accomplished stand-up comedian, having toured the world many times over, working in every venue and medium from cruise ships to hotel/casinos, to Broadway theaters, to comedy clubs, to network television. Gabe has performed on such shows as “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”, “Late Show with David Letterman”, “The Today Show”, “Evening at the Improv”, MTV Half Hour Comedy Hour (3 appearances), and “Caroline’s Comedy Hour” (3 appearances). Gabe’s material is topical, keenly observational, and refreshingly clean!Gabe spent 5 years as the head monologue writer for “Late Show with David Letterman”, garnering five Emmy nominations and three Writer’s Guild nominations. After his years at Letterman, Gabe relocated to the West Coast with his family, where he worked as staff writer at various network late night shows, including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (NBC), “The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn” (CBS), “Lopez Tonight” (TBS), “Pop Up Video” (VH1), in addition to having served as the producer / head writer for “The New Tom Green Show” (MTV).As if Gabe wasn’t already enough of a Renaissance Man, for years now, he has been developing his highly intuitive skills to become one of America’s top mentalists and mind-readers, making Gabe’s act one of the most powerful and unique pieces of theater you will ever see!

Steve Cooper talks with producer/writer/comic Sue Kolinsky. Sue started her comedy career at the NY Improv and for 20 years performed at clubs and colleges and did numerous tours with the USO, along with appearances on The Tonight Show and Bob Hope’s Young Comedians Special. She has written on Brotherly Love, Sex and the City and The Ellen Show. In 2001, she got a call to be a producer on the groundbreaking reality series, The Osbourne’s and after garnering her first Emmy nomination, she went to produce a new MTV show called, Newlyweds, a reality series that documented the early-married life of Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey. In 2009 she landed a job as supervising producer of the highly touted culinary competition series, Top Chef. She eventually became co-executive producer, garnering two more Emmy nods. Adding to her many hats, she also co-hosted a morning radio talk show with Steve Mason, on NY’s iconic WNEW. She recently produced a season of Last Comic Standing, is writing an animated feature, has the sports blog Sue's Got Game and writes for the website Metsmerizedonline.Check out more Comedy Train Rek Podcasts ‪@ComedyTrainRek‬ on YouTube and all social media platforms.Check out Coops other Podcast Channel with over 1000 episodeshttps://coopertalk.net A new podcast from Steve Cooper - the host of Cooper Talk. Tune in and listen to a roundtable discussion as Coop talks with business people, entrepreneurs, and thought-leaders and finds out why they do what they do, what bothers them, and how they got to where they are. / @thecooptank

Check out more Comedy Train Rek Podcasts ‪@ComedyTrainRek‬ on YouTube and all social media platforms. Check out Coops other Podcast Channel with over 1000 episodes https://coopertalk.net A new podcast from Steve Cooper - the host of Cooper Talk. Tune in and listen to a roundtable discussion as Coop talks with business people, entrepreneurs, and thought-leaders and finds out why they do what they do, what bothers them, and how they got to where they are. / @thecooptank