Marc Weingarten (comedian, owner of the Ice House 1978 - 1982)
About this episode
Marc Weingarten shares his journey in comedy, from his early experiences to owning the Ice House and working with comedy legends.
Marc Weingarten joined me to discuss putting color strips on a black and white TV, trying to watch TV with Orthodox Jewish parents; moving from NY to Miami to Israel to California; his first time on stage; learning how to be a standup; producing Count Basie's final album; getting a job at the Laff Stop; investing 1% in that club; hearing the Ice House was for sale and buying it with three partners for $67,000; history of the Ice House; Pat Paulsen; seeing green George Lopez; Gallagher; David Letterman; producing Rick Dees comedy shows and writing an opening for Rick to be funny; sold out 6000 seats in 10 days; doing sports with Sweet Dick Whittington; getting Rudy Tellez as his manager; being a writer on Into the Night when Brad Garrett hosted; producing the Super Bowl of Comedy; creating the Uproar comedy label; becoming a Grammy voter; memories of Richard Jeni, Jay Leno, Harry Anderson, Jay Johnson, Marcia Warfield, Robin Williams, Ben Powers, Howie Mandel; what makes the best comedians; Woody Allen; George Carlin's friendship and advice; Bill Cosby; being bumped by Rodney Dangerfield.
People in this episode
Host: Ian Fermaglich
Guest: Marc Weingarten
Topics covered
- comedy history
- standup performance
- comedy production
- personal anecdotes
- comedy legends
- entertainment industry
Keywords
- Ice House
- standup comedy
- Marc Weingarten
- comedy production
- entertainment
- comedy legends
- personal stories
- comedy history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ice House
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