Archive for June, 2021
Joel Radio #277: Layla Radio
Jun 22nd
Joel’s main squeeze Layla returns to the podcast to talk their awful experience in returning to a movie theater after over a year of not going to one. The movie was good (A Quiet Place Part 2), but the people were not. Hear why this was all Joel’s fault – according to Layla! – and how he would run movie theaters differently if he was in charge. Also, Layla remembers Bill Hildebrandt, and the end of Covid restrictions and why Joel was 100% right about how to distribute the vaccine. Plus, tons of TV and movie reviews, including the highly recommended Hacks, Cruel Summer, Starstruck, Mare of Easttown, and the Kid Detective amongst many more. They also discuss the less-recommended Cruella and why all Disney movies start the same way. Please don’t stand up and talk during this show!
Layla is ready for her close-up
Joel Radio #276: Goodbye Bill Hildebrandt
Jun 10th
It is with a very heavy heart that Joel says goodbye to his mentor, friend and “Comedy Dad”, Bill Hildebrandt who passed recently. Joel tries to avoid crying (and fails!) by inviting some of Bill’s good friends, comedians Derek Richards and Kevin Kramis on the show. Joel and Derek talk Bill’s time playing in Vegas, the history of “The Mug” and its accompanying bit, and why Bill was the curmudgeon comedian we all loved. Kevin joins to talk about Bill as a comedy teacher, working with Soupy Sales, why Bill made the “hands bit” work (in an emergency!), and Joel reminisces about doing comedy in a Home Depot, and tells how Bill was almost Upchuck the Clown. It’s a bittersweet show, but hopefully a loving tribute to great friend and great comedian. Details of the official memorial for Bill can be found on Facebook by clicking here.
A few of the pics Joel took of Bill Hildebrandt at The Comedy Castle for his new headshots
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