05/08/2025
One of the great thrills of my career has been wrangling many of my comedy and acting heroes to join me on stage for my shows with the Fake Radio: Old Time Radio Comedy Troupe. I've not only been able to direct them, but also perform with them, sometimes with my own material.
They are all "pinch yourself that you're so lucky" kind of moments. But none were more nerve-racking than working with John Larroquette, a comedy titan who won more Emmy Awards than should be allowed.
John joined us for our 2014 show on the anniversary of Orson Welles historic "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast. I'd pitched him on playing the role that Welles played in that October 1938 broadcast.
Miraculously... he agreed. Then, I wrote a comedy sketch about the sad and amazing life of Orson Welles to start the show. And he agreed to perform that as well.
Link provided to the audio below. I had a few laughs re-listening to this one. Let me know what you think.
Endless thanks to Jeffrey Johnson, Jenn Hasty, Jake West, Dan Kinsella, Jeff Purdue, Tony Williams, Julie Millett, Peter Lownds, Denny Siegel, Zach Hanks, and Scott Hennelly who all appear with me in the cast.
Megan Geraghty was my assistant producer for this show and she crushed it.
And, of course, to the late, great Dan Foegelle who created all of our sound and music effects.
After 20 years of live performances, it's nearly impossible to pick our favorites, but we've tried. With top talents like Ray Romano, John Larroquette, Mindy Sterling, Fred Willard, and members of “The Kids in the Hall”, you can’t go wrong. Below, please find some of the shows that we’ve ma...