TV Guidance Counselor

December 25-31, 1993 Ken welcome actor/comedian Erik Charles Neilson (Community, Conan). Ken and Erik discuss a very Johnny Carson Christmas, Florida, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, dislike of War, Real World, Frank Langella, Space Center field trips, death on Disney property, The State, getting into comedy after you already started doing it, NBA Basketball, Shaq:Rapper, Christmas Specials, going all the way with conductors, getting mugged for free pizza, living in a dystopian America's Funniest Videos future, The State, Comic Book Confidential, No-Friend-O, Nick Arcade, Stivy Poninski, Universal Studios Florida, Seaquest DSV, working on fake dolphins, Miami as a world unto itself, switching bodies, Comedy Central's history of airing 1940s movies, having no photos of one's self in their home, the difficulty of shooting multiple angles, Ken being weirded out by seeing Erik on TV, the mystery of Dan Boulger, issues with political comedy, Newhart against Newhart, Taxi, how everybody loves Cheers, Monty Python, having your hand blown off, passing over Roseanne, Erik's first swear, disapproving of the Simpsons, Fish Police, when Earth Girls were Hard, Erik's hatred of Pee Wee Herman, Unsolved Mysteries, not waiting too long after the six seasons to make the movie, the Cyberpunk movement, Mad About You vs. The Simpsons, voice acting, D&D, play with Dan Harmon's treasures, worried about R rated movies upsetting you, Tales from the Crypt, Downtown LA historic buildings, avoiding music with lyrics, Alien Nation, anxiety, Ghostbusters, avoiding the King Orange Jamboree and televised New Year's Eve Plans.

In this episode recorded after their recent Boston show Ken speaks first with Captain Sensible, long time guitarist from the Damned and then the Damned's frontman David Vanian.