Heather McDonald is more than just Chelsea Handler’s sidekick. She is a comedian and writer in her own right. She is now a New York Times best selling author and spins off the Chelsea Lately show with After Lately. Heading to Chicago with a certain famous drunken blonde in tow at The Chicago Theatre, we talked Nunn on One before she arrived.
Jerry Nunn: Hey, Heather. Are you out touring?
Heather McDonald: Just for the weekend. I am doing the University of Arkansas for stand up and then I am going to Atlantic City and doing one night there.
JN: Do you like being on the road?
HM: I do but I prefer it with Chelsea because it is fun to be with someone, we take a private plane, and she always sells out. I am excited to go on the live tour.
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Joan Rivers really is a Piece of Work. From her start as a comedian in the early days when the biz was tough on women to kicking open the closet door about taboo plastic surgeries, this lady never seems to feel successful enough. Moving in with her daughter across the country for a new reality television show entitled Joan & Melissa: Mother Knows Best brings antics, laughs and unbelievable moments to the comic. Having spoken with the classic funny lady the same time last year I had to ask once again “can we talk?”
Hi, Joan. I just watched your new show Mother Knows Best.
You saw the first episode?
I got to see two of them.
Oh, that’s good.
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Amanda Lepore is used to living in the spotlight as a transsexual icon that has broken down barriers in the straight and gay world. She carts her act from New York to Hydrate with her friend Cazwell in his “Ice Cream Truck.” She talks love, lady parts and limelight with Nunn on the Run! My Pussy
Jerry Nunn: Hi, Amanda. So you and your best friend Caz are coming back to Hydrate Nightclub. You two have been close for a while now.
Amanda Lepore: We have known each other for a long time.
JN: Do you have new music coming out?
AL: Yes, I have a whole full-length album coming out in the spring.
JN: Congratulations!
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The comedienne Judy Gold is bringing her act to Center on Halsted this month. This Emmy Award winner and lesbian mother of two, Judy has a show that really packs a punch.
Jerry Nunn: Heyyyy, Jewdy.
Judy Gold: Heyyyy! How about only gay people can talk to each other like that.
JN: I know.
JG: Straight people are just so boring. They would be like, “She’s soooo weird.”
JN: I am thrilled that you are coming to the Center because it will be a different crowd than Zanies where I saw you last. You had those straight girls right in the front.
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Jamie Kennedy the comedian, actor and rapper is visiting with his new experiment at the Chicago Improv. Appearing in such television programs as the Ghost Whisperer and The Cleveland Show, this funny guy plans on keeping it real for the 2011.
Jerry Nunn: Hi, Jamie. So you know my roommate from college, Michael Rosenbaum. You were in a film together Kickin’ It Old School.
Jamie Kennedy: He was your roommate? Rosenblat!
JN: He’s crazy isn’t he?
JK: He’s the man. He’s funny. I haven’t seen him in a little while.
JN: You have a comedy special called Uncomfortable.
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Adam Carolla hosts his own talk show as a podcast and just released a book. He had a few drinks at an event in Chicago and talked shop to Nunn on the Run.
Jerry Nunn: Hi, Adam, nice to meet you at the Craftsmen event. Do you have a big garage at home?
Adam Carolla: I have a warehouse and a garage. I’m a nut job.
JN: Were you always building stuff as a kid?
AC: I always wanted to do it, but my dad was never into it. We were poor. We lived in crappy apartments and I never had any tools or anything so basically what I have done is over compensated as many celebrities do. When I got older and made some money, I sort of went nuts, now I have everything in my house.
JN: How did you get involve with this event?
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The comedian Amy Sedaris is bringing her funny to a new book entitled Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People! Arriving in Chicago this week, Amy chatted Nunn on One before her appearance.
Jerry Nunn: Hello, Amy. I got your new book yesterday. It is really funny!
Amy Sedaris: You like it? Oh, that’s good to hear.
JN: I love that the cover turns into a hat. That’s genius.
AS: I figure if you are going to have a craft book then you might as well be able to make something with it. Everything has got to be used for something.
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