Gerry Bednob, Jeff Capri, Laura Hayden-LVBST w/Comedian Michele LaFong
July 19, 2012 6pm-7pm PST 1230AM in LV & The Web
Gerry Bednob guests on Las Vegas Backstage Talk radio show with Comedian Michele LaFong. LV Backstage Talk radio show is the only show that “Gets Personal with the Stars.”
Gerry currently appears as Bling Bling Shelton in Free Radio on Vh1. He had a role in the 2010 film Furry Vengeance, with Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields, playing Mr. Gupta. He is also the uncle of Michelle Jhagroo.
He will soon be featured in Michele LaFong’s monthly syndicated column “Las Vegas Backstage Talk” in Casino Player Magazine, as well as LaFong’s monthly syndicated “Getting Personal with the Stars” column in Gaming Today.
Gerry is appearing at Rivera Comedy Club 9:00pm through Sunday July 22nd
Comedian / Headliner – Jeff Capri
Welcoming back Jeff Capri, son of Dick Capri from “Catskills on Broadway.”
Jeff covers everything from pop-culture, biographical and political twists as well as a silly pun or two. A world traveled comedian, Jeff has worked a variety of audiences. Comedy clubs, cruise lines, military tours, and corporate events. Considered a consummate professional; his strong improvisational ability enables him to adapt to any crowd. Jeff’s television appearances, include Comics Unleashed, Last Comic Standing, Ed McMahon’s Next Big Star has enabled him to work alongside respected entertainers, including Ellen DeGeneres, Joy Behar, Rich Jeni and Adam Sandler.
For more about Jeff Capri, click here.
You can catch Jeff at The Orleans, Wednesday, July 18th through Sunday July 22nd at 8:00pm
Big Al’s Comedy Club-now at The Gold Coast H&C
Comedian – Laura Hayden
Laura is like radioactive plutonium; calm, cool and collected until comedy took over her life. A very introverted child all through school, it wasn’t until graduate school for physical therapy that she realized her comedic potential. It’s always the quiet ones! She has the ability to make anything funny, even spinal meningitis. This talent caused her class to overwhelmingly select her to give their commencement speech. That was the catalyst. Receiving several applause -laughter breaks during her speech, she thought “maybe I’m funny”. Having an unquenchable desire to try or learn anything. As long as it is not illegal or immoral, well maybe that was being a bit hasty. But on a whim, she took a comedy class and people have been laughing at her ever Since.
For more about Laura Hayden, click here.
You can catch Laura w/ Jeff Capri at The Orleans
Thursday, July 18th through Sunday July 22nd at 8:00pm
You can listen to a recording of our show below!
Nov. 12, 2010: Upon The Second Viewing Of The Joy Behar Show Last Night…
Upon the second viewing of The Joy Behar Show with Colin Quinn last night, I now feel a lot better about what I saw. The way I happened to come up in the conversation was: Colin was going on and on about how his new hit one-man show on Broadway was produced and backed by Jerry Seinfeld.
He continued, “no one cares about me, they only care about Jerry Seinfeld!” (They, then posted pictures up of Colin Quinn with Jerry Seinfeld.)
“I know exactly what you mean” Joy Behar said. “Remember Michele LaFong? One of the gigs that she had booked me on was in The Catskills, and I walked in and saw a giant sign that said (In big letters) Michele LaFong Productions Presents: (In tiny letters) Joy Behar. No one cared
about Me!”
In the age of rewind, it’s great to be able to clarify!
TweetNov. 11, 2010: Joy Behar And Colin Quinn Remember Michele LaFong “On The Air”
I was watching The Joy Behar Show last night. Colin Quinn was the guest. He was plugging his new hit one-man show on Broadway, when suddenly the conversation segued to “remember the old days of comedy?” Joy asked Colin, “when Michele LaFong would book all of us?” “Yes,” he giggled. (Of course Colin remembered. We used to perform in the comedy club, and college circuit together too.)
They both laughed and made fun of my name. Yes, Colin admitted that he had worked with me and for me too. Then Joy proceeded to tell a story about a particular gig that I had booked her on many years ago. As usual, she gave her version of it. She LOVES to tell that story!
No matter how many times I’ve explained that “I had nothing to do with how big, or not so big, Joy’s name was on the sign of the gig, where she was performing at, she insists on repeating this story over and over, “that when she walked in, she saw a sign that said in big, giant letters: MICHELE LAFONG PRODUCTIONS presents: (in tiny little letters,) Joy Behar.”
What I’ve tried to explain to Joy every time she tells that story is that I didn’t even know that the venue had printed a sign!
Back then, the fact was that I was the name that everyone in that venue knew! At that time, no one had ever heard of Joy Behar. Michele LaFong Productions was the name with the reputation! Maybe that’s why they chose to do it that way.
Hey, at least everyone still remembers my name! I love it!
All the comics I’ve worked with seem to have “LaFong” stories. I’ve always been talked about on television over the years. Even Joan Rivers mentioned me on her show way back when, and the producer of The Sally Jesse Raphael Show referred to me as the most memorable guest on Sally’s Show years later, when he was interviewed on another talk show. I just happened to catch that too!
Whether it’s Andrew Dice Clay, actor/director, Mike Nichols, or Kevin James, (to whom I gave his very first gig after he attended one of my comedy seminars,) they all have stories to tell.
I have quite a few of my own. Maybe I should write a book. Hmmm…
TweetNov. 7, 2010: Jeff Dunham & The Business of Ventriloquism
by Michele LaFong
Everyone’s been calling me. “Did you see Jeff Dunham on the Joy Behar Show on HLN last week?” The answer is “yes” and I thought he did a good job. I know how difficult it is to perform an interview while creating two personalities. A lot of the regular guests don’t even have one, but that doesn’t stop their lips from moving anyway. A lot of my friends and fans were surprised that Jeff Dunham’s throat was moving so much. They told me that they never noticed that with me.
Well, that’s the advantage to being a female ventriloquist. We don’t have an Adam’s apple…well most of us don’t anyway. Ventriloquism is powered by the diaphragm, just like it is for singers. When I’m “throwing my voice” I do whatever I have to do to “pull it off”. I use my diaphragm, my IUD, my PMS, whatever I can muster at the time. It ain’t easy. I give him credit.
Meanwhile, I couldn’t believe that Joy Behar had asked Jeff if he thought that the art of ventriloquism was a dying art? This was right after she had announced that Jeff Dunham made over 22 million dollars last year and was the #1 top selling comic. I wonder if Joy Behar is aware of Terry Fator at The Mirage having a hundred million dollar contract after he won a million dollars as a ventriloquist on America’s Got Talent?
Thanks to those who have paved the way, I’m much more in demand lately too.
I have a private party at Pierro’s in LV tomorrow. I’m hosting The Global Gaming Expo Nov.16 at The LV
Convention Center from 12-4pm and several new doors have opened to me including books, radio and televison.
Please don’t forget to catch me Tuesday Nov.9 on KLAV am 1230 at 8pm-8:20 for interview on The Psychic Medium Spasoff Show.
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