Humor Me - Mike Ferrucci, writer for The Comedy Central Roasts
Mike Ferrucci is a good friend and one of my comedy idols. He is a world class comedy writer and a great comic. He is unique because while being one of the best joke writers around, he also is a wonderful long form writer, in both comedy and drama. He visited straight from The Comedy Central Roast offices where he just started working on The Charlie Sheen Roast. Mike has done all of them, the one's you remember, a lot of them are Mike's. He's written for Howard Stern, Air America and of course Triumph The Insult Comic Dog and many others over the years. Mike was a Stand Up legend in San Francisco, and when he moved to LA with a movie script, he got very depressed to find that everyone had a script. He even wrote a suicide note...began with the words "Fade In." (One of my many favorite jokes of his) This is Mike Ferrucci. 00:00-00:45: Network tag/Opening 00:45-5:13: Monologue. Ed talks about the definition of insanity! He also talks about his opinion of the new set-up of the show. He talks about his favorite movie viewing experiences, and how they make him want to drive his car into the ocean. 05:13-7:30: "What's in My Pocket?" Ed looks at what is in his pocket to look for some comedy material. 7:30-10:30: Introduces our guest, Mike Ferrucci, a master of the modern day roast. Mike talks about the beginning of his career, and how he has evolved over the years as a writer. He also talks about his greatest writing achievement, his suicide note. 10:30-: Mike and Ed discuss the <b>...</b>
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