Greg Fitzsimmons: Road Dog Tales and Stand-Up Truths | Beyond the Mic with Sean Dillon
0Emmy winner Greg Fitzsimmons on 'The Road Dog' - where comedy meets pain. Explore life, laughs, and regrets in this Beyond the Mic Short Cut.
Welcome Greg Fitzsimmons:
We’re joined on the Starline by a stand-up comedian and television writer and producer. You might have seen him on Howard Stern, Chelsea Lately among many other places. His latest film is “The Road Dog”. We welcome the Cable Ace, Emmy Award winning and distinguished alumni award winner from Boston University Greg Fitzsimmons.
Greg, let’s go Beyond the Mic. In the trailer for “The Road Dog” it says “comedy is pain”. How have you taken your darkest moments and made people laugh?
You’ve acted, produced, written, and either disappointed or made your parents proud. Why is observational humor cutting and sometimes needed in society right now?
In a world full of darkness, how easy is it for you finding the light within comedy?
The Rockin' 8:
It’s time for the Rockin’ 8, 8 random questions, answer with the first thing that comes to your mind. There is no Pressure.
1. Best place on the BU campus?
2. One person you were blessed to have worked with?
3. Type of humor that makes you laugh?
4. Favorite drink?
5. Best place to do a comedy set?
6. One thing your son and daughter always wanted you to do?
7. Best score on the golf course for 18 holes and have you ever had a hole in one?
8. Person you want to do an episode of FitzDog radio with but haven’t yet?
One Big Question:
As you examine comedy and life in The Road Dog, what’s the one thing you have no regrets about?
Sneaking in One more:
Why should people watch “The Road Dog”?
The Wrap:
He messes Kevin Meaney, loved the cheesesteaks at Tee Anthony’s and wants you to watch “The Road Dog" on demand. Greg Fitzsimmons thanks for taking the time to talk with us today.
And that my friends is a Beyond the Mic Short Cut.
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