Jul 11, 2026
Hey Dude, I took my dad back up to Yosemite where we found serenity along the South Fork of the Merced River, the Oakhurst Lodge swimming pool, the garden at the Mariposa Coffee Company and the cool little Wawona Library.
QUOTE: "Is this my Tom Bopp musical? Maybe."
CAST: Tom Bopp, Diane Keaton, Huell Howser, Hell's...
May 30, 2026
Hey Dude, I celebrate the long and winding journey of my old friend writer/producer Tom Purcell, who booked the ultimate celebrity for the grand finale of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at the Ed Sullivan Theater.
QUOTE: "...he's only my third favorite Beatle."
CAST: Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Jimmy...
May 13, 2026
Hey Dude, I took my dad back up to Yosemite after far too long an absence. It was amazing trip filled with check engine lights and giant sparks of joy.
QUOTE: "I flew up that freakin' thing!"
CAST: Blayney, Jay Leno, Tom Bopp
CAMEO: Ming Ming
LOCATIONS: Yosemite, Oakhurst, Mariposa, Big Bear, Inland Empire, Central...
Apr 19, 2026
Hey Dude, an old flyer for a show I did back in my NoHo Arts District days, leads to a serious questioning about whether GenX is really my generation.
QUOTE: "[To a] person born in 1980. Hey, what did you think of the 70s?"
CAST: Ming Ming, R2-D2, Ken Dougherty, Dan Klass, David Letterman, Spalding Gray, Brother...
Mar 12, 2026
Hey Dude, I both celebrate Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, and defend Rosanna Arquette's legitmate criticism of the groundbreaking film.
QUOTE: "I'm willing to stand next to Jon Hamm and take off my shirt..."
CAST: Don Draper, Mac Sledge, Jon Hamm, Bad Bunny, Harvey Keitel, The Wolf, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson,...
