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Verge of the Dude

I leave rambling voice mail messages on my friend's answering machine and you get to hear them too. Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take.

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,...


Feb 27, 2026

Hey Dude, I come to terms with the fact I'll never be Don Draper, but the truth is I'd rather be Mac Sledge.

QUOTE: "Obviously I don't look like Don Draper..."

CAST: Ming Ming (cameo), Don Draper, Jon Hamm, Robert Duvall, Robert De Niro, Mac Sledge, Sanford Meisner, Jeff Goldblum, Lawrence Fishburne 

LOCATIONS: Ming...