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Ep 839: Actor Clint Jordan, Faryl Amadeus and Director Joe Maggio from Bliss (1/16/24)

3/21/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our first show of 2024 and our Winter Season Premiere. Our special guests are actors Clint Jordan and Faryl Amadeus and director Joe Maggio from the Slamdance 2024 selected feature film "Bliss"! Bliss is a sequel of the film "VIrgil Bliss" that also premiered at Slamdance 22 years ago! We ask the director Joe about the production that was completed in 10 days as well as the reason for the sequel 22 years later which many compare to the film "Boyhood". Don't miss this incredible interview! BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! For our winter season premiere we had to bring the big guns with some of our OGs including Chachi McFly "King of the 80s", Mike "The General" Zad, "The Voice of Reason" Michael Dougherty, "Chunk Shady" Shawn Credle and actor and podcaster extraordinaire Party Arty Hall! Don't miss it! Song Credits Classic Cut - Rod Stewart "Forever Young"

Duration:03:17:17

Ep 838: Actor Adam Fox from The Holiday Shift (12/19/23)

3/13/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our final of three Holiday Shows to get you in the Christmas spirit! This episode is also the annual Cokie Memorial Show as we honor our late great friend who was a fixture for every Christmas show. In addition this is the final episode of 2023. This week we present an incredible interview with actor Adam Fox who you can see in the Holiday comedy series "Holiday Shift" available now on Roku TV! In an exclusive interview we talk to Adam about landing the role of Austin (and originally considered for another role) in the Holiday series, shooting at a mall in Winnepeg Manitoba, his actual retail experience and more! Adam also talks about his experience at NYU's prestigious Tisch School for the Arts, his dream projects and dealing with a stalker! Don't miss this great interview to put you in the holiday spirit! BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! For our special Christmas episode we welcome "The King of the 80s" Chachi McFly, cosplayer Ana B and Sarah Snuffleupagus Bentman for the first half! Joining the Holiday cheer for the second half is Sabrina Taylor-Smith, Mike "The General" Zad and "Sith Lord" Darth Paul Wallis. Sabrina does her comedic Christmas song parody, followed by a 2009 soundbyte featuring another great Christmas parody song from Cokie. Song Credits Classic Christmas Cut - Britney Spears "My Only Wish This Year" Classic Christmas Cut - Death Cab For Cutie "Christmas, Baby Please Come Home"

Duration:02:51:40

Ep 837: Actor James Dumont from Candy Cane Lane and The Righteous Gemstones (12/13/23)

3/12/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our second of three Holiday Shows to get you in the festive spirit. Our special guest is a four time BTB guest, actor extraordinaire James Dumont who can be seen in the Holiday film exclusive on Amazon Prime Video, "Candy Cane Lane"! In an exclusive interview we talk to James about portraying Tracie Ellis Ross' Boss, working with CGI chickens, meeting Eddie Murphy and much much more! In addition James talks about working on HBO's The Righteous Gemstones, how the series was renewed for a fourth season, working on the show with his son who plays the middle son of the Gemstone Family, and overall working with Danny McBride. James also promotes his pilot "That Guy" about being an actor in fame purgatory along with sharing an interesting story working with Tom Cruise with something you may not expect! Don't miss it! BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! It's also the bday celebrations of Mike "The General" Zad and "Sith Lord" Darth Paul Wallis. Joining in on the fun is "The King of the 80's" Chachi McFly and "The Once and Future King" Martin Lopez. Song Credits Classic Cut: Suicide "Ghost Rider" Classic Holiday Cut - Jack Black "Oh Hannukah" Classic Christmas Cut - Brenda Lee "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"

Duration:03:05:07

Ep 836: Actor Ahmed Mawas from Rescuing Christmas (12/5/23)

3/5/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents to you our first of three Christmas shows and last shows of 2023. Our special guest is actor Ahmed Mawas who can be seen the fantasy Christmas rom-com, "Rescuing Christmas" on Hallmark! In an exclusive interview, Ahmed talks to us about working with Rachel Leigh Cooke in the Holiday film, shooting in Duluth, MN, and much more! Ahmed also talks about his work in the Netlix animated series "Human Resources", Netflix "The Recruit" and Amazon's "The Terminal List." What was Ahmed's impression of Chris Pratt? Find out in our interview! BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! We are also celebrating the belated birthday of BTB's own Ali Dash! Also joining this festive panel is "The Voice of Reason" Michael Dougherty and actor and podcaster of "The Sleepy Games Podcast" James "Games" Malone! Song Credits: Classic Cut - My Chemical Romance "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Classic Cut - The Pogues "Fairytale of New York"

Duration:02:06:38

Ep 835: Actor Dakota Shapiro and Director Josh Monkarsh (11/28/23)

2/27/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) starts the Holiday Season right with another festive episode of BTB! First we present an incredible interview with writer and director and co-writer Josh Monkarsh from the period piece zombie comedy "As We Know It". The logline is as follows: "In the late '90s, James Bishop is dealing with a complicated breakup with the help of his best friend, while trying to finish his book before the impending zombie apocalypse." Josh talks about his idea of the story and his decision to have it take place in the 90s, assembling his cast including veterans Chris Parnell and Pam Grier, the Star Wars and Waterworld references, a possible sequel and much much more! Don't miss it! Our featured guest closing the show is actor Dakota Shapiro, known for his role as Billy Taupe in the blockbuster Hunger Games "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes". Dakota talks about working on the prequel film, working with Rachel Zegler and director Francis Lawrence, the audition process, experiencing the red carpet premiere and much more! In addition we talk to Dakota about his experience on the "Lost Boys" pilot and what we would have expected if the pilot become a series. Great interview not to miss! BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! We are also celebrating the birthday of BTB Original "The King of the 80s" Chachi McFly! Also joining the celebration will be Mike "The General" Zad, "The Once and Future King" Martin Lopez, Sabrina Taylor-Smith and BTB Original Shawn "Chunk Shady" Credle! Song Credits: Classic Cut - Bing Crosby "Mele Kalikimaka"

Duration:03:43:31

Ep 834: Actress and Writer Stephanie Sanditz from The High Life (11/14/23)

2/13/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents another stellar show as we interview writer and actress Stephanie Sanditz! Stephanie wrote, produced and starred in the award winning pilot "The High Life" which was selected from our friends at the Baltimore Next Media Web Fest (www.bnmwebfest.com). Stephanie talks about her pilot as well as her recent work on "The List" starring Halston Sage. Stephanie also discusses her recent writing endeavors including a script for the popular indie comic "Shi" and much more! BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! This week on the panel we welcome "The Voice of Reason" Michael Dougherty, the "Sith Lord" Darth Paul Wallis and actress "The Freakin Rican" Desi Velez! The panel discuss the recent resolution of the SAG AFTRA strike and much more! Don't miss it! Song Credits: Classic Cut - Beastie Boys "Intergalactic Planetary" Cool Cut - 30 Seconds to Mars "The Kill"

Duration:03:19:32

Ep 833: Comic Book Creators Erik Larsen and Ghezal Omar (11/7/23)

2/2/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents another amazing show with our final guests from New York Comic Con (www.newyorkcomiccon.com). BTB's own Mike "The General" Zad talks to popular comic book creator and founder of Image Comics, Erik Larsen! In an exclusive interview we talk to Erik about his current relationship with the rest of the Image Comics founders, bringing back the Sinister Six to Marvel, and leaving Marvel for Image and creating Savage Dragon. We also ask Erik the reason for Savage Dragon evolving to get more adult and racy over the years. An entertaining interview not to be missed! In addition, General Zad talks to creator Ghezal Omar from "Pimpkiller" and "357 Magnum Opus" and the first mainstream Afghani in the U.S.! Ghezal talks about how her screenplay was developed into "357" and her filmmaker influences including Martin Scorcese, David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino. She discusses her works as well as whether we could expect a live action version. BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! This week on the panel we welcome Mike "The General" Zad and the "Voice of Reason" MIchael Dougherty! Later in the program we welcome "Ninkendo" Kenny Hopkins from the "That Was Disappointing Podcast" and Kristen Michelle to talk about the current season of our reality TV guilty pleasure "Big Brother"! Don't miss it! Song Credits: Classic Cut - The Rembrandts "I'll Be There For You" (Theme song from Friends)

Duration:02:46:42

Interview: Actor Adam Fox from The Holiday Shift (12/19/23)

2/1/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents an incredible interview with actor Adam Fox who you can see in the Holiday comedy series "Holiday Shift" available now on Roku TV! In an exclusive interview we talk to Adam about landing the role of Austin (and originally considered for another role) in the Holiday series, shooting at a mall in Winnepeg Manitoba, his actual retail experience and more! Adam also talks about his experience at NYU's prestigious Tisch School for the Arts, his dream projects and dealing with a stalker! Don't miss this great interview to put you in the holiday spirit!

Duration:00:25:40

Ep 832: Nic Smal and Lucy Heavens from Kiff and Comic Book Writer Jason Aaron (10/31/23)

1/30/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our Halloween spectacular show with more guests from New York Comic Con (www.newyorkcomiccon.com). BTB's own Mike "The General" Zad talks to popular comic book writer Jason Aaron! Jason is known for his work on The Avengers and Thor and is a co-creator of Gorr the God Butcher, and the Jane Foster Thor storyline we saw in Thor Love and Thunder! Zad talks to Jason about his upcoming work with DC including Batman: Off-World and Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World with Boom Comics! Don't miss it! And closing out the show, General Zad talks to writers and creators of the Disney animated show Kiff, in Nic Smal and Lucy Heavens! Zad asks about the inspiration of the popular series, and how the show got picked up by Disney. Which animated series inspired Nic and Lucy to create Kiff? Find out in our exclusive interview! BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! This week on the panel we welcome Darth Paul Wallis along with Dean "On The Scene" Rogers for the first half and cosplayer Wes Whitlock and podcaster/actor Art Hall for the second half! Song Credits: Classic Cut - Bobby "Boris" Pickett "Monster Mash"

Duration:02:35:00

Interview: Director Josh Monkarsh from As We Know It (11/28/23)

1/24/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents an incredible interview with writer and director and co-writer Josh Monkarsh from the period piece zombie comedy "As We Know It". The logline is as follows: "In the late '90s, James Bishop is dealing with a complicated breakup with the help of his best friend, while trying to finish his book before the impending zombie apocalypse." Josh talks about his idea of the story and his decision to have it take place in the 90s, assembling his cast including veterans Chris Parnell and Pam Grier, the Star Wars and Waterworld references, a possible sequel and much much more! Don't miss it!

Duration:00:21:07

Ep 831: Swampy Marsh and Dan Povenmire from Phineas and Ferb and Artist David Nakayama (10/24/23)

1/10/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents an amazing show with more guests from New York Comic Con (www.newyorkcomiccon.com). BTB's own Al Sotto talks to popular comic book cover artist David Nakayama! David talks about working for both Marvel and DC, currently providing the covers monthly for Catwoman and Poison Ivy. David talks about what goes behind the ideas for cover art, his inspiration from artist J Scott Campbell, his upcoming hardcover art book "The Marvel Art of David Nakayama" and more! Don't miss it. Later in the program Al chats with creators and showrunners of Disney's Phineas and Ferb, Swampy Marsh and Dan Povenmire! The creators talk about their much anticipated upcoming new season after many years as well as how they envision a live action version of Phineas and Ferb. BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! This week on the panel we welcome BTB original and "The King of the 80's" Chachi McFly, "Darth" Paul Wallis and Kelly Christopher! Song Credits: Classic Cut - Katy Perry "E.T." Classic Cut - Creedence Clearwater Revival "I've Put A Spell On You"

Duration:02:19:33

Interview: Actor Jessie T Usher from The Boys (10/10/23)

1/4/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents an exclusive interview with actor Jessie T. Usher from Amazon's The Boys at the recent Stellar Con (www.stellar-con.com/) in Bel Air, MD! BTB's own Al Sotto talks to Jessie about The Boys season 4 and working with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, his appearance in the season premiere of the spinoff "Gen V", working with Sosie Bacon in the horror film Smile, his experience on "Tales of the Walking Dead" and what other fandoms would he like to work on! In addition Jessie talks about being a DMV native being born in Silver Spring MD and eventually moving with his family to Los Angeles to follow his dream in entertainment!

Duration:00:07:50

Interview: Actress Camila Morrone from Daisy Jones and the Six (10/3/23)

1/4/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents the rest of our incredible interviews from on location at the National Hispanic Foundation of the Arts annual event, Noche Musical! BTB's own Al Sotto interviews actor Camila Morrone from Daisy Jones and the Six! We ask Camila about her recent Emmy nomination as well as her upcoming feature film Gonzo Girl where she was directed by Patricia Arquette, her thoughts on the SAG AFTRA strike and what her dream projects are! Don't miss it!

Duration:00:02:51

Interview: Actor Ramon Rodriguez from Will Trent (10/3/23)

1/4/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents exclusive interviews from on location at the National Hispanic Foundation of the Arts annual event, Noche Musical! BTB's own Al Sotto interviews actor Ramon Ramirez from Will Trent who talks about the importance of representation of Latino Americans in mainstream films and television.

Duration:00:02:56

Ep 830: Voice Actor Lenore Zann and Comic Book Writers Chris Claremont and Al Ewing (10/19/23)

1/4/2024
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents an amazing show with our first guests from New York Comic Con (www.newyorkcomiccon.com). BTB's own Mike "The General" Zad talks to some very talented guests affiliated with the X-Men Universe! First, The General talks to comic book writers extraordinaire Al Ewing and Chris Claremont. Al Ewing talks about what he is able from the NYCC Marvel Next Big Thing panel which includes the upcoming Resurrection of Magneto. Chris Claremont, childhood hero of Genera Zad, talks to us about his upcoming Wolverine book and thoughts on his characters he created and their live action forms. And later in the program Zad talks to voice actor extraordinaire Lenore Zann best known as the voice of Rogue in the X-Men Animated Series! Lenore first talks about the early days and how she landed the role of Rogue, her past career before show business, her current projects including reprising her role of Rogue in X-Men 97 on Disney Plus! BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! This week it's a two man panel and Al and Mike "The General" Zad break down some of the highlights of New York Comic Con. In a bonus segment Darth Paul Wallis talks to us about the latest in WWE and pro-wrestling! Don't miss it! Song Credits: Classic Cut - Black Sheep "The Choice Is Yours" Three's Company Theme Song

Duration:02:57:58

Ep 829: Actor Jessie T Usher from The Boys (10/10/23)

12/6/2023
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents an amazing show fit for a king! BTB's own Al Sotto talks to actor Jessie T. Usher from Amazon's The Boys at the recent Stellar Con (https://www.stellar-con.com/) in Bel Air, MD! In an exclusive interview Jessie talks about The Boys season 4 and working with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, his appearance in the season premier of the spinoff "Gen V", working with Sosie Bacon in the horror film Smile, his experience on "Tales of the Walking Dead" and what other fandoms would he like to work on! In addition Jessie talks about being a DMV native being born in Silver Spring MD and eventually moving with his family to Los Angeles to follow his dream in entertainment! BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! This week we welcome back a royal panel with "The Once and Future King" Martin Lopez, "The Co-Star King" Vinny Mac Eisenson and the "NASA Queen" Kelly Christopher! Song Credits: Classic Cut - System Of A Down "BYOB"

Duration:01:50:59

Ep 828: Actress Camila Morrone and Actor Ramon Rodriguez (10/3/23)

11/30/2023
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents another incredible show. We will be presenting our the rest of our incredible interviews from on location at the National Hispanic Foundation of the Arts annual event, Noche Musical! First BTB's own Al Sotto interviews actor Ramon Ramirez from Will Trent along with Representative Joaquin Castro! And in our feature interview we talk to the beautiful and talented Camila Morrone from Daisy Jones and the Six! We ask Camila about her recent Emmy nomination as well as her upcoming feature film Gonzo Girl where she was directed by Patricia Arquette, her thoughts on the SAG AFTRA strike and what her dream projects are! Don't miss it! BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! This week we welcome back filmmaker "The Rainmaker" Michael Dougherty, "Sith Lord" Darth Paul Wallis and later in the program, cosplayer extraordinaire Wes Whitlock! The guys do our picks for WWE's Fastlane premium live event and talk about whether DVDs and physical media are still important today! Song Credits: Classic Cut - Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"

Duration:02:23:11

Interview: Actor Eugenio Derbez from Coda and Radical (9/27/23)

11/30/2023
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our first set of interviews from on location at the Nation Hispanic Foundation of the Arts annual event, Noche Musical! BTB's own Al Sotto interviews actor Eugenio Derbez about his new film Radical as well as his thoughts on working on the Oscar winning film Coda as the music teacher Bernardo Villalobos!

Duration:00:03:23

Interview: Director Angel Manuel Soto from Blue Beetle (9/27/23)

11/30/2023
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our first set of interviews from on location at the Nation Hispanic Foundation of the Arts annual event, Noche Musical! BTB's own Al Sotto interviews director extraordinaire Angel Manuel Soto of the recent blockbuster Blue Beetle movie. We ask Angel about the best aspects of working on the DC superhero film, his thoughts on Blue Beetle being the first character within James Gunn DCU and ask Angel about his upcoming comedy film Wrecking Crew starring Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista!

Duration:00:05:05

Interview: Director Andy Palmer from The Re-Education of Molly Singer (9/19/23)

11/30/2023
Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents and exclusive interview with director Andy Palmer to talk about his college comedy feature "The Re-Education of Molly Singer" starring Britt Robertson, Nico Santos, Jaime Pressly, Holland Roden and more! Don't miss this interview talking about this great college comedy of age comedy film!

Duration:00:24:17