Patt Morrison Fri, 10/31

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, October 31, 2008

1-3 p.m.

 

1:00 – 1:40

OPEN

 

 

1:40 – 2:00

"They're Evil…They're the Undead" - Bram Stoker's Dracula

America has a fascination with vampires, as evidenced by the popularity of HBO’s new show True Blood and Stephanie Meyer’s "Twilight" series, a teen literary sensation.  But even before Buffy, vampires were a frightening mainstay of American pop culture and it all started with one man…Count Dracula. In "The New Annotated Dracula," Leslie Klinger brings a fresh look to Bram Stoker’s dark hero by examining all the evidence he used to write the vampire novel and unearthing misinterpretations of Stoker’s original manuscript. 

 

Guest:

Leslie S. Klinger, author and editor of "The New Annotated Dracula" and "The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes." 

BY TAPE

 

 

[NPR NEWS]

 

 

2:00 – 3:00

Comedy Congress

Just four days until election day—do you know who you’re voting for?  If you don’t, this segment will not be of any help.  Comedy Congress has been out on the campaign trail raising money and kissing babies, or kissing money and raising babies, ever since the Republican National Convention.  It’s time to gavel our unruly comedians back to order, and the pickings have been mighty rich lately:  from Barack Obama’s Marxist leanings to the popular debate over the meaning of a “true American”, there’s no shortage of items to skewer during the concluding days of the campaign.  The truth hurts far less when it’s told by comedians.

 

Guests:

Michael Loftus, regular performer on Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend”; founder of the traveling improve comedy troupe Midwest Comedy Tool & Die; writer on the ABC series The George Lopez Show; political commentator for the AOL Election Guide 2004

IN STUDIO

 

Andy Kindler, regular performer on Comedy Central, The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O’Brien and a contributor to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; also did commentary for David Letterman from both the DNC and RNC this summer

IN STUDIO

• Andy will be back on “The Late Show with David Letterman” this Monday, Nov. 3^rd, to introduce a field piece in which he interviews undecided voters.
• You can get the latest on Andy’s local appearances at his website, www.andykindler.com.

 

Maz Jobrani, founding member of the “Axis of Evil” Comedy Tour, which has toured the world; starred in the ABC comedy “Knights of Prosperity”; recurring roles on Fox’s “24” & HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm”; appeared on “The Tonight Show w/Jay Leno” and frequently on Comedy Central.

IN STUDIO