What goal do you wish you had set bigger earlier in your life?

Family Affair turns 60 this year, and it is still streaming, still selling Mrs. Beasley dolls, and still earning legacy award nominations. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/kathygarver Kathy Garver joins us to tell the stories behind the show.

60 years. Five seasons. One show that never actually left the air. Kathy Garver celebrates the Family Affair 60th anniversary and takes us inside the moments, the characters, and the legacy that no remake has ever come close to matching. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/kathygarver

Sixty years ago, Sissy Davis, Buffy, Jody, Uncle Bill, and Mr. French walked into our living rooms and never really left. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/kathygarver I sat down with Kathy Garver to celebrate six decades of one of television's most beloved shows.

Kathy Garver returns tonight at Midnight ET to celebrate 60 years of Family Affair and much more

Jennifer Elise Cox on working with Lisa Kudrow on Web Therapy: "She just keeps giving it back to you. She makes you look really good. She's maybe the best person at improv I've ever worked with." An interview with one of the funniest people in Hollywood. Go Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/janbrady

If you could keep one prop from your favorite TV show or movie, what would it be?

Production gave Jennifer Elise Cox a retainer for her Will and Grace guest spot. Debra Messing could not get through the scene. Jennifer kept a completely straight face because she did not want to get fired.  Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/janbrady

Brady Bunch. Will and Grace. The Comeback. Web Therapy.  Jennifer Elise Cox has guest starred on some of the most beloved shows in TV history and has a story from every single one of them. New episode out now. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/janbrady

The Brady Bunch Movie had a $4 wig budget. Jennifer Elise Cox and RuPaul shared it for the entire shoot. She still has it. The behind-the-scenes stories from that film are wilder than anything that made it to the screen. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/janbrady Go listen.

We are getting super groovy as we kick off year 7 with Jennifer Elise Cox!  New ep drops at Midnight ET

Rich Little has done every president since Nixon, made Frank Sinatra coach his own impression. He has been inside Hollywood's golden era in a way nobody else has, and somehow he makes every story even funnier than you would expect.   Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/richlittle

What is something you have worked at that just never quite came together the way you wanted?

Miss Piggy kissed Rich Little on The Muppet Show and left a rash on his face. He finished the whole episode. He's fine. Mostly. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/richlittle

Rich Little is still performing in Las Vegas. Still doing the voices. Still carrying the lessons from everyone who took a moment to invest in him. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/richlittle

Rich Little did Frank Sinatra at Carnegie Hall. Frank Sinatra walked out and started coaching him. That's just a Tuesday when you're Rich Little. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/richlittle

CELEBRATING 6 YEARS OF CLASSIC CONVERSATIONS WSG Rich Little. The Muppets. Frank Sinatra. John Wayne. One conversation. Dropping tonight at midnight ET. Get ready.

We are celebrating 6 years of classic conversations! Can you guess our next guest?

For our 6th anniversary episode, we invited a legend who spent decades becoming some of the biggest legends in Hollywood. Nixon. Carson. Sinatra. John Wayne. Jimmy Stewart. Dean Martin. One microphone. Hundreds of voices.  And now he’s coming to Classic Conversations. Drop your guess below 👇

She pitched herself into a Broadway show opposite Christopher Reeve. Using a fake agency. That she made up. Forbes Riley has always found a way. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/forbesriley

What is something in your life right now where a better pitch could change everything? Drop it in the comments.

Pitching isn't selling. It's enrolling. When you do it right, people say thank you. Forbes Riley has been proving that for 35 years on live television. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/forbesriley

"Life happens for you, not to you." Forbes Riley has been through things most people can't imagine — and built a $2.5 billion career on the other side of all of it. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/forbesriley

She invented a fake British talent manager, booked herself into Broadway and commercials, and ran the whole thing solo for 3 years. Forbes Riley didn't wait for permission. She pitched herself.  Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/forbesriley #ForbesRiley #PitchSecrets

Most shows fail. The ones that don't become Golden Girls. Marc Sotkin on what separates the hits from everything else. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/marcsotkin

What is the most creative work arrangement you have ever pulled off?

He gave Penny Marshall her first directing job. He wrote for Gary Shandling before anyone knew who Gary Shandling was. Marc Sotkin's career is a masterclass in showing up. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/marcsotkin

22 episodes a season. Stars quitting mid-shoot. Cast members dying the night before a taping. Marc Sotkin kept the cameras rolling through all of it. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/marcsotkin

Marc Sotkin ran the Golden Girls writers room and survived Laverne and Shirley. The stories he tells about classic TV are better than anything on right now. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/marcsotkin

There is a story in this Greg Evigan episode involving Jeff Conaway, a New Jersey uncle, and an offer that should never have been made. I cannot explain it further. Just go listen. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/gregevigan

What is one skill or passion that has followed you through your entire career/life?

A producer sat in a car listening to a cassette tape 15 times before he finally said yes. That tape became one of the most recognizable theme songs of the 80s. Greg Evigan tells the whole story. Go listen now. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/gregevigan

Fred Silverman did not want BJ and the Bear on his network. He tried everything to stop it. The audience had other ideas. Greg Evigan tells the whole story in this week's episode. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/gregevigan

NBC scheduled BJ and the Bear against one of the most acclaimed films of its era to try to kill the show on night one. Find out what happened. New episode with Greg Evigan out now. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/gregevigan

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU! Spend the day catching up on your favorite podcast!  Yes, you can buy that shirt and more at my online Dashery store https://classic-conversations.dashery.com/ HAPPY STAR WARS DAY!!!

Hit the road with Greg Evigan tonight at Midnight ET

Why are we still talking about Gossip Girl years later? 👀 Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/gossipgirl Lindsay Denninger dives into the legacy, the flaws, and the impact that never really went away.

What is your favorite Gossip Girl moment?

What makes Gossip Girl still relevant?  Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/gossipgirl Lindsay Denninger explains how its cultural impact went far beyond ratings—and why we’re still talking about it.

Lindsay Denninger doesn’t just revisit Gossip Girl—she reframes it 🔥 Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/gossipgirl Her perspective connects the drama we watched to the world we live in now.

Lindsay Denninger breaks down why Gossip Girl still hits today and it’s not just nostalgia  Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/gossipgirl From identity to being constantly watched, her take shows how the show predicted more than we realized.

Before the spotlight, there were years of struggle. Lahna Turner reminds us that success in comedy doesn’t happen overnight—it’s built over time. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/comewhatmay

What does legacy mean to you when it comes to your life or work?

Lahna Turner opens up about love, loss, and what it really takes to honor someone’s legacy. Some stories stay with you long after they’re told. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/comewhatmay

What’s one thing you’re doing for Earth Day? 🌎👇

Lahna Turner shares the real story behind Ralphie May—long before fame. Just two comedians, broke, chasing something bigger, and building a life together. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/comewhatmay

Lahna Turner shares the real story behind Ralphie May, before fame, before TV, when it was just love, struggle, and chasing a dream.   Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/comewhatmay

From stand-up to television to magic, Jeff Altman kept evolving his craft. Staying flexible is what keeps a career moving. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/jeffaltman

If you could redo any moment, what moment would that be?

Jeff Altman spent decades performing across comedy, TV, and live audiences. That kind of longevity doesn’t happen by accident. Listen: https://jeffisfunny.com/jeffaltman