My guest this week is puppeteer Paul McGinnis! Paul has worked on some high-profile puppet projects like Between The Lions, It’s A Big Big World, Crank Yankers…and there’s that other kid’s show that he’s been on once or twice. No seriously, Paul has also had an awesome career working on Sesame Street, with dozens of Sesame (and some other Muppet) projects under his belt. He’s wrapping up his work on the fantastic arena show Walking With Dinosaurs in a few weeks and going off to shoot the second season of Big Big World. He’s an incredibly talented puppeteer and I know you’ll enjoy our interview.
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The Muppets had a big weekend at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA. Lots of news, and we’ll discuss some of it on this week’s show. I’ll save some for next week too, when I just might be joined by a couple special guests!
The Internet is for…wait, no…Everyone’s A Little Bit…um, that won’t work either…oh, I know. Everything in life is only for now. Sadly, the smash hit show Avenue Q played its final show and is no longer touring. But many of us love its characters, music, and message, and the memories will be ours forever. See you at the revival!
One big Muppet announcement to come out of the D23 Expo is that the title of Jason Segel’s Muppet film will be “The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made” (formerly The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made). Probably went with that “Cheapest” idea due to the fact that they’re dumping an ocean liner fulla money into the Disney parks! But whatever winds up happening, I know we’ll get a great film!…whenever it comes out.
Piiiiiigs Innnn Spaaaaaaaaace! In comic book form. Declicious.
Jim Henson’s Fantastic World (the traveling exhibit put together by the Henson family, the Legacy, and S.I.T.E.S.) is now at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, PA. Those lucky Pennsylvanians. First they get The Office, and now this!
Have you seen Dinosaur Train?? You guys might not be ready for it yet. But your kids are gonna love it!
The Ad Council has enlisted the help of Elmo and Gordin (Roscoe Orman) to help kids stay happy and healthy amid threats of the coming flu season. Yes I saw the Conan version and I loved that too!
Three words. Lifetime Achievement Award. We love you, Sesame Street.
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-Steve
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