Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) welcomes the tandem of actors Allen Williamson and Kelly Daly who star in "The Case of the Christmas Diamond" a Holiday Mystery film that you can see on the ION Network! Allen and Kelly talk about the audition process and landing the roles in this holiday film, working with William Baldwin, working on set in the heat of summer and more! Allen also talks to us about his films with the legendary Eric Roberts which includes "Flight 704" and "Scars" as well as working with the amazing Lily Collins in the film "Abduction." Kelly talks to us about working on set of Damien Chazelle's "Babylon" blockbuster movie starring Margot Robbie, Diego Calva and Brad Pitt. What interesting thing did Kelly notice about Margot's scene preparation? Find our in our exclusive interview!

Interview: Kelly Daly and Allen Williamson from The Case of the Christmas Diamond (12/20/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents an interview with actress, singer and songwriter Dia Frampton who can be seen in the LGBTQ Holiday rom-com "Merry And Gay" on Diva Box Office TV (www.divaboxoffice.tv).   In an exclusive interview BTB's own Al Sotto talks to Dia about working on the third Christmas film with Director Christin Baker along with Andi Rene Christensen. In addition we talk to Dia on her Broadway aspirations which parallel her character Becca in the film, the audition hustle as half-Korean, her upcoming film Spread as well as upcoming Meg and Dia music!  Dont' miss this interview!

Song Credit:
Christmas Cut - Meg and Dia "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

Interview: Actress and Singer Dia Frampton from Merry and Gay (12/20/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) brings to you our third and final Holiday/Christmas Show which is Cokie Memorial Christmas Show!    This special much anticipated episode will also be our final episode of 2022 as we take a short hiatus!   First we welcome the tandem of actors Allen Williamson and Kelly Daly who star in "The Case of the Christmas Diamond"  a Holiday Mystery film that you can see on the ION network!   Allen and Kelly talk about the audition process and landing the roles in this holiday film, working with William Baldwin, working on set in the heat of summer and more!   Allen also talks to us about his films with the legendary Eric Roberts which includes "Flight 704" and "Scars" as well as working with the amazing Lily Collins in the film "Abduction."   Kelly talks to us about working on set of Damien Chazelle's "Babylon" blockbuster movie starring  Margot Robbie, Diego Calva and Brad Pitt.   What interesting thing did Kelly notice about Margot's scene preparation?  Find our in our exclusive interview!    

In a pre-recorded interview, BTB's own Al Sotto talks to actress, singer and songwriter Dia Frampton who can be seen in the LGBTQ Holiday rom-com "Merry And Gay" on Diva Box Office TV (www.divaboxoffice.tv).  In an exclusive interview Dia discusses working on the third Christmas film with Director Christin Baker along with Andi Rene Christensen.  In addition we talk to Dia on her Broadway aspirations which parallel her character Becca in the film, the audition hustle as half-Korean, her upcoming film Spread as well as upcoming Meg and Dia music!  

BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto and co-host "The King of the 80s" Chachi McFly bring to you another entertaining show with all the Christmas cheer!    For the first half,  Mike "The General" Zad and "Your Grace" Morgan Fabulous join in for some Holiday fun!  For the second half we get a brief visit from "The Captain" Big (Saint) Nick as well as "Sweet Chocolatta" Sabrina Taylor Smith,  "The Sith Lord" Darth Paul Wallis and actress Amanda Michaud!   Our special topic will be our favorite Christmas special or Christmas episode of a television show!   What are some of the panel's holiday favorites?  In addition towards the end of the program we will hear in a soundbyte, a dedication to the late great Cokie aka Dr Lickalottapuss with his rendition of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"  This has been an annual tradition as Cokie would make a laugh with his naughty parodies of your favorite Christmas songs!   

So expect all the late-breaking news on pop culture, entertainment, and more! Listen to our gut busting humor, insightful commentary, and thought provoking opinions on the world of entertainment — uncensored — only on Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com)!

Song Credits:
Intro: Vince Guaraldi Trio "Christmas Time Is Here" 
Classic Christmas Cut - Mavis Staples "Christmas Vacation"
Christmas Cut - Meg and Dia "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

Ep 796: Actress and Singer Dia Frampton, Actress Kelly Daly and Actor Allen Williamson (12/20/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our final exclusive on-location interview from Monstermania (www.monstermania.net) in Oaks, PA! BTB's own Chachi McFly talks to actor Bradley Gregg who portrays Eyeball Chambers in the iconic "Stand By Me", as well as roles in Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Bradley talks about his past work, working closely with River Phoenix, Robert Englund and Harrison Ford and much more! Don't miss it!

Interview: Actor Bradley Gregg from Stand By Me and Nightmare on Elm Street 3 (12/13/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) brings to you our second of three Holiday/Christmas Shows!  This week we present our final exclusive on-location interview from Monstermania (www.monstermania.net) in Oaks, PA! BTB's own Chachi McFly talks to actor Bradley Gregg who portrays Eyeball Chambers in the iconic "Stand By Me", as well as roles in Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.  Bradley talks about his past work, working closely with River Phoenix, Robert Englund and Harrison Ford and much more!  Don't miss it! 

In addition we present an interview with Director Amin Matalqa and film subject Cyndi Bunch in the heartwarming feature film "5000 Blankets". The film is based on a true story about a husband that "has a mental breakdown and goes missing and a woman and her young son set out to find him on the streets, sparking a movement that inspires a city." We talk to Amin about how he got involved in the film and the casting process with Anna Camp, Rob Mayes and Carson Minniear, whether the film should be considered a Christmas movie and more. We talk to Cyndi about her thoughts on how Anna Camp portrayed herself and her family as well as which aspects of the film are factual and which parts may have been dramatized. Don't miss this interview and see 5000 Blankets during its limited theater run at a city near you! For more information visit www.fathomevents.com/events.    Joining us on the panel is also one of the actors in the "5000 Blankets", Ronald Woodhead who discusses his role as well as working on Amazon's Hunters.  

BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining show! Also joining the panel is "The King of the 80s" Chachi McFly, Mike "The General" Zad, actor extraordinaire Vinny Mac and in a surprise cameo, the lovely cosplayer Ana B!   We are also celebrating the birthday of "The Man With the Calming Presence" so expect a celebration with the "Persian Prince of Pop Culture."

So expect all the late-breaking news on pop culture, entertainment, and more! Listen to our gut busting humor, insightful commentary, and thought provoking opinions on the world of entertainment — uncensored — only on Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com)!

Song Credits:
Intro:  "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch" 
Classic Christmas Cut - The Old 97s "I Don't What Christmas Is"
Classic Christmas Cut - The Pretenders "2000 Miles"
Classic Cut - LCD Soundsystem "All My Friends"

Ep 795: Actor Bradley Gregg from Stand By Me and Director Amin Matalqa from 5000 Blankets (12/13/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents exclusive on-location interviews from Monstermania (www.monstermania.net) in Oaks, PA!   We are happy to present the creators behind the horror indie film "Terrifier 2" including producer Jason Leavy and writer and director Damien Leone!   We talk to Terrifier 2 team about their thoughts on working on the film that was budgeted at 250K that made over 10 million at the box office! Damien and Jason talk about the upcoming Terrifier 3 and the use of practical effects over CGI effects used in the sequel film. Damien also mentions a legend in the horror genre he would love to work with one day as well.  Don't miss this interview!

Interview: Director Damien Leone and Producer Jason Leavy from Terrifier 2 (12/6/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com)presents exclusive on-location interviews from Monstermania (www.monstermania.net) in Oaks, PA!   We are happy to present interviews with the stars from the horror indie film "Terrifier 2" with actress Lauren LaVera (Sienna) and actor Elliot Fullum (Jonathan)! We talk to the actors about their thoughts on working on the film that was budgeted at 250K that made over 10 million at the box office!    Lauren and Elliott talk about their audition journey to landing the roles in Terrfier 2.   In addition Lauren briefly talks about her other upcoming films "Fetus" and "Chestnut" starring Natalia Dyer.

Interview: Actress Lauren LaVera and Actor Elliott Fullam from Terrifier 2 (12/6/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) brings to you our first of three Holiday/Christmas Shows!  This week we present exclusive on-location interviews from Monstermania (www.monstermania.net) in Oaks, PA!  We are happy to present the creators and stars behind the horror indie film "Terrifier 2" including actress Lauren LaVera (Sienna), actor Elliot Fullum (Jonathan), producer Jason Leavy and writer and director Damien Leone!   We talk to Terrifier 2 team about their thoughts on working on the film that was budgeted at 250K that made over 10 million at the box office!  Damien and Jason talk about the upcoming Terrifier 3 and the use of practical effects over CGI effects used in the sequel film.   Lauren and Elliott talk about their audition journey to landing the roles in Terrfier 2.  In addition Lauren briefly talks about her other upcoming films "Fetus" and "Chestnut" starring Natalia Dyer.  

BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining show! Also joining the panel is "The King of the 80s" Chachi McFly, "The Adorable One" Ali Dash, and podcaster Jesse "Hard Corps Bloodshot" Fresco! 

So expect all the late-breaking news on pop culture, entertainment, and more! Listen to our gut busting humor, insightful commentary, and thought provoking opinions on the world of entertainment — uncensored — only on Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com)!

Song Credits:
Classic Christmas Cut - The Waitresses "Christmas Wrapping"

Ep 794: Actress Lauren LaVera, Elliott Fullum and Damien Leone from Terrifier 2(12/6/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our final interviews at Baltimore Comic Con (www.baltimorecomiccon.com) as BTB's own Al Sotto talks to voice actor extraordinaire Veronica Taylor who is best known for voicing Ash Ketchum from the anaimated Pokemon series! What does Veronica have to say about how in today's voice industry, the ethnicity of the the voice actor needing to match the ethnicity of the character?  Don't miss Veronica's response!

Interview: Voice Actor Veronica Taylor from Pokemon (11/29/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents our final interviews at Baltimore Comic Con (www.baltimorecomiccon.com) with a triple treat of three great names in the comic book industry with artist Bob McLeod (New Mutants), artist/writer Gene Luen Yang (Shang Chi) and writer Howard Mackie (Ghost Rider). General talks to these creators about some of their iconic work and future projects!   Don't miss it comic book fans!

Interview: Comic Book Creators Bob McLeod, Gene Luen Yang and Howard Mackie (11/29/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents another incredible show! This week we present our final interviews at Baltimore Comic Con (www.baltimorecomiccon.com) with a triple treat of three great names in the comic book industry with artist Bob McLeod (New Mutants), artist/writer Gene Luen Yang (Shang Chi) and writer Howard Mackie (Ghost Rider).  General talks to these creators about some of their iconic work and future projects!    And closing out the show  Al Sotto talks to voice actress extraordinaire Veronica Taylor who is best known for voicing Ash Ketchum from the anaimated Pokemon series!   What does Veronica have to say about how the ethnicity of the the voice actor needing to match the ethnicity of the character.  Don't miss Veronica's response.  

BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining show! Also joining the panel is "The King of the 80s" Chachi McFly, Mike "The General" Zad, "The Ravishing Russian" Anna Kuchma and Darth Paul Wallis!    This week's topic is Thanksgiving traditions!  Don't miss hearing how General Zad likes his turkey stuffed!  

So expect all the late-breaking news on pop culture, entertainment, and more! Listen to our gut busting humor, insightful commentary, and thought provoking opinions on the world of entertainment — uncensored — only on Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com)!

Song Credits:
Classic Cut - Irene Cara "What A Feeling"

Ep 793: Voice Actress Veronica Taylor, Bob McLeod, Gene Luen Yang and Howard Mackie (11/29/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents an interview with Director Amin Matalqa and film subject Cyndi Bunch in the heartwarming feature film "5000 Blankets".  The film is based on a true story about a husband that "has a mental breakdown and goes missing and a woman and her young son set out to find him on the streets, sparking a movement that inspires a city."   We talk to Amin about how he got involved in the film and the casting process with Anna Camp, Rob Mayes and Carson Minniear, whether the film should be considered a Christmas movie and more.  We talk to Cyndi about her thoughts on how Anna Camp portrayed herself and her family as well as which aspects of the film are factual and which parts may have been dramatized.  Don't miss this interview and see 5000 Blankets during its limited theater run at a city near you!  For more information visit https://www.fathomevents.com/events.

Interview:  Director Amin Matalqa and Cyndi Bunch from 5000 Blankets (12/13/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents another awesome interview at Baltimore Comic Con (www.baltimorecomiccon.com) with comic book writer extraordinaire Tom King and artist extraordinaire Mithc Gerads!  Tom and Mitch have collaborated on the Eisner Award winning Mister Miracle among many other great comic books.   BTB's own Mike the General Zad talk to the Dream Team about their humble beginnings, their creator influences, and the shelved "New Gods" movie.  Who would they cast as Mister Miracle in a live action film?  Find out the answer!

Interview: Comic Book Creators Tom King and Mitch Gerads (11/15/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents another spicy show! This week we present two more interviews at Baltimore Comic Con (www.baltimorecomiccon.com) with comic book writer extraordinaire Tom King and artist extraordinaire Mithc Gerads!  

Our featured guest at the end of the program is former WWE Superstar CJ “Lana” Perry! CJ stars in the rebooted reality TV show “Surreal Life” along with Dennis Rodman, Frankie Muniz, Tamar Braxton, Stormy Daniels and more! We talk to CJ about her experience on the VH1 social experiment including how she got cast on the show, the Lucha Libre challenge, revealing that she wanted to start a family, who among the cast she will remain friends with and much more! We also talk to CJ about a potential return to WWE or AWE and who she would still like to work with in both promotions, if she would like to focus on a managerial or wrestler role and her thoughts on the love triangle storyline with Bobby Lashley. In addition we talk about CJ’s latest film “Wifelike” starring Jonathan Rhys Myers! Don’t miss this amazing interview and for more on CJ, visit www.cjperry.com. Joining as guest co-host is reality TV icon from Survivor and podcaster of the Reality After Show with Jonny Fairplay on Apple Podcasts the one and only Jonny Fairplay!

BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining show! Also joining the panel is "The King of the 80s" Chachi McFly, Mike "The General" Zad, Sabrina Taylor-Smith and model Sarah "Snuffleupagus" Bentman!   Also in a brief appearance BTB's former resident rockstar Flex joins us as well!  Our special topic is the modeling industry today. What are the panel's thoughts on how the industry has changed? Find out!  

So expect all the late-breaking news on pop culture, entertainment, and more! Listen to our gut busting humor, insightful commentary, and thought provoking opinions on the world of entertainment — uncensored — only on Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com)!

Song Credits:
Classic Cut - Kenny Loggins "I'm Free"

Ep 792: Former WWE Superstar CJ Perry, Comic Book Creators Tom King and Mitch Gerads (11/15/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents an exclusive interview with former WWE Superstar CJ “Lana” Perry!    CJ stars in the rebooted reality TV show “Surreal Life” along with Dennis Rodman, Frankie Muniz, Tamar Braxton, Stormy Daniels and more!  We talk to CJ about her experience on the VH1 social experiment including how she got cast on the show, the Lucha Libre challenge, revealing that she wanted to start a family, who among the cast she will remain friends with and much more!  We also talk to CJ about a potential return to WWE or AWE and who she would still like to work with in both promotions, if she would like to focus on a managerial or wrestler role and her thoughts on the love triangle storyline with Bobby Lashley.  In addition we talk about CJ’s latest film “Wifelike” starring Jonathan Rhys Myers!  Don’t miss this amazing interview and for more on CJ, visit www.cjperry.com.  Joining as guest co-host is reality TV icon from Survivor and podcaster of the Reality After Show with Jonny Fairplay on Apple Podcasts the one and only Jonny Fairplay!

Interview: Actress and Former WWE Superstar CJ Perry from The Surreal Life (11/15/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents an exclusive interview with actress and singer Judy Kuhn, the singing voice of Disney's Pocahontas!   BTB's own Al Sotto talks to Judy about whether she would work on the live action version of Pocahontas if one were produced a well as her experience on Lin Manuel Miranda's Tick Tick Boom starring Andrew Garfield.

Interview: Actress and Singer Judy Kuhn from Pocahontas(11/9/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents another exclusive interview at Baltimore Comic Con (www.baltimorecomiccon.com) with actor extraordinaire John Leguizamo!  BTB's own Al Sotto talks to John about his graphic novel memoir Ghetto Clown, his comic book Phenom X, his upcoming role in "The Menu" (starring Anya Taylor-Joy), his upcoming role in "Violent Night" (starring David Harbour) and if he would like to work on the upcoming Spawn reboot film! Don't miss this incredible interview!

Interview: Actor John Leguizamo from The Menu and Violent Night (11/9/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents another spicy show!   This week we present two more interviews at Baltimore Comic Con (www.baltimorecomiccon.com) with actress and singer Judy Kuhn and actor extraordinaire John Leguizamo!  We talk to Judy about whether she would work on the live action version of Pocahontas if one were produced a well as her experience on Lin Manuel Miranda's Tick Tick Boom starring Andrew Garfield.   In addition we talk to one of the great vendors from the Con, Rebel Rebel who talk whats the top seller among their pop culture merchandise!   Our feature guest is John Leguizamo who talks about his graphic novel memoir Ghetto Clown, his comic book Phenom X, his upcoming role in "The Menu" (starring Anya Taylor-Joy), his upcoming role in "Violent Night" (starring David Harbour) and if he would like to work on the upcoming Spawn reboot film!  Don't miss this incredible interview!  

BTB’s host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining show! Also joining the panel is actor and the "Co Star King" Vinny Mac Einsenson and actor and your friendly neighborhood LEO Victor Dobro!  We present two special topics this week!  First the panel talks about which actresses in a top 5 format they would love to play their love interest!  The guys even add another one that you won't believe!   Later in the program the panel is joined by the comedy web series "Turf Valley" writer Thomas Ventigmiglia who talks about our second topic, if you could rewrite the ending of your favorite movie or TV series finale how would you change it?  Don't miss our rewrites of Game of Thrones Series Finale,  Halloween, Star Wars and more!   The panel also celebrates the birthday of Vinny Mac!  

So expect all the late-breaking news on pop culture, entertainment, and more! Listen to our gut busting humor, insightful commentary, and thought provoking opinions on the world of entertainment — uncensored — only on Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com)!

Song Credits:
Classic Cut - REO Speedwagon "Time For Me To Fly"

Ep 791: Actor John Leguizamo from The Menu and Actress and Singer Judy Kuhn(11/9/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents  our first interview at Baltimore Comic Con (www.baltimorecomiccon.com) with comic book creator Howard Chaykin!   In one of the more jaw dropping moments in BTB History, listen as our own Mike "The General" Zad talks to Howard and mentions something that sets the creator off!   We could NOT believe what happened in this interview!  Find out what happened as well as Howard's thoughts on the comid book industry today!

Interview: Comic Book Creator Howard Chaykin(11/1/22)

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents another on-location interview from our favorite horror convention Monstermania (www.monstermania.net) with actor Andrew Robinson (Hellraiser).  Andrew talks to us about his thoughts on whether he was contacted to appear in the recent Hellraiser reboot.  We also ask Andrew his thoughts on reboots and how he would rather not revisit any of the iconic franchises he has worked before.  We also talk to Andrew about his recent theater productions and why it's important to return to the stage as an actor.  Great interview witha legendary actor you don't want to miss!

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