Total Schmidt Show
Comedian Lenny Schmidt travels the world and chats with other live performers who have also built a successful career entertaining audiences globally.
Lenny Schmidt has been a traveling Stand-up Comedian for over thirty years. In "Total Schmidt Show", Lenny sits and chats with other entertainers he runs in to as he travels. Comedians, singers, dancers, singers, song writers, magicians.... everyone who has built a career traveling and performing live on stages, cruise ships, theaters, TV, film, comedy clubs, concert halls, bar mitzvahs, strip clubs, or alleys. Some you will know. Some you will not. We shine a light on the working (not famous) live entertainer.
TSS was inspired by Lenny's previous podcast, "Quarantine Comedy", During the pandemic, Lenny spoke with other live performers about how they got through that difficult time. Everything from Zoom shows, Parking lot comedy, and streaming concerts.
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Episodes
151 episodes
Total Schmidt Show (4TSS159) Nikki Carr
My first Virgin Voyages crusie was a blast. So much cool stuff available to the guests... really great experience, and I got to work with Nikki Carr.Mad respect and a huge fondness in ,my heart for comics like Nikki. She's an old pro. B...
Total Schmidt Show (4TSS158) Damon Sumner
First time working with and meeting Damon. We actually had quite a bit in common. We both worked with kids. However, he was a real teacher. An educator. My Improv class was more of a simple after school class. This was a great pod. ...
Total Schmidt Show (4TSS157) Phil Hughes
Phil Hughes, ventriloquist extrodinare. I misspelled several of those words. Phil was last on the show in 2020. Been a while indeed. Good friend asnd a great act. Got to watch him work on the big Hawaii crossing. Had dinner, talked...
Total Schmidt Show (4TSS156) Sideshow Bert
I've known Sideshow Bert for around 6-7 years or so. Juggler / Performer / Comedian... he's one of those "Do it all" acts. A seasoned pro who covers all the bases. Juggles, chainsaws, tazers, watermelons, cheeseburgers, and grapes. Some times a...
Total Schmidt Show (4TSS155) Melissa McLaughlin
On 4TSS155 we have easily one of my favorite people in the entire world. Melissa McLaughlin is an amazing singer, solist, performer who I don't get to see enough. Her show is a beautiful thing to watch. A powerful, angelic voice combined with a...
Total Schmidt Show (4TSS154) Vince Royale
4TSS154 will be the first of five podcasts from the Hawaii crossing. As explained at the begining of each episode... a crossing is several sea days in a row with numerous entertainers. Lots of shows, lots of talent, so alot of podcasts. We star...
Total Schmidt Show (4TSS152) Supernova Duo
I met Dany and Sebastian on a Celebrity ship. A married couple from Argentina who live together, travel together, work together, create together, write together, sing together.... That's a lot of together. They form "Supernova Duo" a beautiful ...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS151) Malik Chunn
Season 4 moves on. Malik Chunn is an incredibly talented dancer/actor. Caught him on the Celebrity Silhouette. Found out he's much more than that. Performing is in his blood. He's done it all from dancing, performing and teaching. Love talking ...
Total Schmidt Show (4TSS150) Aaron LaVigne
Season four of 'Total Schmidt Show" starts off where season three ended, with the other half of "Radio Recall"Recorded a few weeks earlier. I ran into Aaron on the Celebrity Silhouette. He and Jenna Rubaii make up the show "Radio Recall...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS149) Jenna Rubaii
Ran into Jenna on the Celebrity Silhouette in December. She performs in duo called "Radio recall" with Aaron Lavigne. The two of them are guest entertainers that travel over the world to show ships pretty much everything. It's a show rememberin...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS148) Titou - Magician
Listen to episode 3TSS148 closley. Titou is either from Kentucky or France. I can't figure it out. I'm kidding. 100% from France. Lives in Vegas. Much like many performers (and myself pretty soon) Titou's show is great. Magician, g...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS147) Dune Laila
This week I catch up with Dune Laila. An amazing singer and soloist I ran into on the Celebrity Apex. we learn about her growing up in music, performing live with her dad, and her time in France. Beautiful voice, beautiful soul, and an great ch...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS146) Tommy Green
Tommy Green from Canada. A Guest Entertainer I ran into on the Celebrity Apex. He's a showman. He sings, he's funny, he "dances", tell stories.... A great show an a great guy. We actually met years ago on a Carnival ship. He's one of those acts...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS145) John Caponera
Comedy Comin' at 'cha!!.Johns a Chicago holiday tradition. Born and raised in the Chicago area, John has been coming home to play Zanies every Thanksgiving for the last forty years. Johns one of those comics everybody from Chicago knows...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS144) Luca Ferro
Back to Vegas, sort of... Comedian Luca Ferro. From Chicago, Bridgeport... Hey, I'm from there!! Similar upbringing. We both had parents that used chores as punishment.. brought back some memories. We actually met at Zanies in Chic...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS143) Bil Dwyer
Bil Dwyer is not only the host of Battlebots, he's and stand-up comic, a good friend, and a fellow Chicagoan. I've worked with him a few times over the years. I reached out to him when I was playing Vegas last week. I asked him to do the show a...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS142) Nadeen
I love hypnotists. They can be so intense. Nadeen was great. Watched all her shows, she's fantastic. Great shows, audiences loved her. I loved talking to her. She told a story about learning the hard way how to develop a show. We got in to the ...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS141) Karen Rontowski
Working with Karen this week at Brad Garretts Comedy Club. We chat about her physicic comedy shows and her new theater tour. She does my reading too. YAY!!More KarenTT/IG -
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS140) Holland Vavra
Holland Vavra from Houston, TX. An amazing singer/soloist I worked with on the Celebrity Silhouette. She loves "Back to the Future", Diet Coke, and animals. She has 8 guinea pigs, a chicken... too many more to list. Spent a ten day crusie with ...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS139) Jassen Allen
From Omaha by way of LA and Vegas.... I think thats how it works. Great singer/Guest Entertainer I got to meet on the Celebrity Silhouette. Was a production cast member who developed his own show and became a guest entertainer. Great show. ...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS138) Lily Schmidt
Hey, it's my daughter. You might remember her from "Big Schmidt, Little Schmidt" podcast a few years ago. Lily has moved her sights and focus to Phoenix, AZ. Lily talks about her vision and goals as she continues to build her SM pre...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS137) Vince Morris
I worked with Vince over the last week or so.Vince is my favorite kind of comic. When he works a room, he works the whole room. It's great to watch. You never know where the show is gonna go. he's a good friend. We spent the whole week t...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS136) Allison Weber
Total Schmidt Show this week with Allison Weber. My last Alaska of the year on the NCL Joy and I was lucky enough to work with my friend Allison Weber. She is awesome. I remeber working with her ion her very first ship. She was an ...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS135) Rob Brackenridge
I normally don't like to say bad things about a guest, but this week I make an exception. Rob is a Packer fan. I've known Rob for many, MANY years. We did the midwest circuit together quite a bit when I lived in Chicago. Rob is one ...
Total Schmidt Show (3TSS134) Jason Stuart
Total Schmidt Show has Jason Stuart this week. First, he rightfully called me out on wearing a tank top during recording. My apologies. I feel shame.Jason Stuart is an Executive Producer, Actor, Writer, Director, filmmaker......
