Dreesen in the House

Ronnie Schell move over ~ Comedian Tom Dreesen and I spent all afternoon in his NYC hotel room laughing it up before his David Letterman appearance today in Midtown. Of course, I was knee deep in production and lighting equipment with a crack team of producer filmmakers calling the shots. Yes, even funny man Tom Dreesen welcomed the chance to make a cameo in the documentary we've been shooting for 6 months. In fact, PilotGirl Productions™ made "Variety" magazine this week talking all about it ~ just a little blurb but still worth noting. Following the interview, unbeknowst to us, Tom tested his "Late Show with David Letterman" material on us before going onstage. His is a kind of romantic, good-natured, satirical comedy you wish more young comedians did but don't, probably because it's a generational thing.

He kindly arranged VIP seating for us in the Ed Sullivan theater and seeing that I'm a rabid Letterman fan I knew to bring a sweatshirt and sneak a snapshot. Like I said, Tom is not a manufactured comedian, he's from the 'old school' and ran with guys like Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Richard Pryor and Bob Hope. He's a legend in the stand-up world and makes regular appearances on Letterman and in Las Vegas. What a super swell and all-around wonderful human being.

Oh yah, Lindsay Lohan was on the show too.