Muppet Guys (And Gals) Talking: The Muppet Family Interviews Thread

[Grumpo]

TWO real treats from Barretta Bros lately!

 

[Grumpo]

Peter Linz on The Mario Show.

Note that like Matt and, i think, every muppeteer, Peter dreams of bringing back The Muppet Show [4:01-4:05] =)

 

[Grumpo]

JHC people talking:

The Nerd Lys interview the special guest Mick Morgana Ignis.
She is one of the main puppeteers of Ned in the Henson production 'Earth to Ned' on Disney Plus.

Unimpressed as i am with 'Earth to Ned' per se, it does not reduce in any way the tremendous work of many talented people that went to the series production. The insights into the nature of puppeteering, advances in puppet technology, state of industry in 2020, Fraggle Rock On and JHC stories she shares here are simply brilliant!

 

[antsamthompson9]

In the first one, Kevin shares a hilarious story of a blooper when filming Elmo and Telly's Heavy and Light song. In the second one, Bill and Tyler share a hilarious exchange of Louie not understanding Ricardo.

 

[antsamthompson9]

Here's a fun interview with Brian Meehl, he has a really good sense of humor:

 

[datman24]

A great Frank Oz interview on Mike Birbiglia's podcast. Some interesting Muppet stories told here.

‎Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out: 29. Frank Oz: Frank Being Frank on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out, Ep 29. Frank Oz: Frank Being Frank - Jan 24, 2021

podcasts.apple.com

Spoiler

We get to hear from Frank's Fozzie for the first time in nearly two decades.

 

[Blue Frackle]

It looks like Frank expanded on Animal a bit... it used to be "sex, sleep, food, drums and pain" but now it's "drums, sex and eats glass" lol.

 

[antsamthompson9]

Here are some great interviews with Johnny T. I loved hearing that his first puppet job was the Starts and Street Forever special, and where the deep voice for the AM who got the number one ticket in CinderElmo came from:

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[Oscarfan]

Dang, gotta bookmark these.

 

[antsamthompson9]

Matt did a great interview with this guy who's clearly done his homework. And Noel did this great discussion about Disney's Pinocchio.

, https://jdhansel.com/pinocchio/