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Hello! Many of you receiving this followed my Substack, “The Cinemorph” and I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you what I have in store for 2025. I was going to post last week, but since I live in Los Angeles, decided to wait and not compete with the apocalypse for air time.
Going forward, I’ll be using this Substack for three things:
I’ll be posting a brief newsletter at the beginning of every month telling you where I’ll be performing or on TV, etc.
True Tales From Weirdsville. Taken from the segment of the same name on my podcast, The Dana Gould Hour (Apple & Spotify). TTFW is like the Cinemorph, but not always strictly about movies. True, weird stuff, often but not always about showbiz.
Hanging With Dr. Z. The secret files of showbiz legend Dr. Z. He’s Mr. Hollywood. He’s been there, done that, and he’s here to take you back, show you where it happened and do it again while everyone watches.
So here’s what the newsletter will look like. In fact, this is one. So what, you may ask, is up with January, 2025?
L.A. is on fire, David Lynch has died, Neil Gaiman’s a monster and it’s only the middle of the month. That said, we’re trying hard to rally, so be on the lookout for…
JAN 26th SAN FRANCISCO, CA – It’s Hanging With Dr. Z LIVE at Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco as a part of SF Sketchfest, with actor David Dastmalchian (Oppenheimer), Kevin MacDonald (Kids In The Hall) and Janet Varney (Stan Against Evil, the Legend Of Kora), with live music by Rusty Steele & the Steel Wheels. Tickets available here.
JAN 27th – Location, location, location! Film historian Harry Medved and I revisit the filming locations of the greatest movie ever made, Plan 9 From Outer Space as part of PBS’ series, Locationland. Go to www.pbssocal.org It’s free!
JAN 29th – My new stand-up special, Perfectly Normal, is available on VOD. Companion album to drop soon after. I’ll be posting links to this space.
JAN 31st – Comedy Gives Back at The Fonda Theater in Hollywood, with Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis and more. Tickets are here.
On Monday, I’ll post the first…
HOW ALFRED HITCHCOCK RISKED IT ALL ON PSYCHO AND WON AND ALSO LOST.
Read all about it!
And lastly, for those who are asking who in the dickens this Dr Z is…
Excelsior!
Any Dana Gould is good Dana Gould!
I need me some Dana is these dark times.. and Dr. Z as a refresher. Thank you for bringing the funny when we need it the most. xo