Listen "Ritch Shydner (Luke Ventura) Interview"
Episode Synopsis
The Married with Children Podcast is beyond thrilled to talk to Ritch Shydner this week who played Luke Ventura, Al's original co-worker at the shoe store in Season 1! Ritch is originally from Pennsville, New Jersey and has made numerous guest appearances on late-night TV as a comic since 1979. Besides playing Al Bundy’s co-worker on Married with Children, he has worked as a writer and producer. He has appeared in Designing Women, Roseanne and feature films such as Beverly Hills Cop II. Ritch has written for Roseanne, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, and HBO’s The Mind of the Married Man.
In 2006, he compiled stories of comedians on the road for a book entitled I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America's Top Comics, which he co-wrote with Mark Schiff. More recently, in 2017, he authored Kicking Through the Ashes: My Life as a Stand-up in the 1980s Comedy Boom. He has been described as “an incredibly funny observational comedian” by the likes of Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Maher.
Luigi and Chris talk to him about his early life, his career in standup comedy, his television and film appearances, and of course his time on Married with Children, along with much much more! You can learn more about Ritch on his website at http://www.ritchshydner.com/.
So let's all take up our normal seats in the nudie bar, grab your beverage of choice, and listen in to the "Answer Man" Ritch Shydner! You WILL NOT want to miss this interview!
In 2006, he compiled stories of comedians on the road for a book entitled I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America's Top Comics, which he co-wrote with Mark Schiff. More recently, in 2017, he authored Kicking Through the Ashes: My Life as a Stand-up in the 1980s Comedy Boom. He has been described as “an incredibly funny observational comedian” by the likes of Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Maher.
Luigi and Chris talk to him about his early life, his career in standup comedy, his television and film appearances, and of course his time on Married with Children, along with much much more! You can learn more about Ritch on his website at http://www.ritchshydner.com/.
So let's all take up our normal seats in the nudie bar, grab your beverage of choice, and listen in to the "Answer Man" Ritch Shydner! You WILL NOT want to miss this interview!
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