Recurring segments and bits on the show include: The show's self-described " Paul Shaffer" is actor Samm Levine. Viewers can interact via chat room during the show, and sometimes questions for the guest posed in the chat room are answered live. Common topics include the guests' childhoods, how they got into the business they are in (typically show business), how they got inspired to start certain creative endeavors, and unique experiences they have had while working. The guest interviews are very in-depth and typically longer than an hour in duration, sometimes exceeding two hours. Guests for the show include film directors Kevin Smith and Mike Binder, comedians Jimmy Pardo and Bill Burr, and actors Nia Vardalos, Illeana Douglas, Bryan Cranston, Dana Carvey, Matthew Perry, Jon Hamm, Paul Rudd, Adam Carolla, Anthony Cumia, Jason Alexander, Seth MacFarlane, Tom Hanks, Larry David & Jason Lee. In April 2009, Pollak partnered with Jason Calacanis on a weekly Internet talk show, Kevin Pollak's Chat Show. Comedy Central named Kevin one of the Top 100 Comedians of All Time. In July 2009, The Littlest Suspect, his most recent comedy special, was aired on Showtime. Stand-up Īs a comedian, Pollak's most famous work was his 1991 HBO special Stop with the Kicking, directed by fellow comedian David Steinberg and produced by comedy writer Martin Olson. Pollak directed the comedy film The Late Bloomer, starring Johnny Simmons, which was released in 2016. The film sold North American rights to Tribeca Film, a US distribution company. Most recently, Pollak's feature film directorial debut, the comedy documentary Misery Loves Comedy, premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The screenbook was based on a simple joke that Antoon and Pollak had between them. Jason Antoon, Seana Kofoed, Samm Levine and Pollak all acted in the ensemble cast.
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Pollak's directorial debut was on the horror web series Vamped Out, featured on the internet television platform Babelgum. In 2019, Pollak appeared in five episodes of the fourth season on Showtime's Billions, as Douglas Mason. Maisel, an original series from Amazon, as Moishe Maisel, the main character's father-in-law. In 2017, Pollak joined the cast of the Golden Globe–winning The Marvelous Mrs. His time on the show ended with the death of his character. In 2014, Pollak began a recurring role as Alvin Biletnikoff on the CBS sitcom Mom. Pollak was then seen hosting Million Dollar Money Drop for FOX at the end of 2010 the show ran for 12 episodes. In January 2010, Pollak was scheduled to host Our Little Genius on FOX, but the series was pulled before it could air on television. In 2010, he portrayed Sheriff Tom Wagner in Choose. In March 2008, Pollak played himself in the web series The Writers Room on Crackle. Through 2008, he had a recurring role as a district attorney on the television series Shark. In December 2006, he played Karl Kreutzfeld in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room. His most substantial role to date was in Deterrence (1999), in which he played the main character, a vice president who must take over for a deceased President and deal with a nuclear crisis. He also briefly hosted Celebrity Poker Showdown in its first season. However, he has also played a wide variety of parts, such as a comical brownie in Willow (1988), a criminal in The Usual Suspects (1995), the philandering brother of Sarah Jessica Parker in Miami Rhapsody (1995), and a gangster in The Whole Nine Yards(2000).
As an actor, Pollak's roles include the best friend or confidant characters to the leading men, as he did in Ricochet (1991), A Few Good Men (1992), End of Days (1999), and The Wedding Planner (2001).