38N – Buckling up with Jamie Alcroft

May 31, 2026 Darryl Asher

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In studio notes by Garon Cockrell
Editing and additional notes by Darryl Asher

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Talking my hair! Wings?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_Midler

Matt wonders why she isn’t held higher regard like Babs and Dolly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_a_Distance

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogie_Woogie_Bugle_Boy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruthless_People

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_(song)

Sounds like Jimmy had a bit of a coming of age over Bette Midler.

I THINK Another Brick In The Wall kept The Rose out of the top spot.

The guys talk grandparents.

Jimmy talks about the little boy at the doc office today. He was 2 and kept walking to the prescription booth that had a phone on it and grabbing it, “Hello? Hello?”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Fredriksson

Roxette new lead singer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lena_Philipsson

Lipps Inc and Paul McCartney kept The Rose out of #1!

35 – Eliot shows off his new fade out tool.

Talking about the Improv line up and the fame of female comics in America!

Jamie Alcroft is here!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Christopher_(actor)

We’ll be right back!

45m40s – We’re back!

Jamie Alcroft is here!

Jimmy talks his history with Jamie!

Jamie talks about Mack and Jamie.

Spell God with 2 Os! Spread that goodness around!

Do the math Eliot!

Jamie talks about where he was raised back east including spending times at various country clubs including a Jewish one, a mafia one, and a wasp one.

50 – Jamie talks about his grandfather who was a professional golfer.

http://www.golfmajorchampionships.com/players/1026

55 – “I’m just making fun of you.” – Jimmy

Jamie gives us some history in cluding being a hippie silversmith who’s house was burned down by trappers, a straight key west jeweler who knew Paul Lynde, which led to him meeting his comedy partner Mack!

Paul Lynde would by buckles from Jamie for his boyfriends.

60 – Jamie tells a story about Paul Reiser appearing on a soap opera (which was live at the time) and changing his line so he could come back the next day and do another appearance.

In Jamie’s day the clubs tried to pay in coke (caine).

1h10m – One of the gigs Jamie used to do had a swimming pool between the stage and the audience.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Hall – Still alive.

1h15m – Jamie talks about getting on Carson!

Jamie was offered Weekend Update on SNL! He turned it down.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rocket

He believed in Mack and Jamie so that’s why he turned down SNL.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Pierce_(female_impersonator)

1h20m – Glenn Frye let them use Desperado for free!

Jamie talks about the benefit he did for the art department in Calabasas and brought in Christopher Cross, Tommy Shaw, and Michael McDonald!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007

1h25m – Back to Carson!

Apparently, Johnny hated comedy teams.

Dirty Carson is back!

1h30m – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Alcroft

Comedy Break – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0288929/

Jamie talks about the time Richard Moll was on Comedy Break and decked Mack in a sketch where he was supposed to just lightly slap him.

1h35m – Jamie talks about the end of Comedy Break after Mack refused to do it when they wouldn’t let them hire more writers. In the lobby of the exec office they met Carol Burnett who said she was a huge fan of theirs. They talked in the garage by her car for 45 minutes.

32k a night for corporate jobs for 25 years.

Jamie talks about the time he saw a guy mistreating a skycab at LAX. He went to the guy and apologized to him for the man’s behavior and he said “don’t worry about it. That guy’s going to Portland Oregon, his beautiful new luggage is going to Portland Maine.”

Round the horn!

“I’m the pajama guy!” – Jamie

Fans!

Also Shut The Fuck Up Jamie!

2h – Jamie’s here to promote his book!

Its about him getting a double transplant.

https://www.amazon.com/Tin-Man-Diaries-Loosely-tightly/dp/1731244592

2h5m – Jamie talks about starting Donor Nights at comedy clubs and encourages people to become an orgon donor.

We’re done! What a joy and a delight!

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Bye!