Impractical Jokers Star Sal Vulcano On The TV Show, His Career And More

Sal Vulcano is coming to Detroit in February, but first, he talked to me about Impractical Jokers, his career, and lots more.

His new standup special is on YouTube. "I just released my first stand-up special, "Terrified," on YouTube. I announced the tour with the special, so I'm getting a head start. By the time I'm done, I'm sure I'll hit around 100 cities."

I was shocked to find out this was his first special. "I've been doing comedy for a long time but never had the time to do a special because the show is so time-consuming. I finally got a six-month break between seasons to do it. It's called "Terrified," and it's on YouTube now. This tour, "Everything's Fine," is 100% new material."

Impractical Jokers is in its 11th season, currently on TBS. "We're on TBS now, which is a lot bigger. We're finding a new audience. We're filming the last day of season 11 on Wednesday and have signed for season 12."

I asked if Sal gets recognized in any random places. "All the time. I remember someone recognizing me in the ocean in Fiji on my honeymoon. It's a blessing and a curse."

Thank you to Sal for the time! He was great! You can see his "Everything is Fine" comedy show at the Fisher Theatre on February 21st. 

You can find more interviews I've done, here.

Don Jamieson's latest comedy album is No Sleep 'Til McSorley's. Once again, he's modeled his latest album after a famous rock record. This time around it's Motorhead's, No Sleep "til Hammersmith. He explains why he chose that pub, and how he got permission to use the famous album cover.

On the album, Don takes on many social and rock topics. It's a skill that he has where he can meld both worlds without sounding preaching or like he's taking sides. "Is there an underlying message to it? Of course there is" Don said. As far as who he takes shots at on the record, he said "Everybody gets it on the album". He said he gets a lot off his chest.

We talked about how surreal it is that we have the good fortune of getting to know our childhood rock star heroes. Don flashed back to seeing the mighty Judas Priest as a kid, with the "Metal God" Rob Halford right in front of him. He said that he'll never forget that feeling, but he's never lost that fandom.

The record opens with Lemmy from Motorhead introducing it.....or is it him? He explains. You can order the album on vinyl here.

Don talks about meeting his idol, Lemmy, several times. He said he tread lightly around the rock icon until he had his first drink with him. That was the time when he knew that he'd taken a liking to him.

Has Don ever been star-struck? He had a couple of experiences that he talked about, but it wasn't with anyone in the rock world. He also talked about a few classic musicians he's had the chance to meet. One from the Monkees and one from Led Zeppelin.

Great to have my friend, Don Jamieson on Talkin' Rock with Meltdown.

Here's the video interview with Don. Check this out as he reps the "D", and we talk about his latest album and more.

You can order the vinyl of Don's latest album here.

https://experiencevinyl.com/collections/don-jamieson-no-sleep-til-mcsorleys-vinyl-lp

Here's Don's last album, named after Saxon's Denim and Leather album.

Here's an example of Don's standup before a concert. This is from about 5 years ago.

Here's the audio-only podcast of our conversation. Please give Talkin' Rock a follow, as I talk to a lot of your favorite rock heroes.

https://wrif.com/episodes/rock-comedian-don-jamieson/