On Friday, July 11th, the Interview Show celebrated its 6-month anniversary, which joked, host and columnist for the Red Eye, Mark Bazer “sounds better then the sixth show.”
The Interview Show is a once a month show where Bazer, the host, talks with local celebrities. This month, guests consisted of local artist and musicians with bands like The Mekons and Waco Brothers, Jon Langford, author of Nixonland, Rick Perlstein, WGN radio midday host John Williams, and local Hip-Hop artist C. O. Any.
The Interview Show is peppered with references to, and riffs of, old Late Night talk shows. An introduction, directed by local filmmaker Steve Delahoyde, starts the show with fake clips from old shows. There is jazzy music playing in between the guests. And the iconic desk and couch combination looks like found furniture, which Bazer said he conveniently found in a room above the Hideout.
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