Doug Elfman Show

Doug Elfman Show


Latest Episodes

Biff Isn't a Real Person, says the comedian who played him, Tom Wilson
September 23, 2015

Strangers say "I hate you" to Tom Wilson at barbecues, because they were so greatly impacted by his legendary portrayal of Biff in "Back to the Future." The twist: Wilson was bullied as a kid; then he portrayed film's most iconic comic bully; and ever...

Jami Rodman, ex-prostitute
September 21, 2015

Jami Rodman grew up religious in small-town Oregon. She couldn't cut her hair. She couldn't watch TV. No music. And certainly no sex images. But whenever she saw a friend's Playboy, or online porn, it stirred her. So in her early 20s, she moved to...

Brad Garrett Living Room Show
September 19, 2015

Big, tall Brad Garrett gives us a private stand-up gig, more or less, from his living room couch, where I interviewed him, thumped his coffee table like a drum, and laughed at jokes about Donald Trump, Obama, Bernie Sanders, butts, colons, running,...

Our Favorite Books with Geoff Schumacher
September 11, 2015

I have written my first short story for publication, for the annual Las Vegas Writes project's upcoming seventh volume, "The Anarchy of Memories."  The editor is former Review-Journal writer and editor Geoff Schumacher, and the other writers are...

THE NEWS * Adam Kealoha Causey Returns
August 22, 2015

Should I write for the readers I have, or should I write for the readers I want? How do I tell the difference between a real journalism outlet and a propagandist outlet? There are many journalism questions on my mind today as I discuss them with Adam...

LSU Alums * Me and Adam Kealoha Causey
August 22, 2015

LSU & JOURNALISM — Me and Adam Kealoha Causey both went to LSU, we both ran the daily newspaper there, the Daily Reveille, we both learned from Jay Perkins at LSU, we both work at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and we both say "me and this...

PAULY D * Life in Vegas
August 20, 2015

Pauly D moved to Vegas and lives a single life, hiking, DJing, boating, and hanging with Diplo, Skrillex and Chumlee. I talked with him right before he was to DJ Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at Rehab dayclub pool party in the Hard Rock Hotel. Tell him how...

BEER! Cicerone Sarah Johnson tries improving Vegas' luxury beer market
August 20, 2015

Beer geek Sarah Johnson says Vegas lags in luxury beers compared to other cities, so she's on a mission to get local distributors, and international brands, to put luxury beer on Vegas menus for tourists clamoring for higher quality brew, which would...

The Bold and Courageous Return of Tony Macklin at Ronald's Donuts
August 16, 2015

Tony Macklin met John Wayne's mistress, was on the set of Alfred Hitchcock's last movie, and has insights into film, criticism, and life. He's at tonymacklin.net and I'm at DougElfman.com.

Elvis TCB by Justin Shandor
August 07, 2015

Lady underwear and hotel keys have been thrown at Justin Shandor, the best Elvis TBA I've ever seen. Or, Elvis Tribute Artist. And there are a lot of great Elvis Presleys (Elvi) in Las Vegas, so that's no small feat. I went to his house and got this...