# Craig Shemin

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The return of The Muppet Show!

In what is perhaps the biggest news in TV comedy of the year - maybe in forty years - earlier this month, a brand new episode of The Muppet Show was released.  The Muppet Show was Jim Henson’s star-studded vaudeville variety TV show that ran for 5 seasons over 120 episodes from 1976 to 1981.  Now, …

Episode 84 - Angelo

The Muppet of the Week is... ANGELO! You know, the Italian chef from The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora who definitely was not intended to replace the Swedish Chef. Joining us for a deep dive into all things Angelo are Muppet performers Tyler Bunch and Paul McGinnis and Muppet writer Craig Shemin! F…

Ep. 171: One Two Three (1961) or ‘Coca-Cola Presents- The Testament of Billy Wilder’

Zach welcomes back historian and writer Craig Shemin (Sam & Friends: The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show) for a trip to post-war Germany where neither East or West Berlin can contain the Madness and Mayhem of Billy Wilder's 1961 Comedy Classic, 'ONE TWO THREE' Join the duo as the unpac…

92 N.Y. a Duck? (The MBCP LIVE)

Matthew joins us in New York City for our first-ever episode in front of a live audience, recorded at the Museum of the Moving Image—just steps from Kaufman-Astoria Studios, where the Marxes filmed their first two movies. We kick things off with a quick dive into Horse Feathers (because The Cocoan…

No Soap Radio: Jack Benny "Visits the Apollo 11 Launch"

No Soap Radio returns! Our 7th No Soap Radio production is based on an original script written by Craig Shemin (https://www.craigshemin.com/). This Jack Benny Radio Show takes place in 1969. Jack is invited to attend the launch of Apollo 11 which resulted in the first men walking on the moon. All o…

1232: Preserving Pop Culture (with Craig Shemin)

Craig Shemin is a writer, producer, and part of the Jim Henson television family. While he and DJ Bob have shared many discussions over their love of pop culture, today they finally get to do a podcast episode together. Self-described puppet and game show nerd, Shemin shares his long-standing conne…

No Soap Radio: Jack Benny - "This is Jack's Life"

Our 10th NO SOAP RADIO production is based on another original script written by Craig Shemin  https://www.craigshemin.com/). This Jack Benny Radio Show takes place in 1955. Jack wonders what itwould be like if he was the subject on the TV show "This Is Your Life". All of the usual cast of characte…

NO SOAP RADIO – Jack Benny, the Finale that Never Was

NO SOAP RADIO – Jack Benny, the Finale that Never Was Our 13th NO SOAP RADIO production is based on another original script written by Craig Shemin. When Jack Benny retired from radio in 1955, no farewell episode was ever produced. Craig has remedied that with our version in which Jack says goo…

"A MUPPETATIONAL CELEBRATION!" 50 Years of the Muppet Show with Our Panel of Muppet Experts

Screening Roomers, get ready for the most sensational... inspirational... celebrational... Muppetational episode EVER of the TMSR as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the most influential, inspiring and innovative show's in TV history - THE MUPPET SHOW!!! And, we are joined in the Screeni…

The Finale That Never Was (BONUS)

June 3, 2026 - No Soap Radio presents an "The Finale That Never Was" original Jack Benny script written by Craig Shemin. When Jack Benny retired from radio in 1955 no farewell episode was ever produced. Craig has remedied that with our version in which Jack says goodbye to his radio audience. The …