tell me about it
Tell Me About It is a podcast with comedian/radio host Marianne Sierk and director/producer Steve-Tell-Me-About-It-Willis. Each week one of them tells the other something they learned, read or watched and they break it down like only two friends that have known each other for 20 plus years can.
Marianne graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in theatre and moved to NYC right away to become a waitress. She decided to try stand up comedy after seeing all the stage time and freedom it offered. She quickly gained the attention of the producers at VH1 where she was cast in up to 20 episodes of their popular “I Love the….” series (“I Love the 90’s, The 2000’s, etc) She moved to Los Angeles to keep the dream alive and was fortunate enough to find even better waitressing gigs and got more TV work. She played a cheerful piece of pepperoni in a commercial, was a commentator on Tru TV’s “World’s Dumbest” for several seasons, hosted 4 episodes of Byron Allen’s “Comedy.TV” and did stand up on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham”. After touring the country doing shows at clubs and colleges and continuing to work on commercials and small TV spots she decided to move back to her hometown of Rochester, NY to co-host a morning radio show. She got married, popped out a baby then moved to Baltimore to co-host an afternoon talk show called “Kirk and Marianne”. You can hear her weekdays from 3-8 here: www.98online.com
Steve Willis splits his time between an apartment in New York City and an 1800s-era farmhouse in upstate New York. An established music video director and producer, his clients have included Patti Labelle and Mary J. Blige and, more recently, many of the stars from Rupaul’s Drag Race. Steve produced and directed a reality TV show for HBO called Nerve.com and several short form, music documentaries, including one featuring Bon Jovi’s European tour. He has also produced a documentary with Vanessa Williams that promoted her new projects. Variety magazine gave Steve a glowing review for his feature documentary about the Bellagio Hotel’s fountains starring Rebecca Romijn and himself entitled “W.E.T. Dreams.” Recently Steve won a grant from The N.H.F.A. (National Hispanic Foundation of the Arts) for his feature film, now in production, on the Legendary Peruvian singer Yma Sumac. He is currently working on an exciting live show about Yma Sumac and a secret project with the B-52’s.