Soprano. And most of all, you can tell they love the people of this fictional world, and the emotional complexity of their story. The hit HBO show, The Sopranos, ran for 86 episodes in six seasons and saw the likes of some famous faces in Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, and Steven Van Zandt. In the YouTube version, the two appear on a split screen, wearing headsets, with similar red curtains behind each as a backdrop. “There was nothing else for me to do creatively in Vegas . Kushner and de Matteo relish the show’s insights into family, relating, for example, A.J. The Sopranos featured a litany of characters that all helped bring the story to life, and you better believe a show like this is a pretty good credit to have on your acting résumé. ask their former colleagues what they’ve been up to since. Maybe that’s why their podcast, the episode-by-episode breakdown Talking Sopranos, is a bit of a letdown. one fan wrote. If fans need their Sopranos fix, there are two podcasts currently running - Talking Sopranos with Michael Imperioli & Steven Schirripa and Pajama Pants with fictional brother-sister duo Jamie-Lynn Sigler & Robert Iler. Edie Falco, who piled on the awards for her portrayal of Carmela Soprano, continued to be a force in the TV world after The Sopranos ended. . Sure to be FILTHY," De Matteo wrote on Sept. 28. Although Bracco was already an established actress before The Sopranos, this role certainly helped her land a regular spot on the TNT's Rizzoli & Isles. In aggregate, they don’t seem to have much to say about. "Uncle Junior" was a thorn in Tony's side for many years. Privacy Notice In aggregate, they don’t seem to have much to say about The Sopranos, either as a piece of art or from a behind-the-scenes vantage point. “There was nothing else for me to do creatively in Vegas. ensemble “reacted” to the reality of the Covid-19 pandemic. When you get Imperioli and Schirripa together — they played two of the most beloved Sopranos characters in Christopher Moltisanti and Bobby Baccalieri — the expectations are bound to run high. Thankfully, he has been clean since 2013, and recently started a podcast called Pajama Pants with his former Sopranos co-star Jamie-Lynn Sigler and YouTube personality Kassem G. Speaking of Jamie-Lynn Sigler, the actress that played Meadow Soprano has generated a few significant credits after 2007, including recurring roles on Entourage and Ugly Betty. He left acting behind, but agreed to appear in an indie movie called 4 Kings. The episode I heard, dedicated to “Pax Soprana,” the sixth installment of the series’ first season, began with some familiar small-talk around coronavirus, then segued into a discussion of what either guy was watching in quarantine — which is how I found out that Imperioli loves the animated sitcom, , while Schirripa harbors some inexplicable dislike of Guy Fieri. He now hosts a podcast with Sigler and comedian Kassem G … Do Not Sell My Personal Information. No, Tony wouldn’t listen to it, but he wouldn’t know what the fuck a podcast is in the first place. The curious contrivance of the roster also puts some strain on things: Kassem G. is a buddy of Iler’s who has also never watched The Sopranos, and it feels as if Iler split the difference between doing a podcast with this guy or Sigler, making them implicit foils. [10], He was present on October 23, 2005 when the underground poker club Ace Point was raided by the police, but no charges were filed against him. Cardi B's old gang-life friends are haunting her success, This story has been shared 50,275 times. Kassem Gharaibeh (Arabic: قاسم الغرايبة ; born October 10, 1983) is an American comedian and actor, best known for his online content. "I'm only on S5E2 of Sopranos. Still, after they’ve lightly dinged the listeners who complain that they should stick to Sopranos, this roundtable is almost pointed in its banality. He mentioned all this, including how he and Sigler came up with the idea, while appearing as a guest on “Talking Sopranos,” another podcast about the TV show, this one hosted by actors Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa. During the 1970s and ’80s, Spilotro oversaw criminal activity in Las Vegas for the Chicago Outfit, with his boyhood friend Cullotta serving as a lieutenant. Which is fine if all you want is to hear grown-up Meadow and A.J. Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights He served as press secretary for Nevada Governor Bob Miller, and was political editor at the Las Vegas Sun and managing editor at KFSM-TV, the CBS affiliate in Northwest Arkansas. Entertainment Tonight/TV Guide Network. Miles Klee is MEL’s resident tank-top dirtbag, shitposter and meme expert. What It’s Like to Pop Your Cherry on Reddit’s ‘Virginity Exchange’, The Sad, Strange Life and Death of Devonte Hart: The Crying Black Boy Who Famously Hugged a Cop, Hasan Piker Can Bro Down and Demolish Capitalism at the Same Time. Available On Your Preferred Podcast Platform, Youtube For Video, and https://t.co/Jq7xMdgHz9 pic.twitter.com/vTvxu3w3h1, — Steven Schirripa (@StevenSchirripa) May 4, 2020. Take A Listen To Episode 6 Of @talkingsopranos , Out Now!! ended, or how they wound up on the show in the first place. Soprano’s trouble at school to their own memories of fraught teacher-parent conferences. I’d love to just play poker for the rest of my life.". Why Are Tube Sites Suddenly Filled With… Porm? Although the post is almost two months old, fans are still commenting on the image. Caught in Poker Raid", Court TV's coverage of Robert Iler robbery case, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Iler&oldid=986488972, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 November 2020, at 05:06. Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Rob Iler & Kassem G by Yeah, But Still published on 2020-08-17T04:11:15Z This week Jamie-Lynn Sigler & Rob Iler (aka Meadow & AJ Soprano on The Sopranos) and Kassem G, hosts of the podcast Pajama Pants, join us to discuss Slipknot, Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump and how none of them have seen The Sopranos. — they got carried away playing with a can of whipped cream while making ice cream sundaes, she says, and he squirted some in Iler’s hair, which put a stylist at annoying pains to fix. He went to see a doctor — and wound up getting clean. It was then that he won the role of A.J. De Matteo appeared on the podcast on Oct. 7 to mark The Sopranos' 20th anniversary. The weekly podcast they launched last fall, “Pajama Pants,” features Iler, Sigler and internet personality Kassem Gharaibeh, known as Kassem G. "I told my manager to stop sending me scripts," he told Poker Listings in 2013, reports Cheat Sheet. Speaking of goomahs, there’s a digression about an “urban legend” of a guy caught cheating with his mistress in a hotel on 9/11 when his panicked wife calls him, thinking he’s trapped in his office at the World Trade Center. , this roundtable is almost pointed in its banality. Pajama Pants, with Robert Iler, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Kassem G. Pajama Pants is the least structured and, after 30-odd episodes, the longest-running podcast series by former Sopranos stars — you can also watch it on YouTube. Aside from that, Pajama Pants hasn’t quite decided what it wants to be, and its latest incarnation as a teleconference is too much like catching up with your extended family on FaceTime. A completist, of course, will have to listen to them all, absorbing every stray detail of the show’s mob and/or familial drama. Apart from the recommendation (and discount offer) for the massage device Theragun, this could be taking place in your own living room. I miss The Sopranos," another wrote. “All these young people are now addicted to The Sopranos,” she said in an interview for this story. On top of all that, the stars have new podcasts. He also said he has not been interested in doing much acting since the show ended but could see himself being involved in something like the Netflix crime series Ozark. Based on YouTube views, the most popular so far is the one by Imperioli and Schirripa. What Is Ahegao, the Hentai Face That’s Suddenly Everywhere? The curious contrivance of the roster also puts some strain on things: Kassem G. is a buddy of Iler’s who has also never watched. Sirico's voice has also helped him make a living. Robert Iler played Tony Soprano's troubled son Anthony Jr., or A.J. RELATED: 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Cast Of The Sopranos. 5,793, © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved The Google. Which of these shows is the best fix for a superfan? Titled The Many Saints of Newark and featuring James Gandolfini’s son, Michael, the film is set in 1960s Newark, New Jersey, “when the African American and Italian communities are often at each other’s throats,” according to its website. This Is A Great One! The original plan was to have the two hosts work together in the same studio, but Imperioli participates from Southern California, while Schirripa is in New York City. Apart from the recommendation (and discount offer) for the massage device Theragun, this could be taking place in your own living room. The stars of the series are revisiting their heyday. "I just started watching the sopranos and they killed your character off and I cannot get over it... you made that show!" Subscribe for new episodes every Monday morning. “The Sopranos” star Robert Iler is having his second act with the podcast “Pajama Pants” after battling addiction issues and dropping out of showbiz to be a pro poker player in Las Vegas. RELATED: The Sopranos: 15 BTS Facts That Make Us Less Angry About How It Ended. This recent boom in Sopranos-centered podcasts includes a third one, “Made Women: A Sopranos Re-Watch Podcast,” with Sopranos cast member Drea De Matteo and her friend Chris Kushner, an entrepreneur from New Jersey. [11], CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, "Tony Soprano Jr. Actor Embarrassed By Arrest", "Can You Find A.J. You get the sense these episodes are rather hit-or-miss. In general, the women are just warmer, funnier and having a better time than Imperioli and Schirripa — they imitate their favorite characters with glee, pay special attention to subtle touches in makeup and costuming and de Matteo even points out framing mistakes or creative choices she disagrees with. To begin with, they have title music, an organized structure and a natural feel for the tempo of a podcast, never laboring over the topic of discussion nor straying too far afield. He co-authored his autobiography, entitled Twelve Angels: The Women Who Taught Me How to Act, Live, and Love, which delves into his unlikely rise to prominence from his humble beginnings in The Bronx, NY. Their interview with Katherine Narducci (Charmaine Bucco on, ) gets off to an halting start before delving into her gigs in Martin Scorsese’s. You get the sense these episodes are rather hit-or-miss. Imperioli makes more of an effort to read the show, mentioning “great” shots, cuts, music choices, etc., whereas Schirripa is an interrupter, idly wondering whether a coincidence was deliberate, or a line was an ad-lib, but never knowing the answer.