The award-winning documentary Dying to Do Letterman — follow comedian Steve Mazan's journey to perform on Late Show with David Letterman.https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/en-ushttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/itunes-names-dying-to-do-letterman-new-noteworthy/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/itunes-names-dying-to-do-letterman-new-noteworthy/THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. We're thrilled! This photo really says it all: Thrilled to be in "New and Noteworthy" right between BRAVE and BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, sitting there with THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. If you haven't already seen the movie, you now know where you can catch…Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:55:32 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/omaha-tugg-screening-of-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/omaha-tugg-screening-of-dying-to-do-letterman/Jeremy Hanson will be hosting a TUGG Screening of Dying to do Letterman in Omaha, NE on Deceber 4th at 7:30pm. Screening takes place at the Oakview AMC 24. If you're around Omaha, be sure to get your tickets here. Been a long time since tickets were on sale, but so grateful that Jeremy had the…Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:32:49 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/laughspin-covers-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/laughspin-covers-dying-to-do-letterman/Laughspin wrote a terrific piece on Dying to do Letterman back in 2012. They'd been covering Steve's journey for a while, and called his story "inspiring." Unfortunately they seem to have gone offline if they come back we'll relink to the story here!Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:49:50 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-official-trailer/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-official-trailer/We proudly present the official Dying to do Letterman trailer. Please help us spread the word by giving it a like and/or a comment. Would mean the world to us and Steve. Thanks, Joke and BiagioTue, 23 Oct 2012 19:51:31 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-coming-soon/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-coming-soon/Like we told you the other day, we are blown away and honestly a little overwhlemed that Oscilloscope is releasing Dying to do Letterman. We're thrilled. More details coming soon. In the mean time, here's the official Dying to do Letterman trailer on Yahoo Movies: Turns out Yahoo Movies doesn't keep…Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:13:45 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/coming-soon-from-oscilloscope/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/coming-soon-from-oscilloscope/Oscilloscope is releasing Dying to do Letterman. More details coming soon, but we couldn't be more excited. And we can't see too much more right now...but it'll all be official soon! In the mean time, here's the official Dying to do Letterman trailer on Yahoo Movies: Turns out Yahoo Movies doesn't…Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:35:50 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/see-steve-mazan-perform-live-for-free/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/see-steve-mazan-perform-live-for-free/Hi D2DL Friends and Fans! People are always asking when they can come see me perform in L.A. Well I have a great show at a cool theater in Hollywood and best of all it will cost YOU nothing! Zilch. Zero. Nada! In fact you'll be doing me and my two friends a favor because we are recording a CD that…Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:04:54 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/robin-williams-talks-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/robin-williams-talks-dying-to-do-letterman/It's always a bit scary when an Academy Award winner shows up to see your movie. Make that double scary when he's one of the most famous comedians in the world and your movie is set in the world of comedy. Here's what Robin Williams had to say about our film Dying to do Letterman:Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:14:08 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/new-york-docuweeks-screenings-of-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/new-york-docuweeks-screenings-of-dying-to-do-letterman/Start Spreading The News... ...I'm leaving Wednesday. In case you didn't recognize that song (it was paraphrased) it's New York, New York. And I am so excited because we will be heading there this week for Docuweeks! That's right. Our film will be showing in Manhattan. And as the song goes, "If I…Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:13:59 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-raises-8000-for-team-lucy/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-raises-8000-for-team-lucy/Part of our goal with this movie has always been to give back where we can. So you can imagine how moved we were when we received this video from Team Lucy, and small group supporting a young girl with leukemia, about our Kickstarter Indie Oscar® Campaign: Needless to say, we wanted to give back.…Sun, 21 Aug 2011 01:53:22 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/steve-here-great-week-of-dying-to-do-letterman-updates/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/steve-here-great-week-of-dying-to-do-letterman-updates/Hey everyone, Steve here... What a Week! Lots of news this week for "Dying to do Letterman." Books, Benefits, Blogs and breaking barriers in our Kickstarter campaign. Giving Back... We were able to pay much of your love and support forward. The benefit screening of "Dying to do Letterman" we donated…Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:33:53 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/msnbc-covers-dying-to-do-letterman-give-back/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/msnbc-covers-dying-to-do-letterman-give-back/MSNBC covered the fundraiser we put up for Team Lucy, a group put together to support a young girl with leukemia. So proud to say our little movie raised $8000 for young Lucy! Thanks to all who came out to the event. Here's the MSNBC Story on Dying to do Letterman. The link to the MSNBC story no…Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:21:30 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/documentary-tech-two-parter-on-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/documentary-tech-two-parter-on-dying-to-do-letterman/Well, like so many things on a hisotircal blog, looks like Documentary Tech is not around anymore. But wwe found the below on the Wayback Machine so you can still read them! Thanks to Documentary Tech for covering us back then. Leading documentary blog Documentary Tech covered Dying to do Letterman…Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:40:07 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/moviemaker-magazine-dying-to-cover-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/moviemaker-magazine-dying-to-cover-dying-to-do-letterman/MovieMaker magazine ran a great interview with filmmakers Joke and Biagio today about the making of Dying to do Letterman. Dying to make 'Dying to do Letterman'Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:29:40 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/the-wrap-covers-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/the-wrap-covers-dying-to-do-letterman/So pleased to appear among the pages of Hollywood Top Blog THE WRAP. See the story here: Letterman Doc Funds OscarQualifying Run Through Web PleaWed, 20 Jul 2011 01:12:37 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/indiewire-front-page-for-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/indiewire-front-page-for-dying-to-do-letterman/We were excited to be front page news at IndieWire today. Catch the story: The 21 Secrets to the Success of the Kickstarter Oscar Campaign.Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:06:13 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/yahoo-covers-dying-to-do-letterman-docuweeks-acceptance/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/yahoo-covers-dying-to-do-letterman-docuweeks-acceptance/Web giant Yahoo ran a great story on Dying to do Letterman and our Oscar® qualifying run at DocuWeeks: 'Dying to do Letterman' Joins the DocuWeeks LineupSun, 10 Jul 2011 01:25:52 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/windy-city-live-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/windy-city-live-dying-to-do-letterman/Oh No! 1. Looks like this video went offline. 2. Hey, it's been a decade plus, lol. 3. We're on the lookout, hope to find it soon!Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:11:33 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/fox-news-reports-on-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/fox-news-reports-on-dying-to-do-letterman/Great, indepth coverage from Fox News on Dying to do Letterman. Comedian's Cancer Fuels Dream to Be on 'Letterman'Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:34:21 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/thanks-new-subscribers-from-fox-news/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/thanks-new-subscribers-from-fox-news/Wow...we normally get anywhere from 50 to 100 views a day here at the blog...but today, thanks to this story at Fox News, we're up over 1400 this morning! update: as of 3:50pm we're at over 2100 unique visitors today! So happy that so many of you are learning about our doc and Steve's story! So glad…Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:46:39 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/tonight-chigago-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/tonight-chigago-dying-to-do-letterman/You can proabbly guess the tickets have been sold out for more than 15 years now. But keeping this one for posterity, and hey, who doesn't love Nora Dunn? Catch the Chicago Premiere of Dying to do Letterman tonight at 8pm! Get your tickets online from at The Gene Siskel Film Center now and enjoy it…Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:02:29 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/daily-herald-dying-to-do-letterman-do-late-show-or-die-trying/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/daily-herald-dying-to-do-letterman-do-late-show-or-die-trying/Dying to do Letterman made the front page of The Daily Herald today. Read the article Do Late Show or Die Trying at The Daily Herald site. In Chicago? Check out this post about Steve's David Letterman dream to get tickets.Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:59:40 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/just-for-laughs-chicago-street-teaming/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/just-for-laughs-chicago-street-teaming/Just two days away from our Chicago premiere of Dying to do Letterman, and once again we're streetteaming it hard to help our chances of achieving a sellout crowd. King is a Fink Julie Keck and Jessica King, aka @KingIsAFink on Twitter, are a Chicago filmmaking couple who took the time to come out…Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:59:50 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/david-letterman-documentary-cbs-chicago-reports/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/david-letterman-documentary-cbs-chicago-reports/Great story this morning from CBS Chicago on Steve's David Letterman dream, and our Chicago screenings of the movie. Read the story here.Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:35:14 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/david-letterman-dream-comes-to-chicago/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/david-letterman-dream-comes-to-chicago/Besides David Letterman... People always ask me besides performing on the David Letterman show, “what are you Dying to do?” Well, I have about 3000 things I’m dying to do, but I can tell you that one of the biggest is to share our documentary “Dying to do Letterman” with my fans, friends and family…Sat, 11 Jun 2011 04:34:55 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/david-letterman-movie-just-for-laughs-chicago/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/david-letterman-movie-just-for-laughs-chicago/This is a big one! So pleased to announce that Dying to do Letterman will be coming to Chicago where it will play in the worldfamous Just For Laughs comedy festival...at the very prestigious Gene Siskel Film Center. You can get your tickets here. Steve's Hometown What makes this screening especially…Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:39:24 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-the-jersey-shore/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-the-jersey-shore/Attention, EastCoasters! Dying To Do Letterman is coming to New Jersey. In just a couple weeks we will be making our Atlantic Coast premiere at The Lighthouse International Film Festival in Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Great screening time, too: Saturday, June 4th, at 7pm! Please check out our…Mon, 16 May 2011 14:15:00 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/heres-johnnnnny-and-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/heres-johnnnnny-and-dying-to-do-letterman/So, last year at this time I (Steve) was invited to a little town called Norfolk in Nebraska. You may not have heard of it, but you have heard of one of it’s past residents. Johnny Carson. The king of late night and the precursor to my man David Letterman. In Johnny’s honor Norfolk is now home to…Mon, 16 May 2011 14:14:26 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-coming-to-two-more-cities/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-coming-to-two-more-cities/Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:46:39 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/documentarian-tim-hetherington-lived-his-dream-every-day/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/documentarian-tim-hetherington-lived-his-dream-every-day/Documentarian and Oscarnominated codirector of the film Restrepo Tim Hetherington died today in the city of Misrata. He was doing what he was born to do...documenting our world. This time, covering the conflict between Muammar Gaddafi’s forces and Libyan rebels. An Inspiring Life It will not be how…Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:23:43 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/a-very-special-mom-talks-about-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/a-very-special-mom-talks-about-dying-to-do-letterman/At the Cleveland International Film Festival our documentary about Steve's dream to perform on the David Letterman stage won the AudienceVoted Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition, a tribute to Greg Gund. Greg's friends and family described him as "intensely creative and talented, and wholly…Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:28:32 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/i-wanna-be-like-dave/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/i-wanna-be-like-dave/I wanna be like Mike Dave David Letterman’s show is the pinnacle for any standup comedian. Only the best perform there. That’s one of the reasons I wanted to be on his show. But only one reason. It's Personal I can relate to Dave. I remember watching his old NBC show late at night and thinking I was…Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:47:33 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/great-podcast-review-of-dying-to-do-letterman-from-world-of-cinema/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/great-podcast-review-of-dying-to-do-letterman-from-world-of-cinema/The World of Cinema keeps a fun, really honest podcast talking about movies. We were so pleased (and a little nervous!) to find out they'd seen Dying to do Letterman and had talked about in on their podcast. Luckily, the podcast called the movie "fantastic." We also really appreciated that the World…Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:06:14 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/cleveland-awards-dying-to-do-letterman-top-prize/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/cleveland-awards-dying-to-do-letterman-top-prize/Dying to do Letterman won a top prize at The Cleveland Film International Film Festival! The final prize of the night, the Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Film Competition, which includes a $5,000 prize, went to us. I was rolling on my flip cam, but then so completely lost in the moment I forgot to…Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:14:21 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/cleveland-rocks-dying-to-do-lettermans-world/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/cleveland-rocks-dying-to-do-lettermans-world/UPDATE! We just won a top prize at the fest! Audience vote in a category with over 40 films! The Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Film Competition, which includes a $5,000 prize. More To Come!!! It might have been cold outside, but The 35th Cleveland International Film Festival gave a warm welcome to…Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:45:38 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/steve-and-biagio-video-from-cleveland-international-film-festival/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/steve-and-biagio-video-from-cleveland-international-film-festival/On little sleep and too much caffeine, Steve and Biagio try to explain what their movie is about to the fine people at The Cleveland International Film Festival. Too bad Joke wasn't there to help. Seriously.Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:47:08 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/blogger-trapped-by-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/blogger-trapped-by-dying-to-do-letterman/We like to share good news with you here at the Dying to do Letterman blog. After all, our hope is that you'll love the movie as much as we do, and tell all your friends. But sometimes you probably want to hear an opinion that's slightly less biased than that of the people who made the film :) So…Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:53:51 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/cleveland-sells-out-stands-up-for-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/cleveland-sells-out-stands-up-for-dying-to-do-letterman/Sold out our first screening in Cleveland, at 2:30pm today. This was the audience reaction: Thank you Cleveland.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:52:31 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-on-local-cleveland-news/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-on-local-cleveland-news/We were lucky enough to be interviewed by Cleveland legend Robin Swoboda on the local NBC nightly news as we prepare to play at the Cleveland International Film Festial. Shot this on our flip cam as it aired.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:56:20 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/magic-dying-to-do-letterman-buttons/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/magic-dying-to-do-letterman-buttons/To help promote DYING TO DO LETTERMAN, we're handing out dream buttons...they say "I"m dying to..." and then we fill in the dream with a sharpie. Lara Klaber over at The Cleveland International Film Festival was kind enough to post about our antics, buttons and all, in this funny post at the CIFF…Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:46:24 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/great-review-from-cleveland-plain-dealer/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/great-review-from-cleveland-plain-dealer/Received a great review today from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, who gave us a letter grade of "A" and who said about the movie: "...a nimble, uplifting film that celebrates life, love and friendship. Best of all, it's a riot." Read the full review at The Cleveland Plain Dealer site.Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:16:29 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-cleveland/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-cleveland/We're at the Cleveland International Film Festival! And what a fest it's been! We're so lucky to have been greeted with open arms by a staff not afraid to let us have some fun. Lara Klaber, lead blogger for CIFF, was kind enough to get up an initial post about our movie. You can read it here. In…Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:02:26 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-wins-best-documentary-feature-and-audience-award-at-cinequest/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-wins-best-documentary-feature-and-audience-award-at-cinequest/The big news has been split up over several posts from the past week, but we thought we'd officially put it in one place: Dying to do Letterman won both the jury prize for Best Documentary Feature and the Audience Award at the Cinequest Film Festival. Here are some video highlights from audience…Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:56:16 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/floating-on-helium/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/floating-on-helium/Over at Helium Magazine, Sophia M. Papadopoulos was kind enough to run a twopart story on Steve and Dying to do Letterman. Check out Sophia's indepth interview with Steve, complete with some new photos from Cinequest. In part two, Sophia reviews and breaks down Dying to do Letterman. Here's a quote:…Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:37:14 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-wins-grand-jury-prize-for-best-documentary/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-wins-grand-jury-prize-for-best-documentary/UPDATE: Dying to do Letterman also won the Audience Award for Best Documentary! We're proud to say that Cinequest awarded Dying to do Letterman the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at Cinequest 21. We were in competition with some very strong docs, and earning this award is a huge honor. This,…Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:15:17 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/audiences-and-critics-praise/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/audiences-and-critics-praise/UPDATE: Dying to do Letterman won both Best Documentary Feature and the Audience Award at The Cinequest Film Festival! We're grateful and humbled. Have a look:Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:43:15 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/4-star-review-for-dying-to-do-letterman-from-steve-rhodes/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/4-star-review-for-dying-to-do-letterman-from-steve-rhodes/Filmmakers dream about it...the day when you make a film that earns a four star review. This past Sunday, Steve Rhodes of InternetReviews.com, who's written hundreds (thousands?) of reviews over the years, which have appeared everywhere, attended one of our Cinequest screenings of Dying to do…Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:40:31 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/if-we-came-to-cinequest-to-see-just-one-film-this-year-this-is-it/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/if-we-came-to-cinequest-to-see-just-one-film-this-year-this-is-it/We are humbled and grateful for the amazing review we've just received from Directors Live, who gave us an indepth review and also posted some footage from Steve's comedy benefit show we put up the other night in order to raise money for The Canary Foundation. A few quotes from the article: "If we…Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:23:31 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/utterly-engaging-and-entertaining/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/utterly-engaging-and-entertaining/As you know, we premiered Dying to do Letterman this past Friday at the Cinequest Film Festival. The audience reaction was overwhelming, and if it hadn't been caught on tape, we'd be convinced we dreamt the whole thing: One of the audience members, Chip Street, has written a long, thorough review of…Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:43:06 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/sold-out-screening-standing-ovation-for-world-premiere-of-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/sold-out-screening-standing-ovation-for-world-premiere-of-dying-to-do-letterman/photo by studiomix The greatest feeling a filmmaker can have? For us, it may have been the moment we had to give our seats away because the screening completely sold out. Well, until 80 minutes later when we received a standing ovation at the world premiere of our film, Dying to do Letterman. Or, 30…Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:03:21 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/attack-of-the-street-team-dying-to-do-letterman-at-cinequest/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/attack-of-the-street-team-dying-to-do-letterman-at-cinequest/Working hard to get noticed in San Jose at the Cinequest film fest. Ingredients? Scrubs, flyers, buttons, and a lot of caffeine.Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:03:34 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/steve-does-tv-today-in-the-bay/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/steve-does-tv-today-in-the-bay/Steve was invited to promote the world premiere of Dying to do Letterman on the Bay Area NBC morning show Today in the Bay, and we couldn't be more excited! Check out some highlights below. Special thanks to Today in the Bay for such a great piece, and helping us get the word out about Steve's…Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:03:18 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/laughing-for-a-cure/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/laughing-for-a-cure/The comedians (and one actor) of the Live Your Dream comedy benefit show. When we first talked about making Dying to do Letterman, one of the things Steve really wanted to do was find a way to "give back" with the movie, and last night at the Cinequest Film Festival we took our first step toward…Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:36:41 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/test-screen-reactions-to-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/test-screen-reactions-to-dying-to-do-letterman/Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:02:43 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/the-cinequest-begins/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/the-cinequest-begins/Blogging on the go from the iPhone from the Cinequest film fest, where we premiere Friday night. So far, so great. Tomorrow, the street team will be out in full force...in some pretty fun getups...stay tuned! Special thanks to Pho Vietnamese restaurant for becoming the official home of our first…Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:36:32 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/yousendit-sends-support-to-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/yousendit-sends-support-to-dying-to-do-letterman/If you've ever sent anyone a big file over the web, chances are you've at least considered using YouSendIt. Well, we're happy to say YouSendIt is now on our list of official supporters for Dying to do Letterman. They'll not only be sponsoring a swanky gettogether for us at The Cinequest Film…Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:25:58 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/cnn-entertainment-minute-features-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/cnn-entertainment-minute-features-dying-to-do-letterman/As we prepare for our screenings at the Cinequest Film Festival, we're excited to see that the press is taking notice of our film! San Jose's CNN affiliate KLIV featured us in a recent entertainment minute. Now, YES, they did mispronounce Steve's last name (if you're wondering, it should sound more…Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:00:54 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-named-in-top-ten-list/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-named-in-top-ten-list/Well, it's only fitting for a movie called Dying to do Letterman to end up on someone's top ten list...and we couldn't be more grateful. Our movie was named one of the top 10 movies to see at the Cinequest Film Festival. Check out the full article here in the San Jose Mercury News.Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:43:37 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/el-camino-hospital-supports-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/el-camino-hospital-supports-dying-to-do-letterman/We're so proud to announce that El Camino Hospital will be sponsoring our world premiere at The Cinequest Film Festival. Not only will their logos appear on the hospital scrubs worn by our street team, as well as teeshirts which will be provided to early arrivals at our screenings, but we'll be…Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:04:56 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/actor-michael-rooker-helps-us-fight-cancer/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/actor-michael-rooker-helps-us-fight-cancer/Incredible actor Michael Rooker (JFK, Mississippi Burning, a million other movies, not to mention AMC's hit show The Walking Dead) stopped by to this this PSA and announcement for a comedy benefit show we'll be doing up at the Cinquest Film Festival for The Canary Foundation. He'll be there to sign…Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:57:28 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/an-academy-award-story-its-not-how-much-time-you-have/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/an-academy-award-story-its-not-how-much-time-you-have/The inspiring true story of an Academy Award winner...Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:37:53 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/david-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/david-letterman/David Letterman, Huh? I get this question every time someone hears about “Dying To Do Letterman.” Why David Letterman? Even my own father asks, “Why not Leno?” David Letterman 101 Let me answer by first telling you that other comedians don’t ask this question. They understand why “The Late Show with…Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:43:14 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/steves-speech-on-dying-to-do-letterman-at-cinequest/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/steves-speech-on-dying-to-do-letterman-at-cinequest/We were fortunate enough to have Steve speak on behalf of Dying to do Letterman at the Cinequest Media Event. After playing Steve's Top Ten Reasons to Attend the Cinequest Film Festival, Steve gave this speech. It's slightly edited for time...and because he mispronounced Joke's last name :)Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:00:36 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/cinequest-road-trip/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/cinequest-road-trip/Steve, Gary, and Nate make a big announcement in a very cramped vehicle. And something smells like garlic.Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:18:22 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/still-riding-a-cinequest-high/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/still-riding-a-cinequest-high/Wow! That's about all I can say after attending the Cinequest Film Festival 2011 announcement ceremony last night. After six years working on the project, I don't have words to describe how it felt to have our documentary announced along with films by John Turtorro, and starring Uma Thurman and…Thu, 03 Feb 2011 02:43:51 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/steves-voicemail-from-the-cinequest-film-festival/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/steves-voicemail-from-the-cinequest-film-festival/Check out the voicemail Steve just left me, minutes after announcing the world premiere of our documentary Dying to do Letterman at the Cinequest Film Festival media event. He was so excited, just had to share.Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:47:08 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/world-premiere-of-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/world-premiere-of-dying-to-do-letterman/After six years, the journey is just beginning. Dying to do Letterman will premiere Friday, March 4, at 7:00 pm at the Cinequest Film Festival. Thank you, Cinequest Cinequest has been ridiculously supportive of Steve and Dying to do Letterman. 7pm on a Friday night? THANK YOU Cinequest! And their…Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:45:58 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/the-end-is-just-the-beginning/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/the-end-is-just-the-beginning/Thank goodness for Pepsi Max. I'm here in the bay, personally editing the final, final cut (yeah, right!) of our movie Dying to do Letterman. After six years, hundreds of hours of footage, countless cans of Pepsi Max, 60 pounds gained, then 60 pounds lost (thank goodness) we're finally nearing...the…Sat, 15 Jan 2011 02:12:27 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/make-a-wish/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/make-a-wish/Got a dream? Make a wish. It just might come true.Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:20:20 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/huge-news-at-dying-to-do-letterman-headquarters/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/huge-news-at-dying-to-do-letterman-headquarters/It doesn't get bigger than this...Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:04:08 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/touching-story-of-beating-the-odds/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/touching-story-of-beating-the-odds/As crazy as it might sound... I'm not happy I got diagnosed with cancer. But I will admit that the perspective I now have is a welcome one. I'm not going to tell you I live everyday like it's my last. I don't. If I did, I'd probably be flat broke, 400lbs, and in jail (I have a crazy last day…Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:16:43 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/pete-postlethwaite-dies-live-your-dreams-for-petes-sake/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/pete-postlethwaite-dies-live-your-dreams-for-petes-sake/Actor Pete Postlethwaite Never Stopped Living His Dream "It’s not how much time you have, it’s what you do with it." That became my motto after I got diagnosed with cancer in 2005. And no one seems to encompass that outlook more than actor Pete Postlethwaite. That name not sound familiar? Take a…Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:46:01 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/happy-holidays-from-the-dying-to-do-letterman-gang/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/happy-holidays-from-the-dying-to-do-letterman-gang/Look out! Steve, Denise, Joke & Biagio have made a wacky, hastily put together, and perhaps unwisely finished holiday video greeting. From the gang at Dying to do Letterman, we send you best wishes for a great holiday season.Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:42:51 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/steve-landesberg-dies-of-cancer-thanks-for-staring/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/steve-landesberg-dies-of-cancer-thanks-for-staring/The famous Steve Landesberg Stare Did you know Al Pacino tried standup comedy? So did Kevin Spacey and Craig T. Nelson. I’m sure the list of famous people who have tried standup comedy would go on forever. The truth is most comedians don’t get famous until they do something besides standup. Eddie…Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:14:58 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/the-3am-podacst-with-steve-joke-and-biagio/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/the-3am-podacst-with-steve-joke-and-biagio/Justin W. Hedges, famously known as The 3AM Screenwriter, has the first official podcast covering Dying to do Letterman. Steve, Joke, and myself talk with Justin about how the movie started, laugh a lot, cry a little, and have a real blast. Check it out to get a real idea of what the movie's all…Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:46:01 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/welcome-from-steve-mazan-new-beginnings-at-the-dying-to-do-letterman-site/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/welcome-from-steve-mazan-new-beginnings-at-the-dying-to-do-letterman-site/Welcome!!! Steve here. Thanks for coming to the Dying To Do Letterman website. Or, coming back. A Journey... Ya see it was six years ago that I started this website as a campaign to spread the word about my project of trying to get on “The Late Show with David Letterman” and now it’s been revamped…Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:12:14 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/yes-according-to-the-press-steve-mazan-is-funny-sacremento-press/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/yes-according-to-the-press-steve-mazan-is-funny-sacremento-press/Steve's photo from the Sacremento Press, after a recent show. You'd be surprised how many times people ask my wife Joke and me (yes, that is her real name by the way) the same question about our documentary: "Is Steve funny?" Yes. We Think He Is... Of course, we may be a little biased, but Steve's…Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:07:33 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/brian-regan-fringe-benefits-of-being-a-comedian/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/brian-regan-fringe-benefits-of-being-a-comedian/There are so many things I love about being a comedian: The creativity, the laughter, the travel. But I think my favorite thing is that once you are a working standup you can pretty much walk into any club and watch the show for free. Even when the show’s packed I can stand in a corner and watch the…Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:15:03 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/spreading-some-love-surfacespread-donated-to-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/spreading-some-love-surfacespread-donated-to-dying-to-do-letterman/Our latest Dying to do Letterman supporter is Frank from Jack's Secret Stash, and we couldn't be more excited. Spreading the Love Around Frank puts out a great plugin for Cinema 4D called SurfaceSPREAD. It's terrific for making realistic 3d landscapes. We had a particular graphic in mind for Dying…Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:44:55 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/klaus-heyne-donates-drive-to-dying-to-do-letterman-from-c4dplugin/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/klaus-heyne-donates-drive-to-dying-to-do-letterman-from-c4dplugin/So close to the big, merry holiday...could that be why the Dying to do Letterman team was lucky enough to have their own personal Santa pay us a visit? Santa Klaus Klaus Heyne, to be exact. This graphic guru makes an exciting plugin for Cinema 4D (the 3D software we use here at Joke Productions)…Sat, 04 Dec 2010 07:49:29 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-facebook-with-you/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-facebook-with-you/After six years of making Dying to do Letterman, it's finally time to start talking about it. What better way than Facebook? Thanks to Steve Farnsworth for giving us some advice on our social media strategy, and inspiring us to get this start the Facebook page and get the video online.Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:51:06 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/frischluft-supports-dying-to-do-letterman-with-copy-of-lenscare/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/frischluft-supports-dying-to-do-letterman-with-copy-of-lenscare/Frischluft, a company that makes great visual FX plugins, has helped bring Dying to do Letterman to fruition today by donating a copy of their sweet After FX plugin Lenscare, something we'll be using in the creation of graphics for the movie. Getting Focused For those of you who work with After FX,…Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:33:00 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/trapcode-and-red-giant-software-donate-trapcode-suite-to-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/trapcode-and-red-giant-software-donate-trapcode-suite-to-dying-to-do-letterman/We've been working hard on concepts for the graphics treatment in Dying to do Letterman. There's a magic set of plugins we wished for, to create cloud effects, glows, and other graphic goodness, famously known as the Trapcode Suite. Well, today, Red Giant Software generously donated a copy the…Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:26:45 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/a-monster-tweetup-for-dying-to-do-letterman/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/a-monster-tweetup-for-dying-to-do-letterman/It was September 4th, 2009, and we had no idea Steve was about to become the focus of so many tweets that our web servers would crash for hours on end. A good problem to have. Twitter came to life with words of support and encouragement from all those who heard about Steve's journey, and wanted to…Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:09:55 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/ijl-designs-builds-dying-to-do-letterman-website/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/ijl-designs-builds-dying-to-do-letterman-website/Note: We were so grateful to Linda for building the original site, and will always be. After 15 years we can't ask anyone to donate their hard work, time and talent in perpetuity, no matter how much they are "dying" to help! The current site is designed and maintained by us (Joke and Biagio). We…Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:00:22 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/editing-begins-on-dying-to-do-letterman-2/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/editing-begins-on-dying-to-do-letterman-2/If you're hanging around this blog, you already know Dying to do Letterman is a selffunded, passion project documentary we’ve been shooting for nearly five years. It follows comedian Steve Mazan who, after learning he has liver cancer, dedicates his life to living his dream: performing on the David…Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:19:19 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/recurring-dream-part-deux/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/recurring-dream-part-deux/Ok, so my dream to get on Letterman is complete. All the details of my journey are going to be in a documentary entitled cleverly enough “Dying To Do Letterman” with the help of my filmmaker friends Joke and Biagio (jokeandbigio.com or jokeproductions.com). So now what? Well, as many of you know,…Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:31:52 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-makes-yahoo-front-page/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dying-to-do-letterman-makes-yahoo-front-page/The noise about Steve's quest to perform on The Late Show with David Letterman is really picking up, from the generous stream of Twitter love, to great stories like this one on Punchline Magazine and this story...which was the lead story on Yahoo this morning. We are so honored to be making this…Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:39:40 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dream-complete/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/dream-complete/Call the Dream Police and tell them that they can take the day off. Tonght, my appearance on “The Late Show w/David Letterman” airs. I taped it Monday August 31st. Dave and the gang take Fridays off, so they tape two shows on Monday, and show the second one on Fridays. I don’t want to spoil too…Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:27:22 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/will-dying-to-do-letterman-dream-happen-in-2009/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/will-dying-to-do-letterman-dream-happen-in-2009/Already a quarter way thru 2009 and no Letterman booking yet. YET!!!! The year is young and so am I. Ok, at least the year is. Good news is after a year of submitting new material and DVD’s to “The Late Show w/David Letterman” I got some decent news. I submitted a new set to the booker that had a…Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:07:49 GMThttps://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/recurring-dream/https://www.dyingtodoletterman.com/recurring-dream/OK. Over two years have passed and I haven’t done Letterman. I’ve even gone to revision 2.0 of this website. In the first year of this project I got much closer to Letterman than I was prior to the project. Looking back I don’t know if doing it within a year was even possible. IN any case, I am…Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:03:16 GMT