Biography
Tell 'Em Steve Dave is a podcast hosted by long-time friends Bryan Johnson, Walt Flanagan and Brian Quinn. The show's title comes from a running joke in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse movies in which Flanagan's character, Fanboy, yells "Tell 'em, Steve-Dave!" at Johnson's character, Steve-Dave. According to Johnson, the character of Steve-Dave is based on the owner of a comic book store that Smith, Johnson, and Flanagan once frequented; "Walter could never remember if the guy's name was actually Steve or Dave. So the name Steve-Dave was coined.
Bryan Johnson (nicknamed "Bry") is a writer, actor and director associated with Kevin Smith and the "View Askew-niverse". He is best-known by his appearances in Smith's New Jersey films as comic book fan Steve-Dave Pulasti. Way back Bry managed "Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash West" in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, California. The Stash West opened in 2004 and closed in October 2007.
Walt Flanagan is an actor, comic book artist and comic book store proprietor. Flanagan is a long-time friend of Kevin Smith, and it was Flanagan who first turned Smith onto comic books. Walt manages the comic book store named "Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash" in Red Bank, New Jersey. The Stash's owner is none other than Kevin Smith, he bought the store in 1997.
TESD also features Brian Quinn nicknamed "Q", who started out as "the tech guy" who ran the soundboard. Brian resides in Staten Island and has previously worked as a firefighter. Q is one of four members of the comedy group The Tenderloins the other three being Joe Gatto, James "Murr" Murray and Sal Vulcano. The Tenderloins are the stars of "Impractical Jokers", an American hidden camera reality show with improvisational elements. All three other guys have featured as guests on TESD over the years. Q has worked at Kevin Smiths company ViewAskew and has a cameo in Smith's movie "Dogma".
Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!, or simply TESD, is an American comedy podcast, featured previously on the SModcast Podcast Network. It is hosted by View Askew Productions regulars and close friends of Kevin Smith: Bryan Johnson and Walt Flanagan of AMC's Comic Book Men, as well as Brian Quinn of Impractical Jokers. The show is edited by Declan Quinn of Creaky Studios. Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! is recorded at Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash in Red Bank, New Jersey, the location seen in the television show Comic Book Men, and the A Shared Universe PodcaStudio, run by Ming Chen and Mike Zapcic.
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