Steve Young (Bathtubs Over Broadway, Late Show with David Letterman)

We interview writer Steve Young (Bathtubs Over Broadway, Late Show with David Letterman) about his comedy writing career, how his interest in industrial musicals led to the acclaimed documentary Bathtubs Over Broadway, and his current venture into writing and acting in short comedy films.Among other things, we discuss why the type of guests changed over the decades from Late Night with David Letterman to Late Show with David Letterman, why industrial musicals are more than just kitschy curiosities, and what it’s like taking short films on the film festival circuit. Follow Steve Young on Instagram.Visit the Bathtubs Over Broadway website.Learn about the wonderful world of industrial musicals in Steve Young and Sport Murphy’s book Everything’s Coming Up Profits: The Golden Age of Industrial Musicals. The theme music for The Film-Flam Man Podcast is by Tom Shad.Follow Tom Shad on Bandcamp. Get full access to The Film-Flam Man at matwbt.substack.com/subscribe