I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Los Angeles Comedian, Writer, Director, and Producer Zack Kahn. With frequent standup gigs around Southern California, millions of video hits, and multiple projects both under his belt and always in the making, he was gracious in taking the time to sit down with me to “talk shop”. Here is the exact word-for-word transcription of our conversation:

BTTV: Good afternoon Zack, thank you again for taking the time to sit down and talk with me today. So… what’s crak-a-lack-ing?

ZK: A lot. A lot’s crak-a-lack-ing. Thanks for coming all this way to talk to me. How was the flight?

BTTV: Totally awesome. Ok, so, like, you totally wear a lot of hats. Comedian. Producer. Director, Writer. Of everything you’re currently involved in, wherein exactly would you say lays your true passion?

ZK: Tupperware.

BTTV: Oh totally, I can see that. Speaking of, I recently caught one of your short films, FOREIGN FILM THEATRE. Now as you may be aware, there is this stigma out on the streets, just a general feeling, if you will, about foreign films being “stupid and boring”. Thankfully with your hard-work and dedication to uncovering the truth in this web-series, that stigmata is slowly being shattered. Thoughts?

ZK: I’m glad you brought that up. I mean, let’s face it, all old foreign films totally suck. That’s just a given. So in my approach, I tried to modernize them and make them more accessible to today’s crowd. “Das Boot” and “13 Going on 30,” for example, aren’t really all that different when you examine them from a filmmaking perspective.

BTTV: Ok, speaking of films, I see you’ve worked on a number of films, not to mention being the personal assistant to Jeffrey Tambor… did you ever get to play with Franklin? Because he was my favorite character on that fucking show.

ZK: You IMDB’d me, huh? Only some of those credits are mine. IMDB won’t return my emails in regards to correcting it, though. That other Zack Kahn is doing quite well! Props to him. Anyway, I worked for Jeffrey while I was still at NYU so that was just before “Arrested Development.” I have actually never met Franklin but I saw him with his girlfriend at a record store out here a few months ago and he looked happy and healthy. Jeffrey is one of my comedic mentors and I’ve been fortunate enough to stay in touch with him over the years. I’ve already learned so much from him. He’s a great dude.

BTTV: Hahahahaha for real. Kids ALL OVER fucking town. Ok, speaking of famous people, are you aware of Zack Khan, Britain’s biggest body builder(http://www.thebiguniverse.com/zackkhan/bio.html)? Has he contacted you regarding your domain name and/or challenged you to a battle? I know when I bought my domain name I was originally going for just www.laurenwood.com but then Lauren Wood already had it and I was like “Bitch, please!” and she was all “Hello? Pretty Woman? Fallen?” and I was like, “Shit, you win. That song is totally good.”

ZK: We’re always getting confused but our last names are actually spelled differently. His is “Khan,” from the Latin word meaning “Muscle Dude” while my last name is spelled “Kahn” from the Greek word meaning “Toothbrush.” It can be hard at times because I just want to make people laugh but strangers will constantly come up to me and ask me to lift really heavy shit.

BTTV: Fuck yes! Exactly! Ok, so since this is a music and culture magazine and all, and we’ve already touched on the culture stuff with that shit about the foreign films or whatever, tell me a little about who you’re listening to on the iPod right now.

ZK: I love all kinds of music except anything that sucks. Stuff in my rotation now includes the new Tom Petty, Eminem, Beck, Toadies, The Thermals, The Vines. Slick Rick, Beastie Boys, Dirt Nasty, Bob Marley, Fatboy Slim, and Phish. Yeah, I said it. Phish. I just saw them again this year and they played all my favorite drugs!

And of course there’s the oldies I grew up on like Neil Young and The 2 Live Crew.

BTTV: ZOMG, those guys are fantastic. Do you listen to Vampire Weekend? You gotta check them out. Anyway, if I wanted to go and check out a set or see you on TV or in the movies, what would I do and where would I go?

ZK: I saw Vampire Weekend for the first time on SNL. I’ll be sure to check them out more extensively, thanks for the recommendation. As far as seeing more material, I have set up shop all over the Internet including my own site at www.kahn-artist.com, my YouTube page at youtube.com/zackdotcom, Twitter (twitter.com/zackkahn), and Craigslist (I’m selling size a pair of like-new rollerblades – size 10).

Additionally, you can make a list of people you know or kinda know that work in the entertainment industry and then vigorously assault them in an effort to help me get a 4-picture deal with a major studio. I’d be very, very grateful. Seriously. I’ll buy the winner an iPad.

BTTV: Rad. Ok, well Zack, I know you have like a bazillion things to attend to or whatever, so I don’t want to keep you. Do you have any last parting words for the Better Than The Van crowd?

ZK: Thanks for finding me. I love you guys. And remember to “Make Fun.”

BTTV: Totally.

You can keep abreast of all things Zack Kahn at http://www.kahn-artist.com/. You can also watch all of his riveting videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/zackdotcom. You can also LIKE HIM ON FACEBOOK. Zack is also a musician, and can be contacted directly for guitar lessons.