Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar

By: Jacob Elyachar
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  • Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar is an extension of Mr. Elyachar's website: Jake's Take. The podcast features conversations with guests from across the entertainment and lifestyle industries.

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  • Episode 343: Lenore Zann TALKS X-Men ’97, Portraying Marilyn Monroe & A Rogue’s Tale

    Episode 343: Lenore Zann TALKS X-Men ’97, Portraying Marilyn Monroe & A Rogue’s Tale
    Jan 27 2025
    A Note from Jacob: If you or someone you know are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call 988.

    It was an honor to welcome award-winning actress and singer Lenore Zann to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

    A ground-breaking artist and political trailblazer, Lenore Zann’s explosive career has spanned the globe with iconic performances and strong political stances. Thanks to her beloved portrayal of Rogue (the superhero fittingly recognized as “the strongest woman in the Universe”) in X-Men: The Animated Series and Marvel Studio’s X-Men ’97, as well as her roles as Tigra in The Avengers: United They Stand, Chiriko in Fushigi Yûgi, and Star Catcher in My Little Pony. Lenore Zann has become the voice of an entire generation. Born in Sydney, Australia, she moved to Canada with her teacher parents at the age of eight. With a natural talent for performance, Lenore Zann burst onto the entertainment scene at just nineteen with her haunting portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the rock opera Hey Marilyn! At twenty-six, she won Canada’s national ACTRA Award for Best Actor in a Radio Drama for her performance as Mary Snow in CBC Radio’s Salt Water Moon by David French.

    At thirty, producers in New York sponsored her to play Candy in Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love by Brad Fraser, first at the Hampstead Theatre in Chicago, followed by an off-Broadway run at the Orpheum Theatre. She followed this by writing and performing her first play, The Marilyn Tapes, first at Don’t Tell Mama’s Cabaret and another off-Broadway run at The Blue Heron Theatre. With hundreds of credits in TV, film, theater, radio, animation, and interactive games, she has electrified audiences with her performances. Fans tell her she has empowered them in their own lives.

    Now, the magical wings of Disney have helped Lenore Zann soar to new heights of fame. Fans and critics alike have hailed her stunning performance in X-Men ’97 as Emmy-worthy with both the show and Lenore garnering numerous award nominations, including a Primetime Emmy nomination for Best Animated Production. An album of songs and several feature film and TV roles are currently in the works. A Rogue’s Tale is her first book.

    Lenore also received the 2024 King Charles III Coronation Medal for outstanding community service, the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award for Service to Community and Country, the ACTRA Award for Best Actor, and a Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Arts and Culture. She supports organizations such as the Terry Fox Foundation, The Sick Kids Foundation, and St. Jude.

    On this episode of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Lenore Zann spoke about returning to the X-Men universe for Disney+’s X-Men ’97, portraying Marilyn Monroe and writing A Rogue’s Tale.

    Let's connect on social media:
    A) BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/jacobelyachar.bsky.social
    B) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacobElyachar/
    C) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacobelyachar/
    D) Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jacobelyachar
    E) Twitter (X): https://x.com/JacobElyachar
    F) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobElyachar


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    24 mins
  • Jake’s Take Special Edition #14: Taskmaster’s Greg Davies and Alex Horne Visit!

    Jake’s Take Special Edition #14: Taskmaster’s Greg Davies and Alex Horne Visit!
    Jan 23 2025
    It is a privilege to welcome Taskmaster presenters Greg Davies and Alex Horne to a special edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Taskmaster is a BAFTA-winning and International Emmy-nominated comedy entertainment show initially created by Alex Horne. Greg Davies stars as the all-powerful “Taskmaster” who, with the help of his loyal assistant Horne, sets out to test the wiles, wit, and wisdom of five comedians through a series of strange and surreal challenges in what is the most hard-fought and ridiculous comedy entertainment format on TV. So far, 170 episodes have been produced in the UK as part of a landmark six-season deal with Channel 4 in 2020. The broadcaster recently renewed the agreement for six more series following nine record-breaking series on UKTV’s Dave. Taskmaster has triumphed as one of Channel 4’s most popular programs in recent years, coming in as the channel’s third most streamed title of 2023 with 2.3 billion viewing minutes recorded across all series watched in the year. The launch episode of the latest series [S17] averaged an audience of 3.2m, with 40% of viewing coming from streaming [0-28 days, all platforms].Watched by a broad multi-generational audience, Taskmaster was Channel 4’s youngest skewing series last year, and in terms of audience share of young viewers (16-34) across last year’s series on the channel, it was second only to Gogglebox in the coveted 9 pm slot. Taskmaster was recently crowned Best Comedy Entertainment at the Rose d’Or Awards 2024 and has previously won Best Comedy Entertainment Show at the National Comedy Awards 2022 and 2023, Best Comedy Entertainment at the BAFTAs 2020, and Best Entertainment Programme at the Broadcast Awards 2018, having previously received two more nominations for the Broadcast Awards and recently picking up its fourth BAFTA nomination for the 2023 ceremony.It has also been nominated for the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award at the NTA’s 2021 and 2022, Best Comedy Entertainment at Rose d’Or 2023, Studio Entertainment at Rose d'Or 2021, Best Entertainment Programme at the RTS Awards, Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, the Broadcast Digital Awards, Edinburgh TV Award, the TV Choice Awards, and Best Returning Format in the International Format Awards 2020. The original Taskmaster program can now be seen in 120 countries. Over 92 seasons and 921 episodes have been commissioned outside the UK, with local versions now in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Croatia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Portugal, where it ranked first for most-watched entertainment programs on its channel RTP 1. The Taskmaster YouTube channel has been hugely successful internationally, reaching over 10.9 billion impressions since its first launch in October 2019. It has just over 870 million views and over 1.6 million subscribers, of which over a third are from North America. The channel has had over 196 million hours of content viewed, with 56% of those hours from North America (108 million hours watched). The show has grown significantly in popularity with American audiences, and over the last year, there have been 123 million views. On this special edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Greg Davies and Alex Horne spoke about Taskmaster’s tenth anniversary on television, previewed the Series 19 opener, and why they brought the series to the United States.Let's connect on social media: A) BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/jacobelyachar.bsky.socialB) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacobElyachar/C) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacobelyachar/D) Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jacobelyacharE) Twitter (X): https://x.com/JacobElyacharF) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobElyacharBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jake-s-take-with-jacob-elyachar--4112003/support.
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    11 mins
  • Episode #342: Brandon Lance Garnsey TALKS ‘Beast Games’, Working with Nick Uhas & Social Media

    Episode #342: Brandon Lance Garnsey TALKS ‘Beast Games’, Working with Nick Uhas & Social Media
    Jan 20 2025
    Producer’s Note: This conversation took place before TikTok resumed operations in the United States following President-Elect Trump’s decision to delay the ban on the China-based social media app.

    It is a privilege to welcome entertainment journalist and pop culture commentator Brandon Lance Garnsey to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.

    Brandon is a dynamic entertainment reporter covering celebrity breaking news, reality television, and pop music news for EntertainmentNow. He has covered celebrity news for TMZ Live as their entertainment contributor and has created a social media community where he reports the latest on pop culture.

    Brandon has a rich work history in the entertainment industry, including working in late-night television at The Late Late Show with James Corden and in digital media with some of your favorite content creators. Garnsey holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Chapman University’s film school, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. There, he graduated Cum Laude in 2020. He hosted the Chapman News weekly entertainment news segment and served in several leadership roles within his gender-inclusive film-based professional fraternity Delta Kappa Alpha.

    Recently, Brandon competed on Prime Video’s talked about Reality TV series Beast Games. Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson) and his team invited 1,000 people to compete for the $5 million grand prize. Along the way, Mr. Beast and his team offer multiple temptations, such as $1 million to contestants to end their journey.

    On this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Brandon Lance Garnsey discussed his Beast Games experience, working with Nick Uhas, TikTok’s potential end in the US, and which reality TV show he wants to do next.

    A) BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/jacobelyachar.bsky.social
    B) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacobElyachar/
    C) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacobelyachar/
    D) Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jacobelyachar
    E) Twitter (X): https://x.com/JacobElyachar
    F) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobElyachar

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    36 mins

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