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December 8 2025

Wyatt Michael – Singer / Crooner (Sing With Swing / The Voice)

Steve Owens podcast American Songbook, American Standards, Ariana Grande, Bts, Chasing Avenir, crooner, doc watkins, frank sinatra, Iykyk, jazz, Jazz Texas, Kelly Clarkson, las vegas, Michael Buble, NBC The Voice, singer, SingWithSwing, songwriter, streetwalker, the voice, Tony Bennett

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Wyatt Michael
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Wyatt Michael. My wife and I saw Wyatt perform live at a jazz club in San Antonio and I just had to get him on the show. In this episode, we get to know about Wyatt’s early years singing in a rock band, and how he discovered jazz and the American Standards. He lets me play one of his songs from that rock band so we can get an idea of what he USED to sound like. Then we dive into his love affair with the Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Michael Buble style of music. He shares funny stories about some of his first live gigs in this new style, as well as ‘The Curse of the First Dance’. Next, we get into his time on the NBC reality competition show The Voice. Wyatt explains how he came to be part of the show, what his experience was like, and some behind the scenes tidbits. Naturally, I ask if I can play a song that he wrote and performed in this crooning style, that I just adore. of course, we cover his recent move to Las Vegas, and where he can be found belting out the great American Songbook. Make sure to check SingWithSwing.com for tour dates and upcoming shows.

June 7 2021

Hugh Fink – Comedy Writer (SNL / Martha & Snoop)

Steve Owens podcast comedy, david spade, doc watkins, eddie murphy, fink, hugh fink, late night, martha, martha and snoop, oj, oj simpson, saturday night live, sketch comedy, sketch comedy class, snl, snoop, stand up, stephen krueger, tracy morgan, violin, writer

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Hugh Fink
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know comedy writing icon Hugh Fink. Hugh has written for such shows as: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party, and he spent SEVEN years writing for Saturday Night Live. In this episode we chat about what it was like growing up in a Jewish family in a VERY unlikely; and UN-Jewish place. Then we jump right into how and why he got into comedy and tv writing. Hugh tells us some fun stories about working in the industry, including stories about SNL, the time he almost got David Spade beat up by Eddie Murphy, and even a phone call he had with OJ Simpson! Finally, we discuss Hugh’s classes where he teaches; both how to write comedy sketches, and how to write for late night television. I had such a great time sitting down with Hugh! Special thanks to our mutual friend Stephen Krueger for making this happen. Enjoy!
Hugh is not on social media but you can connect with him at HughFink.com