FAQ

What is Chill With Phil about?
About two and a half hours that you will never get back.

How long have you been on the air?
We started October 31st 2003

How do you get those movies?
I have my ways

Why don't you show good movies instead?
There are plenty of good movies on TV. This is for people who have a different set of values concerning what is good to watch.

Really? This is popular?
Surprisingly yes. We get good numbers and a high volume of calls and letters. I owe that in no small part to TV being a wasteland on Saturday night. I am even forced into watching Chill With Phil some weeks because there is simply nothing else on. I am not trying to be self depreciating but but I am also not lying. And it does seem to be funny sometimes. Right now somebody somewhere in charge of things like that told me I have about ten thousand viewers. I imagine it falls way off about 1 am which is shame because that's when it really gets good, the first two hours are just warming up.

Are all the shows live?
No very few of them are. Back when we started Andy Wiseacre and myself were in the studio on Friday night anyway, doing the show live was just our way of screwing off the last two hours of the work week. When it got moved to Saturday to make way for a rerun of Malcolm In The Middle doing shows live meant driving into town on the weekends and doing the show thus adding another day to the week. I don't want to seem lazy but I really do not want to be there six days a week unless they pay me extra.

WEHT Andy Wiseacre?
Andy and I did not break up ala Lewis and Martin. He just didn't want to do it anymore. We still stay in touch and he works at his day job.

Why is no one famous on your show?
I try to get every celeb that comes to town unfortunately celebs are few and far between in Corpus Christi and because we are on so late it seldom benefits them to be there. These shows (like mine) are about promotion. Most concert gigs (for example) have come and gone for any given weekend long before my show hits air. It was better when it was on Friday nights.Besides I got that guy from the Globetrotters just last week! Clint Milby has been there.

Who the hell is Clint Milby?
A Houston based Filmmaker of ill-repute. His website is down right now. I'll get with him this week and see what's up.

What is your best moment on the show?
I have had very few great moments but the show has had some really good ones. I can sit here and say that we had the World Premiere of Refuge of Last Resort. A film that is doing really well in the DVD market.
The Primordial Oooze Puppet Show was really good. I still hear about that one.
The Haunted Cemetery Tour with The Paranoia Paranormal Ghost Hunting Society is my favorite.

Can we order past shows?
No. I do not even tape them. They are stored inside a computer and on Monday morning they are sent to the recycle bin.

How do you repeat shows then?
We have never shown a re-run. We have repeated films but never a repeat show.

How does one get to be a guest on your show?
Two ways: You can be invited or you can buy your way in. If you want to be invited just ask and tell me why you want to come. If are even moderately interesting you are welcomed on but you cannot be there to sell something. If you have something to sell you are also welcomed. I will work out a sponsorship package and you can come on to sell your product or service. I sell this shamelessly. We are a commercial TV station driven by advertiser support.