Cross & Crescent

Actor, comedian, and former chapter ritualist at Georgia State University, Lance Krall (Georgia State 1993) served as the keynote speaker at last summer’s 52nd General Assembly held at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix.

Shortly afterward he found out that his VH1 show, Free Radio was picked up by VH1 for a second season. He then spent the next several months writing and starring in the show.

The show, which airs on Thursdays at 11 p.m. EDT on VH1, is about what happens when a legendary morning shock-jock abandons his post, leaving the feeble-minded intern in charge. Carnage and mayhem…but funny carnage and mayhem.

Free Radio is improvised comedy that chronicles the Cinderella story of one dim-witted intern Lance (played by Lance Krall) who answers his call to greatness by jumping in to host a popular radio show when the real host defects to satellite radio. What follows is a glorious train wreck of botched celebrity interviews, on-air tantrums and generally lovable buffoonery.

The twist? Lance’s hosting effort is so spectacularly awful, that ratings actually go up. This, of course, forces his frustrated manager James (played by Brian Huskey) and co-host Anna (played by Anna Vocino) to put up with him for the sake of the ratings. The new show, Moron in the Morning, continues to be a fan favorite.

Completely improvised, Free Radio offers a fresh alternative to the typical sitcom, showing just how far real A-List celebrities will go to tolerate a complete moron. In season one, Hollywood luminaries from 24’s Kiefer Sutherland to Heroes Jack Coleman and comedy legend Ray Romano are subjected to the idiot storm that is Lance and Moron in the Morning.

Forget 24, when is the sequel to Flatliners coming out? Will Spiderman be joining the cast of Heroes? Hey, isn’t it time that Ray Romano played a serial killer? Only one show digs deep for the answers to these questions.

While runaway celebrity interviews make up the bulk of the show, Free Radio also goes behind the scenes to depict our loveably dim hero’s struggle to deal with his new-found fame and earn the respect of his co-workers.

Highlights from Season 2

“Shooting Free Radio’s second season was again, a complete blast,” Krall says. “We had fantastic guests and my cast really came into their own.”

“This season of Free Radio was also really challenging for a host of reasons,” he says. “First of all, our favors were basically exhausted after season one, so we had to rely on the strength of the show, and not who our neighbor’s friend’s brother knew to get our celebrity guests.”

Fortunately, the show had a lot of fans in the entertainment community after season one aired and they got Hank Azaria, Cheech and Chong, Kathy Griffin, Henry Rollins, the cast of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Ed Helms, and Akon, just to name a few.

“We also took it upon ourselves to make this season bigger, funnier, and louder that last season, but with the same budget,” Krall says. “Somehow we pulled it off, and I think anyone who enjoyed last season will notice an improvement in almost every aspect of the show.”

The response thus far has been amazing, especially in this day and age where people love taking anonymous pot shots on the web. It’s all been really positive.

“The biggest kick I got was seeing my face on a billboard in Times Square,” he says. “That was surreal.”