Paul Mecurio

The Race in Sports episode of HBO Sports' Got No Game with Paul Mecurio has been watched over 27,000 times on YouTube as of today! In the video, Paul looks at why some races seem to dominate certain sports in this recently unearthed archival film which reveals how race and sports play out in today's society. The episode features a special appearance by sportscaster and former tennis champion Mary Carillo.

Pass this video along to all your friends! They won't think you're a racist, I promise. The fan's comments on YouTube have been great...

SlayTanicTrooper (great username, bud) writes, "I want to be offended, but, I was too busy laughing at it to care." Ditto. Let's see how many more views we can get in the next couple of weeks! It's a race to the top.

PS: Everyone wants luge, but you won't understand that until you watch the video!

 

The latest episode of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio takes a good hard look at the instant replay and sports mascots. There are some things few fans have ever seen in the sports world.  A reasonably priced ticket, a normal-sized ego and believable steroids testimony.  But technology has brought many exciting changes to sports.  Instant replay.  The telestrator. Slo-mo. And my favorite, phone cameras catching couples having sex in the nosebleeds. Of all of them, replay is the most mysterious.  What happens when the ref goes into the replay booth?  Nobody has ever seen the inside of the booth. But there are legends – tales told ‘round the campfire – of a magical booth. With replays, a small space heater, and where team mascots spend their spare time. Watch the video below to find out more.

 New episodes of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio will post each Friday through September 4. Visit www.hbo.com/gotnogame for updates!

Ever wonder about the secret lives of football referees? Watch Replay Segment: Dinner Time, the fifth episode of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio. Even the shelter of the replay booth is not a place for today’s football referee to find solace. See what really goes on inside the instant replay booth - in this exclusive behind-the-scenes look.

New episodes of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio will post each Friday through September 4. Visit www.hbo.com/gotnogame for updates!

In the fourth episode of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio, Paul takes on Race in Sports. Why do certain races seem to dominate in certain sports? This long-asked question is finally answered in a recently unearthed archival film which reveals how race and sports play out in today's society. This latest episode of Got No Game features an appearance by sportscaster and former tennis player Mary Carillo.

New episodes of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio will post each Friday through September 4. Visit www.hbo.com/gotnogame for updates!

We shot this episode of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio about race in sports at the The Bronx Community College in New York City. The building was fantastic (take a look at the picture below). The amazing part is the place is still staffed with the original librarians. I had a great time with all the actors, the crew and the writers and my family who got to join me on the set, and it was a really cool experience to get to work with Mary Carillo who makes a cameo appearance in the episode. Check out a few photos from the shoot below and stay tuned for more behind the scenes pics. - Paul

This is a wide shot of the entire set and shoot from the 3rd level of this stunning 150-year old library. A good vantage point to egg people. I'm just saying.

Me with tennis champion and HBO Sports correspondent Mary Carillo on set. Mary played herself in the piece. We're in our 1950s costume. We make a good looking couple. Don't you think? Her hair is taller then me!

On set with my son Alex. Doesn't get much better than this. A quick break then my son had to get back to work holding my tumbler of scotch just out of camera range. Child labor laws don't apply on my shoots. PS: Pay no mind to the desk nameplate, it was part of the shoot!

My latest interview with the always funny Punchline Magazine is now out. I had a great time talking with Punchline about Got No Game with Paul Mecurio, my new series.

Check it out! - Paul



Paul Mecurio: When comedy and sports collide
by Brendan McLaughlin

Punchline: A while back you produced a pilot called Sports Central. How did that show lead to HBO and Got No Game?
PM: Well, I'm basically a whore. There, you got it out of me. You're an intrepid reporter. Actually, HBO Sports' Ross Greenburg saw it and liked it, thought it was a great idea, and with the help of Kendall Reid, and their digital media department, we were able to produce this series. And there's just this feeling that this is a big part of our culture - sports - and nobody's satirizing it. And who better to satirize it than a guy who failed at every sport he ever tried?

Punchline: So you're not at all athletic?
PM: If you consider doing shots of Jack Daniels and smoking while you're doing sports athletic, I am a gold medalist. Curling is my sport, because curling for me is nothing more than bowling for people who can't bear to part with the ball.

Read the full interview at punchlinemagazine.com!

The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind! My HBO Sports web series Got No Game with Paul Mecurio launched last week and I've been doing tons of interviews about the show and getting great feedback from fans. I even went on Dennis Miller's radio show to talk about the series earlier in the week. It was a blast. Read more about what I've been up to below and check out hbo.com/gotnogame to watch the first three episodes of the series! - Paul

MECURIO ALL OVER THE PLACE

- Listen to Paul talk with Dennis Miller about the new series on The Dennis Miller Show

- Watch Paul on Fox News' Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld

- Check out Paul's interviews with Comedy Central Insider, The Comics Comic and Player Press

- Read Paul's behind the scenes commentary about his first two episodes of Got No Game on The Huffington Post: One-On-One with Ring Announcer Michael Buffer and Behind the Scenes at the World Light Welterweight Championship

The third episode of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio is now live! In this episode, Paul visits ringside before the big fight with HBO Boxings’ Jim Lampley. Lampley does the play-by-play as Paul faces off with his toughest challenger to date.

New episodes of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio will post each Friday through September 4. Visit www.hbo.com/gotnogame for updates!

On Wednesday night I was a guest on Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld on Fox News. I had a great time with Greg talking about my HBO Sports web series, Got No Game with Paul Mecurio. Check out the show above and visit www.hbo.com/gotnogame to watch the new series!