Billy Mira On “Billy Mira & The Hitmen,” David Lee Roth, Howard Stern, Future Career Plans & More

Billy Mira rose to stardom as an impressionist and comedian via The Howard Stern Show. Discovered by Stern Show producer Sal Governale, Mira was an on-air regular from 2002 to 2008, continuing to work with and tour alongside Governale to this day. In 2010, Mira started appearing on a Sirius Satellite radio show covering the sport of mixed martial arts. This led to him developing a show that would lead him to working on Fox Sports Radio and Fox 5 TV in Las Vegas from 2011 to 2013.

Originally a singer by trade, Billy Mira also keeps busy as a vocalist these days. He has been able to combine his singing talents with his impressions and comedy to develop a show likely like nothing you have seen before. Performing under the moniker Billy Mira & The Hitmen, this theater-level production can be described as Vegas meets Broadway. Beyond playing local gigs without The Hitmen, Mira also keeps occupied as the co-host of the Rollin’ With podcast — as co-hosted with Rob Rush and Twisted Sister’s Mark Mendoza — as produced by Area 22 Productions; recent guest include Vanilla Fudge’s Carmine Appice and Mark Stein, Zebra’s Randy Jackson, John Corabi, and Tim “Ripper” Owens.

On December 12, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Billy Mira via Zoom, as embedded below. We not only spoke about Billy Mira & The Hitmen, but also his years around Howard Stern, his history related to Van Halen, and future career plans. More on Mira can be found here, here and here.

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Tags: Area 22 Productions, Billy Mira, David Lee Roth, Howard Stern, Las Vegas, MMA, Twisted Sister, Van Halen

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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."