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Lucky McKee | Poker Face S2

By Charles Horak,

Sam Cassiano

Published May 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM MDT

The Peacock streaming service rolled out a second season of its hit show "Poker Face" starring Natasha Lyonne and one of the episodes has an El Paso connection.

Join host Charles Horak with producer, screenwriter, director, and novelist, Lucky McKee who calls El Paso home and he's helmed the 4th episode of the mystery thriller, "Poker Face". The episode is titled "The Taste of Human Blood" with guest stars Kumail Nanjiani, Gabby Hoffman and Ben Marshall.

Additional Information/Links:

To learn more about Lucky McKee
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1031246/
Facebook: facebook.com/TheOfficialLuckyMcKee/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lucky_mckee_official/
For more information about the Poker Face you can visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14269590/

Originally aired on May 24, 2025

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Charles Horak

Charles Horak didn't sleep much as a child, preferring instead to watch movies on late night TV. Not much has changed since then, except that he now shares his life-long passion for movies with others. Horak's association with On Film began in the summer of 2002 when he was interviewed by the show's originator, Cynthia Haines. In the summer of 2005, Horak took over for Haines as host of the show.

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Sam Cassiano

Sam Cassiano is a native Californian who spent his formative years in the Bay Area. An army brat, his family toured Germany and Japan before settling in El Paso in 1973. Initially a Communications Major at UTEP, a radio internship at KPAS-FM 94, the PASS launched his broadcasting career. He can be heard as the morning news anchor on KTEP during NPR's Morning Edition, and Friday evenings at 10 pm as the host of Friday Night Blues.

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