15. David Steinberg

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Visual Arts, Arts, Comedy, Tv & Film

4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2014

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Showtime recently aired "Quality Balls," a documentary about the life and surprisingly controversial career of legendary comedian, director and host of Showtime's "Inside Comedy" series, David Steinberg. Lifelong Steinberg fans Gilbert and Frank rang David up to talk about his friendships with Jack Benny and George Burns, his 140+ appearances on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" and how his standup act landed him on Richard Nixon's infamous enemies list. Also: the Smothers Brothers get hate mail! David directs Gilbert in an episode of "Mad About You"! John Candy does Doc Severinsen! David saves Tony Randall's life! And the Mount Rushmore of Jewish comedians! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And now David Steinberg, who's a comedy legend,
0:21.9	who I've known for years now, who's directed me on shows,
0:27.2	he's an established TV director and a famous comedian.
0:34.2	But did you know about David Steinberg?
0:37.7	He was on President Nixon's enemies list,
0:41.7	that he played a role in getting the Smothers Brothers kicked off CBS.
0:50.2	At that he appeared on Johnny Carson Show over 140 times.
0:59.2	And he was the best man at the wedding of mobster crazy Joe Gallaud.
1:09.2	Yep, that and more when we talk to David Steinberg.
1:17.7	Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast.
1:21.7	I'm here with my psychic Frank Santopodre.
1:26.2	And we have with us today David Steinberg.
1:33.2	Now David, just like about a week ago, it seems,
1:40.2	you're interviewing me on your show.
1:43.2	And now I'm interviewing you on my show.
1:46.7	So basically we're officially two old Jews in a home sitting together repeating the same old stories.
1:56.2	That's true.
1:57.2	Yeah, where it's like that I tell you my daughter, listen, Josie, you told me that.
2:03.2	No, I didn't.
2:07.2	I'll try not to repeat myself, but depends on the questions.
2:12.2	Why not do it?
2:18.2	Now now you are the best man at a mobster's wedding.
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