210. Willie Tyler & Lester

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2018

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Gilbert and Frank welcome a favorite performer (sorry...performers!), legendary ventriloquist Willie Tyler and his longtime partner, Lester, for an entertaining conversation about the history of the "Chitlin Circuit," ventriloquism-themed horror movies, the mob's influence in Vegas and and the golden age of "the Motown Sound." Also: Steve Rossi teams with Slappy White, George Kirby channels Pearl Bailey, Edgar Bergen offers sage advice and Willie opens for Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder. PLUS: Jules Podell! Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop! Don Rickles takes a front seat! Lester meets George Jefferson! And the many talents of Paul Winchell! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Tim Matheson and you are listening to the amazing colossal Gilbert Godfrees Club
0:09.3	fucking podcast.
0:11.3	That's the one.
0:15.7	That's it.
0:17.7	Now I am Tim Matheson and you are listening to Gilbert Godfrees amazing colossal fucking
0:24.1	podcast.
0:25.1	Now I am Tim Matheson and you are listening to Gilbert Godfrees amazing colossal podcast.
0:39.2	Now safe fuck.
0:43.2	Hi this is Gilbert Godfrees.
1:11.6	This is Gilbert Godfrees amazing colossal podcast with my co-host Frank Santopadre and
1:20.5	with once again recording at Thutme with our engineer Frank Verde Rosa.
1:26.6	Our guest this week is a comedian actor and world famous fan trillocase and one of the
1:33.4	most popular and enduring entertainers of the last 50 years.
1:39.8	Appearing on TV and in films headlining in night clubs and Vegas hotels and even recording
1:47.9	a hit comedy album entitled Hello Dummy.
1:52.9	You also know his work for movies like Coming Home and America Thon.
1:59.2	TV games show such as Match Game and Hollywood Squares and dozens of sitcoms, talk shows
2:08.7	and variety shows including Rowan and Martin's laugh in the tonight show with Johnny Carson,
2:17.1	the Flip Wilson show Samian company, the Murr Griffin show, the Jefferson's, the Hollywood
2:25.2	Palace, Jimmy Kimmelive and the light late show with David Letterman to name a few.
2:33.6	As the host and MC of Motown Records long running Motortown review he helped introduce
2:44.5	the world to future music legends, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, the Supreme's the four
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