220. Bruce Vilanch

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2018

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

Gilbert and Frank welcome an old friend, legendary comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, who looks back at the "golden age" of TV variety shows and specials, including "Donny & Marie," "The Brady Bunch Hour," "The Star Wars Holiday Special" and "The Paul Lynde Halloween Special." (all co-written by Brucehimself). Also, Margaret Hamilton makes her move, Robert Reed channels Carmen Miranda, Jack Benny does "The Match Bit" and Gilbert takes over "Hollywood Squares." PLUS: Jack Palance! Bob Hope's filing cabinet! "Wayne Newton at SeaWorld"! Bruce hangs with Tallulah Bankhead! And the Oscar joke that never made the air! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Peter Rigard and I'm on Gilbert Godfrey's amazing colossal podcast.
0:07.0	Listen in.
0:30.0	Hi, this is Gilbert Godfrey, this is Gilbert Godfrey's amazing colossal podcast with my
0:47.2	co-host Frank Santopadre and we're once again recording at Nutmeg with our
0:53.6	Engineer Frank Ferdarosa.
0:56.3	Our guest this week is a producer, actor, songwriter, activist, TV personality and one
1:05.1	of the most prolific and sought after comedy writers in the history of the entertainment
1:12.5	business.
1:13.5	As a performer, you've seen them in movies like Mahagani the morning after you don't
1:20.2	mess with the Zohan.
1:22.2	You don't mess with the titles.
1:26.8	And the aristocrats.
1:30.1	Yes, I'm familiar with that one.
1:33.4	As well as hit TV shows such as The Nanny, The Simpsons, The Martin Short Show, RuPaul's
1:43.6	Strike Race, Hollywood Squares, another one I think I've caught.
1:50.0	As well as The Broadway Production of Hairspray in the role of Edna Turnblade.
1:59.4	As a writer he's contributed to dozens of specials and award shows including Comic
2:07.6	Relief, The Primetime Emmy Awards, The Tony Awards, The People's Choice Awards and The
2:16.4	American Comedy Awards as well as an impressive 23 Academy Award telecast.
2:27.0	He's also taken home six Emmy Awards himself for his writing.
2:34.2	But wait, there's more.
2:36.7	He's also wrote some of the most iconic or lack of another word, Variety shows and
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